Ben Coley's golf betting tips: Nedbank Challenge preview and best bets

Ben Coley's golf betting tips: Nedbank Challenge preview and best bets.

Adrian Meronk is a good bet at 45/1.

Ben Coley's golf betting tips include Nedbank Challenge preview and best bets.

Tommy Fleetwood won the Nedbank Golf Challenge three years ago. The winner's cheque for $2.5m was the biggest prize in the history of the European Tour. Ross Fisher is 80/1 to win the tournament.

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Victor Perez, and Wil Besseling didn't come to the Nedbank Challenge. Tommy Fleetwood won the tournament. Gary Player Country Club is a course made for Fleetwoods. The prize fund has dropped and the field strength is weaker. Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel didn’t come. Branden Grace and Christiaan Bezuidenhout didn's come either. Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia have five titles between them. The course is 7,834 yards long. Fleetford won here in 2010 with a score of -12.

Robert MacIntyre, Luke Donald and Luke Detry are the main threats to Fleetwood. Luke is playing on an invite at the Nedbank Challenge. Luca Herbert is a potential threat despite his poor form. He has won twice in 19 since the beginning of 2020. He is fourth in this field for par-five scoring this year. Antoine Rozner is also a contender. Ben Coley is taking bets on the event. The odds are 16/1. It's a tough course at Sun City. There are many past champions at this event, including when it was held there. They have won the tournament before.

Lawrence is the pick of SA players. Guido Migliozzi is fancied to be in the mix. Adrian Meronk is 33/1.   George Coetzee won the South African PGA last week. Grace has recent fitness concerns. The course is perfect for Bezuidenhout. Thistleton Lawrence is a proven winner. George coetzie won a SA Open in 2020. Zander Lombard has a poor record at Sun City. Martin Lawrence won two events at high altitude. He is also a DP World Tour winner having won in Crans. Jordan Smith is second only to Jordan. Smith in strokes-gained off the tee charts.

Ross Fisher is looking to win the Nedbank Challenge. Sebastian Soderberg, Thorbjorn Olesen and Besseling are also in the field. Fisher has won the tournament twice in South Africa. He has also been second in 2014, third in 2009 and fifth in 2010. He won in Tshwane in 14. Ben Coley is a betting expert. His tips include the Fisher price. The tournament starts on Thursday. It's half the standard size. There are only five players ranked higher for the year. In 2018, Westwood won. This year Fisher finished fourth. For the last five starts Fisher's putter has got better.

The National Gambling Helpline is on 0808 8020 133. The recommended bets are advised to over-18s.