Betting tips: Who wins the Hero World Challenge?

The one to be on: Jordan Spieth

At various times, he looks like he is never going to win again but there is not a better scrambler or putter in the world than the Texan and it keeps getting him home.

Fresh from Australia and a second victory in their national open last time out, the former world number one is an interesting prospect this week at 13/2.

The previous time he triumphed down under, he absolutely bolted up in the Hero World Challenge and was also 4^th last year when Bubba Watson celebrated victory.

The each way back: Patrick Reed

Watching him in the Ryder Cup, it was hard to believe he doesn’t already have a bunch of Majors on the mantelpiece.

But post Hazeltine has revealed the problem as, without sufficient inspiration, he made absolutely no impact on either the WGC-HSBC Champions or the CIMB Classic.

Last year, though, he found the Bahamas to his liking and was second only to Watson. If he can recapture that mood, the 14-1 looks an attractive price.

With many of the firms offering a quarter of the odds for the first 4 in a short field, he wouldn’t have to do that much even in a stellar field such as this to give us a chance of collecting.

The dark horse: Russell Knox

A fair few of the field may be undercooked having sat out the Fall series on the PGA Tour – Dustin Johnson, for example, hasn’t played in more than a month, and is a gamble for those taking the 5/1 on offer.

That’s a charge that can’t be thrown at Russell Knox, who has been hogging top 10s on the PGA Tour since missing out on Ryder Cup selection.

Tied 10^th at the CIMB Classic, T9th and 3^rd at the WGC-HSBC Championship and OHL Classic, the Scotsman is surely playing better than the 25/1 odds he is being offered up at.