Eric Cohen has studied the 2025 LIV Golf Hong Kong field and locked in his top sleepers, favorite to avoid and best bets
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Afterathreeweekbreak,LIVGolfisbackinactionfortwoconsecutiveweeksofplaybeginninginHongKong.AfteralongshotwontheseasonopenerinSaudiArabia(AdrianMeronk,+10000),JoaquinNiemanncapturedthetitleinAdelaideat+900odds.HongKongGolfClubhoststhisweek’seventforthesecondstraightseasonandplaysatonly6,700yards,withwaterinplayonhalfoftheholes.Thecourseshouldseeplentyofbirdiesandfavorthoselonghitterswhowillhaveshortironsintothegreens.AbrahamAncerbeatPaulCaseyandCameronSmithinaplayofflastseasonandlookstodefendhistitlethisweek.The2025LIVGolfHongKongfirstroundwillbeginonThursdayat11:15p.m.ET.
JonRahm,whohasneverfinishedoutsidethetop-10inaLIVGolfeventthathehascompleted,isthefavoriteat+550odds,followedbyNiemann(+750),TyrrellHatton(+800),BrysonDeChambeau(+900),andSmith(+1600).Beforelockinginyour2025LIVGolfHongKongpicks,besuretoseethepredictionsandbestbetsfromgolfinsiderEricCohen.
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