The LIV Golf tour will make its first-ever debut in continental Europe at the Real Club Valderrama in southern Spain this week, where players like Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and Cameron Smith will participate, but the focus will be on local favorite Sergio Garcia. There is no question that Garcia loves the Real Club Valderrama course, as he won the Andalucia Masters three times at Valderrama and he has 14 top 10 finishes in 15 appearances.

Valderrama will follow the now-usual LIV Golf format, which includes shotgun starts, no cuts, shorter playing windows, 12 teams, 48 players, three rounds of tournament play, and smaller fields. The tournament’s $25 million prize fund includes $5 million for the team competition and $20 million for the individual category.

This will be the eighth event of the LIV Golf season which has a total of 14 tournaments. After the first seven events, Talor Gooch leads the individual standings, while Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC team leads the team standings.

Venue: Real Club Valderrama is located in Sotogrande, Cadiz, Spain and is a par 71 that measures 6.392 yards. It is known for its fourth hole which is a par 5 that has a pond located next to the green.

Last Year: Inaugural Event

TV Coverage: CW Network

LIV Golf Valderrama Odds

Cameron Smith +800

Brooks Koepka +900

Dustin Johnson +1000

Sergio Garcia +1000

Bryson DeChambeau +1600

Mito Pereira +1600

Harold Varner +1800

Joaquin Niemann +1800

Talor Gooch +1800

Patrick Reed +2000

Branden Grace +2500

Charles Howell +2500

Cameron Tringale +2800

Louis Oosthuizen +2800

Peter Uihlein +2800

Dean Burmester +3300

Sebastian Munoz +3300

Brendan Steele +3500

Abraham Ancer +4000

Henrik Stenson +4000

Jason Kokrak +4000

Paul Casey +4000

Anirban Lahiri +4500

Carlos Ortiz +4500

Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra +4500

Kevin Na +5000

Andy Ogletree +5500

Thomas Pieters +5500

Ian Poulter +6000

Matthew Wolff +6000

Laurie Canter +6600

Marc Leishman +6600

Pat Perez +6600

Bubba Watson +8000

Lee Westwood +8000

Richard Bland +8000

Scott Vincent +8000

Phil Mickelson +9000

All other players are listed with odds of +10000 or more.

Favorite

Cameron Smith +800

There is no question that Smith can win this event, but as I say every week on the PGA Tour picks article, golf favorites are a losing proposition. It doesn’t matter whether it is Scottie Scheffler or Cameron Smith, golf favorites simply don’t win often enough to be profitable and it isn’t even close. Smith could win this week, but I don’t take favorites to win a tournament except on very rare occasions.

Value Picks

Sergio Garcia +1000

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