LIV Chicago predictions & golf betting tips

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When to bet on LIV Golf Chicago

By 5.05pm on Friday

Where can I watch the LIV Golf Chicago

Live on ITVX & LIV Golf Plus app from 5.05pm on Friday

Ian Wilkerson’s LIV Golf Chicago predictions

Talor Gooch
2pts each-way 16-1 general

Tom McKibbin
1pt each-way 33-1 bet365, BoyleSports, Hills

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Ian Wilkerson’s LIV Golf Chicago preview

Joaquin Niemann won his fifth LIV event of the season at the JCB Golf & Country Club last month and the Chilean can confirm the individual crown in Chicago this week, just as Jon Rahm did 12 months ago.

Rahm is without a victory this season but has been the model of consistency, finishing no lower than 11th in 11 outings, and his ability to find greens-in-regulation will be regarded as a big asset this week.

Ian Wilkerson’s top tip

Talor Gooch 16-1

While much of the attention at Bolingbrook Golf Club will be on whether Niemann can claim yet another title, there is potential for a few players to fly under the radar and one of those is Talor Gooch.

Gooch was a star at the inception of the breakaway tour and looks to have found his feet again after getting his campaign off to a poor start.

He was third in South Korea and could have benefited from not being involved in the Majors this year as he has subsequently won at Valderrama, where he beat home favourite Rahm by a shot, and was then a creditable fourth at the UK gathering.

He is eighth in the greens-in-regulation statistics and was a decent 15th at Bolingbrook last year, so this could be another week when he excels.

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Next best bet

Tom McKibbin 33-1

Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin is another player who has discovered some good form towards the end of his first LIV season.

After a few indifferent weeks, McKibbin has got his act together, finishing fifth in Dallas, where he was just one shot off the pace, and then fourth at Valderrama, where he recovered from the disappointment of an opening 74.

Missing the cut at the Open at the familiar Royal Portrush was a blow but his 11th at the JCB Golf & Country Club was not a bad effort and as the seventh best LIV player in terms of hitting greens in regulation, he could provide his followers with another strong showing.

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Course guide for the LIV Golf Chicago

• Course Bolingbrook Golf Club, Chicago, Illinois
• Prize money $20m ($4m to the winner)
• Length 7,224 yards
• Par 71 – three par-five holes, 11 par-fours, four par-threes
• Field 54 The cut No cut
• Highest-ranked players in field (world ranking in brackets) Bryson DeChambeau (16), Tyrrell Hatton (22), Patrick Reed (68), Jon Rahm (75), Joaquin Niemann (103)
• Course records – 54 holes 199 Jon Rahm (2024) 18 holes 62 Brooks Koepka (2024)
• Course winners taking part Jon Rahm
• When to bet By 5.05pm on Friday
• When to watch Live on Livgolf.com & ITVX from 5.05pm on Friday
• Time difference Chicago is six hours behind the UK and Ireland
• Course type Parkland
• Course overview Bolingbrook GC was designed by Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest and opened in 2002. It features elevated tees and rolling fairways and the 12th hole has been extended to a par five this year having been lengthened to 621 from 494 yards. The fairways and greens are bentgrass and poa annua.
• The story of last year Jon Rahm closed with a four-under-par 66 to beat Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia by three shots to win the LIV Individual Championship.
• Weather forecast Temperatures are expected to reach 28C with sunny intervals on the first two days and the risk of storms on Sunday.
• Type of player suited to the challenge Strong approach play and finding greens in regulation can be the recipe for success.
• Key attribute Accuracy

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