The DP World Tour gets back into action this week with a new event in Spain, the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain. Most of the regulars on the DP World Tour are in this event so the field looks decent. We have been up and down of late with the golf matchups and we haven’t had much action on the European Tour in a while. This will be a good two-week test for us with the matchups, as there are two straight DP World Tour events in Spain. Let’s look at the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain matchups picks.
Defending Champion: Inaugural Event
ISPS Handa Championship in Spain Matchups
Hojgaard, Rasmus -148 vs. Perez, Victor
Arnaus, Adri -132 vs. Fox, Ryan
Besseling, Wil -117 vs. Nienaber, Wilco
Langasque, Romain -167 vs. Sullivan, Andy
Syme, Connor -148 vs. Kruyswijk, Jacques
Catlin, John -132 vs. Korhonen, Mikko
Schmid, Matti -114 vs. Jamieson, Scott
Wiesberger, Bernd -162 vs. Hojgaard, Nicolai
Hansen, Joachim B. -117 vs. Canter, Laurie
Soderberg, Sebastian -114 vs. Björk, Alexander
Fisher, Ross -132 vs. Helligkilde, Marcus
Jordan, Matthew -122 vs. Shinkwin, Callum
Rozner, Antoine -162 vs. Morrison, James
Olesen, Thorbjørn -132 vs. Veerman, Johannes
Ashun Wu -148 vs. Migliozzi, Guido
Pavon, Matthieu -136 vs. van Tonder, Daniel
Waring, Paul -122 vs. Gavins, Daniel
Brun, Julien -114 vs. Bekker, Oliver
Arnaus, Adri -120 vs. Hojgaard, Nicolai
Bjork, Alexander -114 vs. Olesen, Thorbjorn
Fox, Ryan -120 vs. Canter, Laurie
Catlin, John -130 vs. Nienaber, Wilco
Larrazabal, Pablo -140 vs. Hansen, Joachim B.
Pavon, Matthieu -115 vs. Brun, Julien
Veerman, Johannes -130 vs. Otaegui, Adrian
Winther, Jeff -114 vs. Brun, Julien
Golf Picks
Syme, Connor -148 vs. Kruyswijk, Jacques
One player who is going under the radar a bit is Connor Syme who has made five straight cuts with his worst finish being a 35th. He has also played well in the past on this course with an 11th place finish in 2017. He shot a 63 on this Lakes course and that should give him confidence this week. I like Syme in this matchup at a reasonable price against Kruyswijk.
Hojgaard, Nicolai +132 vs. Bernd Wiesberger
This is simply a ridiculous price on Wiesberger. He is the “name” player in this matchup, but I don’t know that he is the better player. One thing we do know is that Wiesberger is struggling with his putter and that is bad news on a course like The Lakes. Hojgaard has proven he can win on the DP World Tour and I just don’t think he should be listed as a big underdog in this matchup. This is simply a value play on Hojgaard.
Rozner, Antoine -162 vs. Morrison, James
Rozner is playing really well this season on the European Tour and he should be primed for another good week in Spain. He is usually good in the wind and it could be windy for this event. Rozner has made four straight cuts and he has played well in Spain in the past with a win on the Challenge Tour. I’ll take Rozner in this matchup.
Canter, Laurie -110 vs. Fox, Ryan
Canter has played well at Lakes Course in the past in Qualifying School, with a fifth-place finish in 2019 and a 12th place finish in 2017. Canter is coming off a 12th place finish in the Qatar Masters and he previously had two top 25 finishes. I’ll take Canter in this matchup against Fox.
Catlin, John -132 vs. Korhonen, Mikko
Catlin continues to play well and has three wins since the fall of 2020. He usually does well on courses that don’t demand distance and that is definitely the case this week. Catlin is accurate off the tee and he should do well if the wind kicks up. Catlin played well last week, finishing 5th in the Asian Tour event. I’ll lay the small price and take Catlin in this matchup.
Winther, Jeff -114 vs. Brun, Julien
Winther has experience at The Lakes when he finished second in 2017 in Qualifying School. He has also played well in Spain in the past, as he won the Mallorca Golf Open last October. I’ll take Winther in this matchup against Brun.
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