THE European Tour comes to an end this week with the big money DP World Tour Championships from the stunning Jumeirah Golf Resort, Dubai.
The market is headed by the man who has the best record in this event, and that is the defending champion Rory McIlroy who is as short at 3.25 favourite to win his third Dubai title.
McIlory has a fantastic record at Jumeirah winning twice in the last four years, and making the top five on every occasion in that period.
The former World number one looks certain to be in the shake-up, but odds of just 3.25 in such a stellar field like this really aren’t the kind of prices that excite me.
Henrik Stenson and Danny Willett will be having their own private battle to see who finishes top of the European money lists, and of the two, The Open champion Stenson is the more likely winner.
The Swede won here in both 2013 and 2014, and with top-seven finishes in the last three years, he will be a popular choice at the general 7.00.
Willett finished fourth here last year, but despite an encouraging 11th finish last week at the Nedbank, the US Masters champion hasn’t been in the best form since winning the green jacket in April, and 46.0 odds reflect his chances of success this week.
BRANDEN GRACE looks my idea of the winner at a very tempting 23.0 with BoyleSports.
The South African is the man for the “big occasion” always playing well at the big money events, and they don’t come much bigger than in Dubai this week.
Last year the 28-year-old finished in a share of third place, which was his third top 10 finish in Dubai in the last four visits, and he arrives this time around in in good form.
At the Nedbank last week Grace finished in third place, and with a fourth finish in the last major of the season at the US PGA Championships, he looks very capable of mounting a serious title challenge this week.
For each-way backers, VICTOR DUBUISSON is worth a couple of pounds each-way at the general 51.0.
Last week at the Nedbank, the likable Frenchman bounced back to form finishing in third place along with the South African playing some fantastic golf in a final round 66, and he should be full of confidence arriving at a venue where he always plays well.
In 2014 Dubuisson was runner-up to Stenson, and in 2013 he finished in third position behind the Swede again, and in good form and at a venue he loves playing, that could be a winning combination this week.
