LIV Adelaide Golf Picks, Predictions,Tee Times and Groups
Australia’s own Cameron Smith has emerged as the favourite to claim his third career LIV victory, sporting +1000 odds. However, in the wake of his disappointing finishes at both the Masters and LIV Orlando earlier this month, sports bettors may want to consider looking further down the LIV odds board for greater value ahead of the shotgun start of first round action on Thursday night at 10:15pm ET at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide.
Here’s a look at some of the best bets to consider this weekend at LIV Adelaide.
Reed Renaissance
Patrick Reed has shown steady improvement since kicking off his LIV Golf campaign with a 38th-place finish at Mayakoba. The 32-year-old Texan enjoyed a breakthrough at LIV Orlando, with his third-place performance lifting the 4 Aces to the top of the LIV team standings, and followed up with a fourth-place performance at the Masters.
Pegged as an intriguing +1600 bet to claim his first career LIV tournament win, Reed also offers lots of value in the LIV Adelaide props. Indeed, Reed has outplayed high-profile teammate Dustin Johnson in each of his past two outings. While DJ turned in his best performance of the season with a seventh-place finish at LIV Orlando, he wilted in the rain in Augusta on this way to a share of 48th place.
With Johnson running hot and cold, Reed sports lots of value as a -105 bet to outpace Johnson in Adelaide, and should not be overlooked as a +350 wager to once again crack the top five.
Na Best Bet Among All-Injury Threesome
Kevin Na was forced to withdraw from the Masters midway through a brutal opening round, reportedly due to illness. Na now returns to the LIV stage paired with two rivals also coming off injury.
Louis Oosthuizen was also forced to retire early at Augusta due to injury, which is largely believed to be related to the elbow problems he has endured in recent years. Rounding out the group is two-time major tournament winner Martin Kaymer, who is getting set to make his first appearance of the season after being sidelined by injury for the past six months.
While Oosthuizen leads the way as a +145 bet to lead the trio in first round three ball, the lack of details relating to his withdraw from the Masters remains a concern. And with expectations tempered as to how Kaymer will perform in his first tournament outing since being forced to withdraw from LIV Jeddah last October, the strongest value can be found in backing Na as a +170 wager to lead the trio in the first round.
Can Phil Make LIV Breakthrough?
The whipping boy for PGA Tour-centric media in his return to Augusta after a one-year absence, Phil Mickelson got the last laugh with his spectacular final round march to a second-place finish at this year’s Masters. However, Lefty arrives in Adelaide still searching for a highly anticipated breakthrough on the fledgling LIV Tour.
Mickelson failed to crack the top 25 in three LIV appearances last year, and has finished in the top ten just once in seven outings this season. However, in the wake of his impressive and cathartic performance at Augusta, golf betting fans should expect a much more relaxed Lefty to hit the course this weekend.
Indeed, with the naysayers silenced, Lefty could be poised for a big weekend and should not be overlooked as a +750 bet to finish among the top five. And with teammates Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale recording a combined five top 20 finishes so far this season, the HyFlyers are worthy of a flyer wager as a lengthy +2200 wager to emerge as the top team this weekend.
LIV Golf Tee Times and Pairings
Shotgun start. All tee times set for Friday April 21, 11:45AM Local Time (9:30PM ET on Thursday night)
GROUP 1 FEATURED
Hole 1
Brooks Koepka- Smash GC
Ian Poulter – Majesticks GC
Cameron Smith – Ripper GC
GROUP 2 FEATURED
Hole 2
Joaquin Niemann – Torque GC
Dustin Johnson – 4Aces GC
Bubba Watson – RangeGoats GC
GROUP 3 FEATURED
Hole 3
Kevin Na – Iron Heads GC
Martin Kaymer – Cleeks GC
Louis Oosthuizen – Stinger GC
GROUP 4 FEATURED
Hole 4
Bryson DeChambeau – Crushers GC
Sergio Garcia – Fireballs GC
Phil Mickelson – HyFlyers GC
GROUP 5
Hole 5
Henrik Stenson – Majesticks GC
Sam Horsfield – Majesticks GC
Lee Westwood – Majesticks GC
GROUP 6
Hole 6
Sihwan Kim – Iron Heads GC
Danny Lee – Iron Heads GC
Scott Vincent – Iron Heads GC
GROUP 7
Hole 7
Charl Schwartzel – Stinger GC
Branden Grace – Stinger GC
Dean Burmester – Stinger GC
GROUP 8
Hole 9
Brendan Steele – HyFlyers GC
Cameron Tringale – HyFlyers GC
James Piot – HyFlyers GC
GROUP 9
Hole 10
Patrick Reed – 4Aces GC
Pat Perez – 4Aces GC
Peter Uihlein – 4Aces GC’
GROUP 10
Hole 11
Chase Koepka – Smash GC
Matthew Wolff – Smash GC
Jason Kokrak – Smash GC
GROUP 11
Hole 12
Thomas Pieters – RangeGoats GC
Talor Gooch – RangeGoats GC
Harold Varner III – RangeGoats GC
GROUP 12
Hole 13
Sebastian Munoz – Torque GC
David Puig – Torque GC
Mito Pereira – Torque GC
GROUP 13
Hole 14
Richard Bland – Cleeks GC
Graeme McDowell – Cleeks GC
Bernd Wiesberger – Cleeks GC
GROUP 14
Hole 16
Abraham Ancer – Fireballs GC
Eugenio Chacarra – Fireballs GC
Carlos Ortiz – Fireballs GC
GROUP 15
Hole 17
Charles Howell III – Crushers GC
Anirban Lahiri – Crushers GC
Paul Casey – Crushers GC
GROUP 16
Hole 18
Matt Jones – Ripper GC
Jediah Morgan – Ripper GC
Marc Leishman – Ripper GC
