LIV Golf Singapore Picks and Odds: Can Koepka Defend Singapore Title?

The LIV Golf season carries on for the second straight week, this time heading to Sentosa Golf Club for its annual Singapore stop.

Jon Rahm is once again the betting favorite this week but Brooks Koepka should see some added betting attention as this week's defending champion.

LIV Golf Singapore odds

Player
Jon Rahm	+600	+700
Joaquin Niemann	+800	+900
Tyrrell Hatton	+850	+1000
Bryson DeChambeau	+1100	+1200
Sergio Garcia	+1200	+1500
Brooks Koepka	+1800	+1300
Marc Leishman	+2000	+3200
Cameron Smith	+2000	+1900
Abraham Ancer	+2200	+2200
Dean Burmester	+2200	+2200
David Puig	+2200	+2400

Odds as of 3-11. 

LIV Golf Singapore picks and predictions

Outright pick: Jon Rahm
+650 at FanDuel

It’s largely been business as usual for Jon Rahm to start the LIV Golf season. He followed up his opening T2 in the Riyadh event with a solo-sixth and T6 last week in Hong Kong, and the two-time LIV winner ranks third in true strokes gained tee-to-green and ninth in true strokes gained putting.

He scored better in each round at last year’s Singapore event, and I expect statistical correction ahead of his approach play leading the way to another win this week. 

He’s gained just 0.05 true strokes per round on approach to start the season, largely because he lost -1.39 per round at the Adelaide event. There was a bounceback to +0.44 per in Hong Kong last week, which is much more in line with his +0.60 mark across his past 40 worldwide events.

Finishing position pick: Phil Mickelson Top 20
+170 at bet365

A long layoff from competitive play served Phil Mickelson well, with a respectable T23 in his season debut at the Adelaide event followed up with a solo-third last week in Hong Kong.

Mickelson gained true strokes across the board last week, ranking third in tee-to-green play and fifth on approach. He also paced the event in birdies with three more than Sergio Garcia and Dean Burnmester, who finished first and second. 

Additionally, Mickelson played the final two rounds of last year’s Singapore event at 7-under to finish T22, and he’s in far better form heading to Sentosa Golf Club this year.

Matchup pick: Cameron Smith over Sergio Garcia / Brooks Koepka over Sergio Garcia
+110 at bet365 / +115 at DraftKings

This is a double-down that two younger, world-class players can top Sergio Garcia this week in Singapore. If either Cameron Smith or Brooks Koepka can take down the Spaniard, it’s a small profit, and it’s a solid return if both do.

Everything went right for Garcia last week in Hong Kong. He paced the event in true strokes gained putting and finished second in true strokes gained tee-to-green. It’s tough for that elite level of play to carry over, and I’m expecting both Smith and Koepka to be dialing in with the Masters in sight.

Of course, Koepka won here last year, and Smith finished second.

LIV Golf Singapore field and favorites

Another LIV Golf event, another week spent at the top of the golf odds board for Jon Rahm.

The former World No. 1 has gone T2-6-T6 in three events to kick off the new season after winning twice in his debut campaign a year ago. He's on the board as short as +600 and as long as +700.

Joaquin Niemann is again in the two-hole after winning at Adelaide in February. He finished T12 in Hong Kong last time out and is on the board between 8/1 and 9/1. 

Tyrrell Hatton is third on the board despite so-so T20 and T23 finishes in his last two LIV starts. He did win the Dubai Desert Classic in January and can be had as long as 10/1 this week.

As mentioned at the top, Brooks Koepka (+1800) will look to defend last year's title. He also logged a T3 here in 2023 but is coming off a poor T35 result in Hong Kong. 

LIV Golf recent winners and odds history

Here are the recent LIV Golf winners and their closing odds to win:

Odds courtesy of GolfOdds.

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