Seve Trophy: golf betting guide

Our golf betting tipster analyses the field and comes up with some top golf betting tips ahead of the Seve Trophy at the Saint-Nom-La-Breteche

Seve Trophy
Nick Bonfield
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Seve Trophy: golf betting guide

GB&I will be looking for their seventh successive Seve Trophy victory when they take on a strong Continental Europe side at Saint-Nom-La-Breteche Golf Club in France.

The biennial contest - which gets underway on Thursday - has been dominated by GB&I in recent times, but Continental Europe look favourites on paper this time around.

A number of high-profile GB&I players, such as Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell, have controversially opted to skip the event. As such, the Continental Europeans are 8/15 favourites with Ladbrokes.

Given the comparative strength of the European side, I'd find it difficult to stake any money on GB&I. Only two of their team (Paul Lawrie and Paul Casey) have played in more that one Seve Trophy, and the Continental European team is brimming with confidence, experience and talent.

Therefore, a market I'd be looking at with interest is Correct Score, with Continental Europe to win 16-12 and 15.5-12.5 both appealing at 11/1 with Ladbrokes.

In the Top GB&I Points Scorer Market, I like the look of Englishmen Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood.

Casey - at 5/1 with Ladbrokes - has returned to form this season, I'd expect him to play in every session and his experience will be invaluable.

Fleetwood (8/1 with Ladbrokes) is the form player on the GB&I team, having notched a top 10 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a maiden European Tour victory at the Johnnie Walker Championship.

In the top Continental European Market, Nicolas Colsaerts looks a good bet at 5/1 with Ladbrokes. The Belgian Bomber has an exemplary matchplay record and he showed good form at the Italian Open two weeks ago.

Gregory Bourdy, at 14/1 with Ladbrokes, is a decent each way bet. Granted, his recent performances haven't been spectacular, but he won the Wales Open in September and he should be inspired by playing on home soil.

Seve Trophy advised bets

5pts on Continental Europe at 8/15 with Ladbrokes 2pts on Continental Europe to win 16-12 at 11/1 with Ladbrokes 3pts on Paul Casey: Top GB&I Points Scorer at 5/1 with Ladbrokes 3pts on Nicolas Colsaerts: Top Continental European Points Scorer at 5/1 with Ladbrokes 1pt on Gregory Bourdy: Top Continental European Points Scorer at 14/1 with Ladbrokes

Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
Features Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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