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The bookmakers made Louis Oosthuizen favourite for the NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE HOSTED BY GARY PLAYER at 8/1. That is an implied 11.1% before the margin comes out, and 9.0% once the book is normalised back to 100%. On that number this is a moderate favourite rather than a standout, with Henrik Stenson next in at 14/1.
The five shortest players in the market share 29.3% of the win chance between them, which leaves 70.7% spread across the other 56 priced players. That is a fairly typical shape for a full-field event: a recognisable top of the market, and a long tail where the prices are set with much less care. 23 players are priced at 100/1 or bigger.
Take the best price available on every player and the overround on this market is 24.0%, or 8.5% once the each-way terms are valued properly. The cheapest single bookmaker on this event is Betfair Sportsbook at 20.3% (7 @ 1/5), so taking the best price player by player is worth -3.7 points of margin before a single selection is made. We explain how the number is built in what are the bookies' margins on golf, and which books are worth having an account with in which bookie is best for golf.
Our model prices every player in the field from world ranking points, recent form and the strength of the field, then compares that price against the market. Where our number is higher than the bookmakers', there is an edge - that is the Discrepancy column in the table below. Picks are the players with the biggest edge once the each-way terms on offer are taken into account, which is why a 150/1 shot at 1/5 odds and 8 places can be a better bet than the same player at 150/1 and 5 places elsewhere.
Best available outright prices across the bookmakers we track, with the implied chance each price carries. Normalised probability removes the bookmakers' margin so the column sums to 100%.
| # | Player | Odds | ImpliedImpl. | NormalisedNorm. | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louis Oosthuizen
|
8/1 | 11.1% | 9.0% | 6th |
| 2 |
Henrik Stenson
|
14/1 | 6.7% | 5.4% | 17th |
| 3 |
Tommy Fleetwood
|
14/1 | 6.7% | 5.4% | 1st |
| 4 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick
|
14/1 | 6.7% | 5.4% | 10th |
| 5 |
Erik van Rooyen
|
18/1 | 5.3% | 4.2% | 30th |
| 6 |
Robert MacIntyre
|
22/1 | 4.3% | 3.5% | 8th |
| 7 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello
|
25/1 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 17th |
| 8 |
Alexander Noren
|
25/1 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 44th |
| 9 |
Matt Wallace
|
25/1 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 44th |
| 10 |
Bernd Wiesberger
|
28/1 | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3rd |
| 11 |
Hao Tong Li
|
28/1 | 3.4% | 2.8% | 52nd |
| 12 |
Kurt Kitayama
|
28/1 | 3.4% | 2.8% | 30th |
| 13 |
Lee Westwood
|
33/1 | 2.9% | 2.4% | 6th |
| 14 |
Thomas Pieters
|
33/1 | 2.9% | 2.4% | 30th |
| 15 |
Paul Waring
|
33/1 | 2.9% | 2.4% | 24th |
| 16 |
Martin Kaymer
|
40/1 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 21st |
| 17 |
Ian Poulter
|
40/1 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 39th |
| 18 |
Joost Luiten
|
40/1 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 10th |
| 19 |
Branden Grace
|
50/1 | 2.0% | 1.6% | 39th |
| 20 |
George Coetzee
|
50/1 | 2.0% | 1.6% | 30th |
Prices were recorded before the tournament started and are not live. Always check the current price with your bookmaker.
Tommy Fleetwood won the NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE HOSTED BY GARY PLAYER, having started the week at 14/1 - an implied 6.7% chance. The favourite, Louis Oosthuizen, finished 6th.
| Pos | Player | Starting odds | Implied chanceImpl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tommy Fleetwood
|
14/1 | 6.7% |
| 2 |
Marcus Kinhult
|
66/1 | 1.5% |
| 3 |
Bernd Wiesberger
|
28/1 | 3.4% |
| 3 |
Jason Scrivener
|
90/1 | 1.1% |
| 3 |
Thomas Detry
|
50/1 | 2.0% |
| 6 |
Lee Westwood
|
33/1 | 2.9% |
| 6 |
Louis Oosthuizen
|
8/1 | 11.1% |
| 8 |
Zander Lombard
|
175/1 | 0.6% |
| 8 |
Robert MacIntyre
|
22/1 | 4.3% |
| 10 |
Joost Luiten
|
40/1 | 2.4% |
| 10 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick
|
14/1 | 6.7% |
| 10 |
Kalle Samooja
|
110/1 | 0.9% |
The top of the market, with our model's win probability (Predicted) and how far it disagrees with the bookmakers (Discrepancy). The first three rows are shown in full so you can see exactly what the model produces. Odds and implied probabilities are public - the two green columns are ours.
What each bookmaker is charging on this market, and the each-way terms they are offering. True overround values the extra places properly, so it is the number to compare - the lower it is, the more the bookmaker is giving back. How we calculate it.
| # | Bookie | Terms | Overround | True Overround |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betfair Sportsbook | 7 @ 1/5 | 43.4% | 20.3% |
| 2 | Bet365 | 5 @ 1/4 | 35.3% | 20.8% |
| 3 | Skybet | 5 @ 1/4 | 35.7% | 21.2% |
| 4 | Paddy Power | 7 @ 1/5 | 45.6% | 22.1% |
| 5 | Boyle Sports | 7 @ 1/5 | 48% | 24.2% |
| 6 | Betfred | 6 @ 1/5 | 37.5% | 25.4% |
| 7 | William Hill | 5 @ 1/4 | 40.5% | 25.5% |
| 8 | Black Type | 5 @ 1/4 | 40.5% | 25.5% |
| 9 | Sportingbet | 5 @ 1/4 | 41.6% | 26.5% |
| 10 | Ladbrokes | 5 @ 1/4 | 43% | 27.8% |
| 11 | Coral | 5 @ 1/4 | 43% | 27.8% |
| 12 | Bet Victor | 5 @ 1/4 | 43.6% | 28.3% |
| 13 | SportPesa | 5 @ 1/4 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| 14 | MoPlay | 5 @ 1/4 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| 15 | Sport Nation | 5 @ 1/4 | 44.2% | 28.8% |
| 16 | Betway | 6 @ 1/5 | 42.8% | 30.3% |
| 17 | Unibet | 6 @ 1/5 | 45.7% | 33% |
Louis Oosthuizen was the outright favourite at 8/1, which is an implied chance of 11.1% before the bookmakers' margin is removed and 9.0% after. Henrik Stenson was next in the market at 14/1.
Tommy Fleetwood won the NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE HOSTED BY GARY PLAYER 2019, starting the week at 14/1.
The NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE HOSTED BY GARY PLAYER started on Thursday 14 November 2019 and finished on Sunday 17 November 2019. It is a DP World Tour event.
62 players were in the field, 61 of them priced by the bookmakers. 23 of those were 100/1 or bigger, which is where most each-way value is found.
Taking the best price available on every player cuts the overround to 24.0%, against 20.3% at Betfair Sportsbook, the cheapest single bookmaker on this market. Shopping the whole market is worth more than most tips are.
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