2025 Cognizant Classic Preview

2025 Cognizant Classic Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

We head into the Florida Swing with the Cognizant Classic, the new branding for the old Honda Classic staged at the famed PGA National, one of the most treacherous courses on Tour. See below for our complete 2025 Cognizant Classic preview and golfing best bets for the tournament! Key Stats/Skill Set Required Scrambling Proximity Strokes Gained: Approach GIR Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Bogey Avoidance Sand Saves Being long off the tee is not a prerequisite here but is certainly an advantage. A strong approach game and/or form around the green is the key though on a course…

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2025 South African Open Preview

2025 South African Open Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

The South African Open returns to the DP World Tour schedule after a year off with a new slot in late February and LIV star Dean Burmester is back to defend his crown. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Driving Accuracy Birdies GIR Putts Per GIR The South African Open returns to Durban for the first time since Tim Clark won in 2005. It is a course Ernie Els, Gary Player and Bobby Locke have won on so suits elite players with form on links courses. Accuracy from the tee is critical on this classic course but players can go low if…

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2025 Mexico Open Preview

2025 Mexico Open Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

This week we are off to Mexico and the Norman Signature Course at Vidanta where young gun Akshay Bhatia is the pronounced favourite. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Driving Distance Strokes Gained: Off The Tee Strokes Gained: Approach Proximity Par 5 Scoring Scrambling Vidanta is a course for bombers who can find greens and get up-and-down. Scoring on the long holes is critical here. Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments TPC San Antonio Mayakoba TPC Scottsdale Corrales Kiawah Sanderson Farms BEST BET KURT KITAYAMA Kitayama is without question one of the class runners in the field having won the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational after…

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2025 Kenya Open Preview

2025 Kenya Open Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

After a week off, the DP World Tour leaves the Middle East and heads for a three-week stint in Africa, kicking off in Kenya with the Magical Kenya Open. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Scrambling Strokes Gained: Approach Driving Accuracy This will be the fourth straight Kenya Open held at Muthaiga and the 13th this century. Accuracy from the tee is a major advantage while a strong iron game is the most important element required. Scrambling when missing the greens is also important. Key Correlation Courses Wentworth Real Club de Golf Sotogrande Crans-sur-Sierre BEST BET JOHN…

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Premier League Darts Night 2 Preview

Premier League Darts Night 2 Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

The Premier League heads to Glasgow for Night 2 of the Premier League where Michael Van Gerwen will look to go back-to-back at the OVO Hydro. Rob Cross v Luke Littler Rob Cross will no doubt be up-and-about after winning Players Championship 1 with an 8-3 win over Joe Cullen in the final. Cross got a very cruisy run through the tournament though, not needing to beat a single Top 18 player on his run to the title. It is impossible to look past Luke Littler’s head-to-head dominance against Cross with Littler winning 8 of the last 10 including a…

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2025 LIV Adelaide Preview

2025 LIV Adelaide Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

The LIV circuit heads to Australia this week with the much-vaunted Adelaide event that has been one of the highlights of the LIV calendar the last two seasons. Key Stats/Skill Set Required GIR Birdies Putting Average Driving Accuracy Par 5 Scoring Sand Saves Approach 125-150 Yards Approach 200-250 Yards The Grange is a birdie course so going low is a must. Finding the fairways on the tight, tree-lined course is essential and a hot putter is a must. Going low on the Par 5s, in particular, is crucial. The bunkers are difficult so a good sand save record is a…

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2025 Genesis Invitational Preview

2025 Genesis Invitational Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

The venerable Torrey Pines in San Diego hosts this year’s Genesis Invitational after the California wildfires that caused so much damage in Los Angeles forced the PGA Tour to relocate the event from its traditional home of Riviera. 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 The Genesis will be played exclusively on the South Course. It is imperative to be long off the tee here – this is a bomber’s course. Scores should be low so running…

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Premier League Darts Night 1 Preview

Premier League Darts Night 1 Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

The 2025 Premier League kicks off in Belfast with the SSE Arena with Luke Littler looking to make it two wins from two at the venue. Chris Dobey v Gerwyn Price Gerwyn Price has a dominant 8-2 all-time head-to-head over popular Newcastle arrowsmith Chris Dobey including a 5-0 record in the Premier League but one suspects Dobey will be better in Premier League play this time around. Dobey actually beat Price at the World Championships 5-3 in January. Since October last year, Dobey is averaging 1.14 points more. There is a concern about Dobey’s checkout percentage that ranks 128th over…

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2025 WM Phoenix Open Preview

2025 WM Phoenix Open Preview

• Nick Tedeschi

Arguably the most popular event of the PGA Tour regular season, raucous scenes and wild drama are expected at TPC Scottsdale this week with the staging of the iconic Waste Management Phoenix Open. Key Stats/Skill Set Required Strokes Gained: Approach GIR Ball Striking Proximity Birdie or Better Strokes Gained: Tee To Green Driving Distance Par 4 Scoring Ball striking is absolutely key in the Waste Management Phoenix Open with TPC Scottsdale a second-shot course. An ability to go low is critical and distance off the tee is far more important than accuracy. Key Correlation Courses/Tournaments Bay Hill Club and Lodge…

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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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