South Africa Open Golf Betting Tips, Odds and Preview

Els and Goosen set to resume SA battle!

Sports Betting

We can look at some national golf betting action this week, as we have the South African Open teeing off. The main South Africa duo of Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen are off in China contesting the Golf World Cup instead of participating in their national event. Have to admit that their absence has left a bit of hole in the line up, especially Schwartzel who would have been favourite in South Africa Open Golf Betting. So are we left with a totally empty field? No, there is still star attraction with Ernie Els and Retief Goosen. They are among the front runners with the bookmakers for South Africa Open betting, and they will resume their battle again this year. Both have won their home event before, Goosen winning it twice and Els lifting it three times, the third of which came last year at the Durban Country Club, so he is the defending Champion. However, we are at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate for this year’s South Africa Open and Goosen will be hungry for more. Both of Goosen’s victories at the event were at the expense of Els, and the roles were reversed last year when Els had to hold of a very strong late challenge from Goosen. So with good history at the event, would fully expect both of them to be making a big impact against here this year.

Both of the sound like a decent bet because of what they have achieved, but if it came down to picking one, would get behind Els. There is a good crop of other home grown talents in the field as well, with George Coetzee, Thomas Aiken and Alfred Dunhill Champion winner Garth Mulroy contesting in the field. The greens are going to be the biggest factor at the Serengeti this week, because they are monstrously difficult. The greens are fraught with difficult undulations and therefore calls for accurate iron work in the approach is paramount. The players really don’t want to be scrambling to make up and downs around these greens, because more often than not they are probably going to lose shots. Accuracy in the approach is crucial, but then appears to be half the battle because there is so much action on the Serengeti greens to negotiate with the putter. The fairways are wide enough to set up for good approaches, but those greens will be the great leveller here and that is why it may well be worth sticking with the experience of the likes of Els and Goosen here.

The home based players like George Coetzee (who is great value here for your South Africa golf betting) are worth looking at, but will pick out an Englishman as a potentially strong bet. That is Simon Dyson, who is looking to be the first Englishman to land the South Africa Open title for over thirty years. Dyson has had a fantastic season on Tour, consistently climbing the rankings and is worth getting behind because he should well be in the front running pack.

South Africa Open Golf betting
Ernie Els: 12/1 at SkyBet (Place Market 5/2 at SkyBet)
George Coetzee: 12/1 at Victor Chandler (Place Market 9/4 at Totesport)
Retief Goosen: 14/1 at Boylesports (Place Market 3/1 at Stan James)
Simon Dyson: 14/1 at Skybet (Place Market 11/4 at SkyBet)
Garth Mulroy: 25/1 at Totesport (Place Market 11/2 at BetFred)
Jbe Kruger: 25/1 at Bet365 (Place Market 5/1 at Bet365)
Hennie Otto: 33/1 at Boylesports (Place Market 13/2 at Boylesports)

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