Steve Palmer's free Bermuda Championship predictions & golf betting tips

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When to bet on the Bermuda Championship

By 11am on Thursday

Where can I watch the Bermuda Championship

Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Golf from 6pm on Thursday

Steve Palmer's Bermuda Championship predictions

Seamus Power
3.5pts each-way 16-1 bet365

Doug Ghim
3pts each-way 18-1 general

Nico Echavarria
1.5pts each-way 35-1 BoyleSports

Garrick Higgo
1pt each-way 80-1 Paddy Power

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Steve Palmer's Bermuda Championship preview

Bookmakers have been struggling to identify a clear favourite for the Bermuda Championship, with Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes and Ben Griffin prominent in the market.

McNealy squandered another golden chance of a PGA Tour breakthrough in the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday, starting the final round two shots off the pace and ending it seven behind. He remains a PGA Tour maiden aged 29.

Hughes, a weak ball-striker, is difficult to trust given the challenging weather forecast, while Griffin's poor driving makes him equally unappealing at short odds.

Steve Palmer's top tip

Seamus Power 16-1

Rock-solid all-rounder Seamus Power looks the most dependable betting proposition for the Bermuda Championship, a tournament he won the last time he teed up at Port Royal Golf Course.

Power finished 31st in the inaugural Bermuda Championship in 2019 when ranked 406th in the world, then he was 37th in 2020 when world number 393. The Irishman's PGA Tour career took off from there and 12th place in the 2021 edition was followed by victory in 2022 with a bold, frontrunning performance in strong winds.

Power did not get the chance to defend his title last year, when a hip injury kept him on the sidelines. It has taken a while for fitness and form to return, but the last eight months have been hugely encouraging.

A share of 12th place in the RBC Heritage in April was a sign that Power was getting back to his best. Eight of his last 17 tournaments have yielded a top-20 finish, with half of those top-20s coming in elite company in PGA Tour Signature events. He has finished in the top 15 in four of his last five starts and carded a career-low round of 62 on his way to 13th spot in the Zozo Championship last time out.

The windy forecast for this week just adds to the chances of Power completing a PGA Tour hat-trick of victories. This appears a perfect assignment for the Vegas-based 37-year-old.

Next best bet

Doug Ghim 18-1

A slow start cost Doug Ghim in the World Wide Technology Championship last week, but he got better as the week wore on, carding rounds of 72, 70, 67, 65 for 20th place. Prior to that he finished runner-up from the wrong side of the draw in the Shriners Children's Open, then 27th in the Zozo Championship after a poor opening round.

The ball-striking class of Ghim stands him in great stead at a windy Port Royal. The former world number one amateur is arguably the best player in this week's field in terms of approach-play. He churned out greens in regulation in the wind of the Shriners and went bogey-free over the weekend. A similar story may unfold in Bermuda.

Ghim has a mixed course history at Port Royal, but he previously arrived at the track in poor form or deep in the world rankings. As world No. 90, having posted eight top-50s in a row, the 28-year-old is one of the best players in this field.

Other selections

Nico Echavarria 35-1
Garrick Higgo 80-1

A Colombian won this event 12 months ago and another one should go close this time. Nico Echavarria triumphed in the Zozo Championship last month, defeating Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas and others on a tight, fiddly track, and he threatened to complete back-to-back victories in Mexico last week.

Echavarria shared the lead going into the final round of the World Wide Technology Championship, eventually finishing sixth. A double-bogey at the seventh derailed his title tilt on Sunday, but he made five final-round birdies and finished the week fourth for greens in regulation.

The 30-year-old, whose maiden PGA Tour victory came in the Puerto Rico Open last year, could be set for more island joy. And the weather forecast will thrill him – Echavarria has made no secret about how much he relishes competing in the wind.

Complete your team with Garrick Higgo, who can take great encouragement from his final-round 64 in Mexico. Only one player in the field outscored Higgo on Sunday – he carded nine birdies in rocketing up to sixth place.

Higgo won twice on the Sunshine Tour as a youngster, then three times on the DP World Tour. All of his DPWT triumphs were by the coast, with the final two in the Canary Islands, so his comfort in island golf is obvious. He has struggled for fitness and form since winning the Palmetto Championship on the PGA Tour in 2021, but the former world number 38 is still only 25 and hugely talented. Port Royal results of 34-29 are eyecatchingly good given his difficulties of the last three years.

Course guide for the Bermuda Championship

Course Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda
Prize money $6.9m ($1.2m to the winner)
Length 6,828 yards
Par 71 - three par-five holes; 11 par-fours; four par-threes
Field 120 The cut Top 65 and ties qualify for round three
Highest-ranked players in field (world ranking in brackets) Lucas Glover (48), Nick Taylor (61), Mackenzie Hughes (63), Maverick McNealy (68), Kevin Yu (71)
Course records - 72 holes 260 Brendon Todd (2019), Camilo Villegas (2023) 18 holes 61 Taylor Pendrith (2021), Alex Noren (2023)
Course winners taking part Brendon Todd, Seamus Power, Camilo Villegas
When to bet By 11am on Thursday
When to watch Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Golf from 6pm on Thursday
Time difference Bermuda is four hours behind the UK and Ireland
Last week – World Wide Technology Championship 1 A Eckroat (40-1), T2 J Lower (60-1), C Young (60-1), T4 M Greyserman (18-1), 5 J Highsmith (60-1), T6 G Higgo (250-1), S Stevens (35-1), W Bryan (150-1), M McNealy (28-1), D Lipsky (175-1), N Echavarria (50-1)
Course type Parkland
Course overview The Bermuda Championship was staged for the first time in 2019, played as an 'alternate' PGA Tour event in the same week as the WGC-HSBC Champions, but it has got increased status since. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones on high ground overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in 1970, then renovated by Robert Rulewich in 2009. Most of the early holes are flat, before the course moves to undulating terrain and some ocean-side cliffs. The fairways are generous but the huge, undulating greens can cause plenty of three-putts. The course hosted the Grand Slam of Golf from 2009-2014 – an event for the year's Major winners. The 235-yard, par-three 16th is the signature hole and the toughest on the track, with a forced carry across the ocean
The story of last year Camilo Villegas ended a nine-year victory drought with an emotional two-shot success
Weather forecast A mixture of sunshine and showers, and windy all week
Type of player suited to the challenge Comfort in a breeze seems the ticket to success this week, given the expected consistency of the wind
Key attribute Accuracy

Steve Palmer's Bermuda Championship key stat

All five Bermuda Championship winners had missed at least two of their previous three cuts on the PGA Tour

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Published on 13 November 2024inPGA Tour

Last updated 14:00, 13 November 2024

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