All of the European Tour big guns are out in force together for the first time this season as we head to Abu Dhabi 2012 HSBC Golf Championship golf betting. What a field and what a treat we have on the cards here with pretty much the accumulative best which Europe has to offer. Oh, there is also the small matter of the appearance of Tiger Woods as well to add a little spice to the event. But let’s start with the European challenge and what better place to start than with the defending champion Martin Kaymer. Kaymer has just a phenomenal record at this event, which tees off as the European Tour‘s fourth event of the year. Of the four previous events, Germany’s Martin Kaymer has won three and had one second place finish. Can you argue with that for Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship golf betting? Not really and it is why the bookies are making him strong favourite to go on and lift the title again. So he is the defending champion and the question is, whether or not he will be able to go and win the event three times in a row. That really isn’t something which happens very often and Kaymer is on the verge of something special. It would be a great thing to see, because it would fully confirm a great return to form for the German, and that is something which would set the new season of the Race to Dubai up nicely. Kaymer, the world’s number four though will be faced with a stiff challenge again in Abu Dhabi, as he adds to the world’s top four all playing here, plus Tiger Woods. This is the strongest ever field for Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship golf betting and it really is lining up to be an absolute cracker. Is Kaymer worth a punt? He has to be simply because of his track record and he is the man to catch as he is so at home on the course, priced at 13/2 favourite with Bet365.
World Number One Luke Donald stars off his first event of the season, and with the desert swing of the European Tour being kicked off here, he should be in good contention. He won the Accenture Match Play in the desert last year and it here in Dubai where he won the Race To Dubai in the desert as well. So fond memories and he will be looking for a fast start out of the gate to show that he means business again this season. Donald, the quiet man of golf was pretty much irresistible last year although the bookies are putting him back in the pecking order at 14/1 with SportingBet . That really isn’t a commentary on Donald’s skill or anything, but it is a competitive field and he didn’t play here last season. He has only made one previous appearance at the event, and that was a T11, but this is a man who pretty much lands a top ten finish every time he steps out on to the course. But you have to stand his lack of action here up against the record of Martin Kaymer at the event. England’s Lee Westwood finished back in in 64th last year at this event, which was a marked improvement over him missing the cut at his previous attempt. Westwood’s best run came back in 2008 when he finished runner up to Martin Kaymer, but even that was a score which was eight shots back from the German. Westwood has not been in action this year either so it is pretty much a fresh start for all of the world’s top four. Westwood is back at 16/1 with SportingBet in Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship golf betting, but he did land two wins out of his last three tournaments in 2011. It will be interesting to watch how he goes.
Chasing tournament favourite Martin Kaymer hard in Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship golf betting though, is Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman finished second here last year, and after his breakthrough Major season last year, and putting in a blistering run of form at the end of the season to put pressure on world number one Luke Donald in the Race To Dubai, he has to be worth a look. Although he did finish second here last year, he was a massive eight shots back from winner Martin Kaymer (that is how good Kaymer is on this course). You can pretty much rely on McIlroy to produce the goods when he steps on to the course. He will be back on the US PGA Tour this season because the tracks out there suit his game much better, so he says. But he won’t shirk on his Race To Dubai duties and he will probably be a good contender here. He tracking as second favourite behind Kaymer at 7/1 with Ladbrokes in Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship golf betting. Not much to split those two, but they are a long way ahead of the field. The quality of the field doesn’t stop there either, because we can’t complete a preview without a look at the one and only Tiger Woods. Woods bounced back to some of his best form at the Australian Open, and winning the Chevron Challenge, which was his first title since 2009. Woods is no stranger to winning in the desert, because has won the Dubai Desert Classic twice (most recently in 2008). Woods was hitting great shots at the Australian Open (although he didn’t win) and the world number 25 sounds in pretty confident mood. This is his first appearance in Abu Dhabi at the end, and should have a lot to say on the long course which produces low scoring. Is he worth a punt at 9/1 with Bet365? Well, as a debutant on the course, he won’t be as familiar, so that indicates a slower start than the likes of Kaymer.
The class in the field doesn’t stop there, and don’t be too surprised if on e of the strong chasing pack pops up with a great weekend. Charl Schwartzel landed a fifth place finish at the Volvo Golf Champions last week, so showing good form. He has also had two top ten finishes out of three cracks at the event and a price of 28/1 with Coral, the South African makes an interesting bet. Sergio Garcia at 25/1 with SkyBet and Jason Day at 35/1 with Bet365 also warrants looks in what is a fantastic line up in Abu Dhabi.
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