The European Tour heads to the Netherlands this week for the KLM Open with Lee Westwood listed as the favorite. English players have done well in this event through the years, with six wins in the last 14 years. Westwood is the top choice in the betting, but at +1600 he is a lukewarm favorite. Eddie Pepperell is the second choice in the betting at odds of +2000. Let’s look at the odds and predictions for the KLM Open.
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Lee Westwood +1600
Eddie Pepperell +2000
Chris Wood +2500
Matt Wallace +2500
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +3000
Mike Lorenzo Vera +3000
Andy Sullivan +3300
Erik Van Rooyen +3300
Haotong Li +3300
Ryan Fox +3300
Thomas Detry +3300
Soren Kjeldsen +3500
Fabrizio Zanotti +4000
Ross Fisher +4000
Andrea Pavan +4500
Matthew Southgate +4500
Nacho Elvira +4500
Alexander Levy +5000
Andrew Johnston +5000
Joakim Lagergren +5000
Paul Dunne +5000
Adrian Otaegui +5500
George Coetzee +5500
Jordan Smith +5500
Nino Bertasio +5500
Hideto Tanihara +6000
Maximilian Kieffer +6000
Darren Fichardt +6600
David Horsey +6600
Jorge Campillo +6600
Martin Kaymer +6600
Pablo Larrazabal +6600
Padraig Harrington +6600
Phachara Khongwatmai +6600
Sam Horsfield +6600
Scott Hend +6600
Aaron Rai +7000
Benjamin Hebert +7000
Jeunghun Wang +7000
Richard McEvoy +7000
Romain Wattel +7000
Gavin Green +8000
Haydn Porteous +8000
Justin Walters +8000
Lucas Herbert +8000
Mikko Korhonen +8000
Nicolas Colsaerts +8000
Richie Ramsay +8000
Scott Jamieson +8000
Ashley Chesters +9000
Ashun Wu +9000
Matthias Schwab +9000
All of the other players are listed at odds of +10000 or more.
Odds Analysis
Lee Westwood +1600
The field for this event is so weak that Westwood is actually listed as the favorite. He did tie for third in this event a year ago and he is playing pretty well, so he definitely has a chance. He finished second at the Made in Denmark and he tied for 12th last week in Switzerland.
Eddie Pepperell +2000
Pepperell has played well in this event in the past, including a tie for third last year. He has had a good season with a win at the Qatar Masters and a second in the Scottish Open. I think he is a bit overvalued at these odds, but he is capable of getting the win.
Chris Wood +2500
Wood returned to action in the European Masters and played well with a tie for 23rd. He always seems to play well on links courses, so he should contend this week and we get him at odds of +2500.
Matt Wallace +2500
Wallace had a letdown last week, as he closed with a 74 to finish in a tie for 51st. He missed out on the Ryder Cup and he has been playing a lot of golf lately. I think he is overvalued at these odds.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +3000
Aphibarnrat led this event after 54 holes last year but then had a poor final round to fall into a tie for 9th. I know he hasn’t had a top 30 finish since his tie for 15th at the U.S. Open, but this field is weak and I think Kiradech can contend.
Soren Kjeldsen +3500
Kjeldsen has not played this course in the past, but he has done well in this event with a couple of top 12 finishes. He is in solid form and could be in contention on Sunday.
Matthew Southgate +4500
Southgate shot 65-68 in the two middle rounds of this event a year ago. He has played well on similar courses in the past and I think he is a live longshot at these odds.
Joakim Lagergren +5000
My other longshot is Lagergen who is listed at odds of +5000. He led this event going into Saturday last year. He missed the cut last week in Switzerland but this course in the Netherlands fits his style of play.
Course: The Dutch is located about 45 minutes south of Amsterdam. It is a very flat course; much different than last week’s course in Switzerland. The course really has a links feel to it with three par 5’s. The course is a par 71 that measures 6,983 yards. Water hazards are in play on 12 of the 18 holes, so accuracy is definitely important this week. Austin Connelly ranked first in driving accuracy when he won this event two years ago.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel
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