2025 LIV Golf Riyadh Preview

2025 LIV Golf Riyadh Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The 2025 LIV season kicks off in Saudi Arabia with Riyadh hosting a LIV event for the first time after hosting many Saudi Opens. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Scrambling GIR Driving Accuracy Birdies Bogey Avoidance Scrambling is absolutely the key to success here. The clearest path to victory is finding fairways, hitting greens and getting up-and-down when missing the smallish green complexes. Key Correlation Courses Royal Greens Wentworth Abu Dhabi BEST BET TYRELL HATTON There is no better desert golfer in the world than Tyrell Hatton and he looks primed to add another victory to his already extensive resume. A…
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2025 Premier League Darts Preview

2025 Premier League Darts Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The Premier League returns for the 21st season with world champion Luke Littler looking to make it two straight. While a lineup of familiar faces makes for a fascinating 2025 edition even without popular stars Peter Wright and Michael Smith. Luke Littler ($2.20) Premier League Appearances: 1Premier League Wins: 1Premier League Playoffs: 1Best Result: Winner (2024) 2024-25 Titles: World Championship, Premier League, Grand Slam, Players Championship 1, Belgian Darts Open, Austrian Darts Open, Players Championship 15, World Series Finals, Players Championship 20 It would take a fool to be against Luke Littler to win the Premier League. He won it…
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2025 Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview

2025 Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
Our roughie Andrew Novak led on the back nine at Torrey Pines last week, giving a great sight to backers, providing plenty of confidence heading into the Pebble Beach Pro-Am where all the stars are out to play. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Strokes Gained: Putting Putting Average Strokes Gained: Approach GIR Ball Striking Bogey Avoidance Par 5 Scoring Proximity: 175-200 Yards The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is essentially a putting competition with high value put on second strokes as players compete on two courses before finishing on Pebble Beach. Hot putters win here and that usually comes on the back of…
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2025 Bahrain Championship Preview

2025 Bahrain Championship Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The DP World Tour stays in the Middle East with the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain playing host to the second Bahrain Championship. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Par 5 Scoring Putting Average Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Off The Tee Scrambling Bogey Avoidance Based on last year’s edition, the absolute key to success in Bahrain is form from the tee with distance a key guide. Taking advantage of the Par 5s is essential while putting, as always, will be important. Key Correlation Courses Laguna National Golf Resort Club Mont Choisy Le Golf Le Reserve Golf Links Al Hamra Golf Club BEST…
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2025 Farmers Insurance Open Preview

2025 Farmers Insurance Open Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The venerable Torrey Pines in San Diego hosts the Farmers Insurance Open, an event that has seen the likes of Tiger, Phil, Bubba, Rahm, J-Day, Rose, Reed and Homa win at the major course this century.  Key Stats/Skill Set Required Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Off The Tee Strokes Gained: Putting Putting Average Strokes Gained: Tee To Green GIR Bogey Avoidance Par 5 Scoring Proximity: 150-175 Yards Proximity: 250-275 Yards Players this week will open with a round on each of the North and South courses with the weekend to be played exclusively on the South Course. It is imperative to…
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2025 Ras Al Khamimah Championship Preview

2025 Ras Al Khamimah Championship Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The DP World Tour stays in the UAE this week with the fourth staging of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, from the Al Hamra Golf Club, an event won by Danes at two of its three runnings. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Par 5 Scoring Birdies Putting Average Strokes Gained: Putting Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Strokes Gained: Approach GIR Al Hamra is a classic desert course that favours long hitters. Scoring on the Par 5s is essential to success. Three of the four winners on the course have reached -22 so putting well and scoring is critical. An…
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2025 The American Express Preview

2025 The American Express Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The PGA Tour returns to the mainland after two weeks in Hawaii with the staging of The American Express in Palm Springs, a time-honoured tournament that dates back to 1960 and has been won by Palmer, Nicklaus, Miller, Mickelson and Rahm. Key Stats/Skill Set Required GIR Strokes Gained: Approach Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Birdie or Better Par 4 Scoring Bogey Avoidance Scrambling Approach: 250-275 Yards This tournament is staged over three different courses but essentially what we are looking for is a player who can go low – the highest winning score since 2008 is -20 with 11 winners…
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2025 Dubai Desert Classic Preview

2025 Dubai Desert Classic Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The DP World Tour season kicks off in style with the first Rolex Series event of 2025, the Dubai Desert Classic from the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Tyrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood head a magnificent field. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Off The Tee GIR Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Scrambling Strokes Gained: Around The Green Putts Per GIR Birdie or Better Emirates is a course that favours long hitters so typically attracts the best who can belt it from the tee box. Finding greens is important but so to is getting…
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2025 Sony Open Preview

2025 Sony Open Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The PGA Tour stages its first full-field event for the 2025 season at Waialae Country Club with a solid field competing for Sony Open glory including Sentry winner Hideki Matsuyama, Corey Conners and Tom Kim. Key Stats/Skill Set Required GIR Strokes Gained: Approach Birdie or Better Putting Average Strokes Gained: Putting Proximity Driving Accuracy Par 4 Performance Ideally this week we are looking for players who are accurate off the tee, with an A-1 approach game and an ability to go low with an excellent putting game. Key Correlation Courses Harbour Town Sea Island Colonial Country Club TPC Southwind BEST…
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2025 The Sentry Tournament of Champions Preview

2025 The Sentry Tournament of Champions Preview

• Nick Tedeschi
The PGA Season kicks off 2025 in Hawaii with The Sentry, formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a red-hot field that includes many of the world’s best though Scottie Scheffler will miss after picking up a hand injury during Christmas dinner. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Birdie or Better Scrambling Putting Average Strokes Gained: Putting Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Par 4 Scoring The Plantation Course at Kapalua is a Coore/Crenshaw design that is one of the easiest PGA Tour players will face all season. Sinking putts and making birds is the absolute key to success here. Key Correlation…
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