Steve Palmer's US Senior Open predictions & free golf betting tips: Padraig Harrington can upstage the LIV Golf raiders

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Steve Palmer's US Senior Open predictions

Padraig Harrington
4pts each-way 8-1 Hills

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Steve Palmer's US Senior Open preview

Lee Westwood is making his debut on the seniors circuit this week as LIV Golf representatives look for a second successive roundbellies Major success.

Richard Bland made his first foray into seniors golf in the Senior PGA Championship a month ago and won the event by three shots. The Englishman are both prominent in the betting for the US Senior Open, which starts on Thursday at Newport Country Club, Rhode Island.

Steve Palmer's top tip

Padraig Harrington 8-1

Bland had a few names ahead of him in the betting for the Senior PGA Championship, but the Southampton man is atop the betting for the US Senior Open. He has been playing rock-solid golf on LIV for months, but can be resisted at such a short price.

Bland has been outplaying Westwood for most of this year, but the Worksop Wonder suddenly rediscovered form in LIV Golf Nashville last week, sharing third place, carding a pair of 66s over the weekend.

Westwood, controversially banned from the Senior Open due to outstanding DP World Tour fines, will probably be keen to put on a show at Newport CC, but preference at a similar price is for Padraig Harrington, who won the US Senior Open on his debut in 2022.

Harrington won the Hoag Classic on the Champions Tour at the end of March and has finished in the top 20 in all of his CT appearances this year. His induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame earlier this month was a joyous occasion for the Dubliner and his family.

Harrington won the Dick's Open on the Champions Tour on Sunday to provide the perfect pre-US Open confidence boost and he should relish the course conditions at Newport CC. The venue has a linksy feel to it – and weekend winds are expected to make the assignment ideal for the two-time Open champion.

Course guide for the US Senior Open

• Course Newport Country Club, Newport, Rhode Island
• Prize money $4m ($720,000 to the winner)
• Length 7,024 yards
• Par 70
• Field 156 The cut Top 70 and ties qualify for round three
• When to bet By 12pm on Thursday
• Time difference Rhode Island is five hours behind the UK and Ireland
• Course overview Newport CC has only two par-fives and four par-threes, so the bulk of the course is made up of 12 par-fours. There are seven consecutive par-fours from the sixth hole through the 12th. Donald Ross and A.W. Tillinghast both have their fingerprints on the layout. It has the look and feel of a seaside links and is exposed to winds from the Atlantic. Tiger Woods won the 1995 US Amateur at this venue
• Story of last year Bernhard Langer edged Steve Stricker by two shots at SentryWorld, Wisconsin
• Weather forecast Sunny and warm throughout. Calm for two days, then moderate breezes over the weekend
• Type of player suited to the challenge Accurate approaches to often elevated and undulating putting surfaces is typically the key to success at Newport

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