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Plenty has happened since the Bermuda Championship was first played only a few years ago in 2019. First, it’s now so popular that it has attracted sponsorship and is now officially called The Butterfield Bermuda Championship. That brings a huge uptick in the purse which has jumped by several millions of dollars.
In addition, the first Bermuda Championship was an alternative event during the 2020 COVID altered PGA schedule, it became a full PGA Tour event with FedEx points and a ticket to the Masters for the champion! That’s attracted a better field than would be expected for an event that was only an alternative event two years ago.
Patrick Reed is a good example of that and he may be the first of the “big name players” that have figured out how important this event can be during the season when it comes to FedExpoints and a two-year exemption.
Matt Fitzpatrick is the lone favorite at +1000 with Reed two spots down the list at +1800. Fitzpatrick is coming off a win on the European Tour at Valderrama Golf Course in Spain while Reed has had a rough time in his last two events by missing one cut at the Shriners and carding a T68 at the CJ Cup.
Here are the favorites coming in at +2000 and under to win the 2020 Butterfield Bermuda Championship outright according to Intertops.
Matt Fitzpatrick +1000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +1400
Patrick Reed +1800
Mito Pereira +2000
Seamus Power +2000
2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Preview
Where: Southhampton Parish, Bermuda
Course: Port Royal Golf Club
Par: 71
Length: 6,842 (PGA)
When: October 28 – 31, 2021
Purse: $6.5 million
TV Coverage: Golf Channel
Port Royal Golf Club gets better every time this event takes place. Now that it is a PGA Tour stop there has been much more attention to detail. It is a Robert Trent Jones-designed course with coastal views that offer stunning views with nice elevation changes to keep players on their toes. You can’t think of this as a “flat” venue.
The course can look open in several places due to the lack of trees but in actuality, many of the fairways play tight. This is due to tricky areas of deep rough with plenty of protective bunkers. Water does come into play on a few holes but cliff drop-offs to the ocean on several of the fairways prove to be more intimidating.
Think of Port Royal as being similar to a “European” style set of links. Complete with ocean winds and targeted golf. Now, switch out the European look of brown seagrasses with lush green Bermuda grass and vegetation.
Port Royal sets up at 6,842 for PGA play. That, combined with the layout of the course, could mean that many of the players will think twice about using a driver or long irons. There are plenty of places where ocean winds come into play forcing players to rely on their short game and putters.
2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Predictions
Matt Fitzpatrick +1000
Why is Matt Fitzpatrick the favorite this week? Because he’s coming in hot! Fitzpatrick is coming off a big win in Spain at Valderrama Golf Course for the Andalucía Masters. He finished with a bogey-free 69 final round. Before that, he carded a T20 at the BMW Championship.
Patrick Reed +1800
Patrick Reed has been a bit off since struggling with some serious health issues a few months ago with bilateral pneumonia. He was quoted as saying that he was told he could die. So that’s a hard road to come back from. But, he exited the hospital and finished sole 25 at the Tour Championship.
Taylor Pendrith +4000
Taylor Pendrith has had an incredible run in his rookie season. The young Canadian golfer who was a leader at Kent State has already won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour and T23 at the 2020 U.S. Open. Pendrith has only missed two cuts in 2t starts.
Others: Brian Gay (+10000) is a huge longshot this week but he is also the defending Champion of this event. David Lipsky (+5000) has lit up three tours in the last five weeks. He had a T22 at the Fortinet Championship, T5 on the Korn Ferry, and a T4 in Spain for the Andalucía Masters.
2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Betting Lines
Matt Fitzpatrick +1000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +1400
Patrick Reed +1800
Mito Pereira +2000
Seamus Power +2000
Hayden Buckley +2500
Danny Willett +3300
Adam Hadwin +3300
Matthias Schwab +3300
Chad Ramey +3300
Sahith Theegala +3300
Patrick Rodgers +4000
Guido Migliozzi +4000
Thomas Detry +4000
Denny McCarthy +4000
Taylor Pendrith +4000
Ryan Armour +4000
Russell Knox +4000
Stephan Jaeger +5000
Garrick Higgo +5000
Scott Stallings +5000
Joseph Bramlett +5000
David Lipsky +5000
Dylan Frittelli +5000
Alex Smalley +5000
Nick Hardy +5000
Hank Lebioda +5000
Nick Watney +6600
Peter Uihlein +6600
Mark Hubbard +6600
Harry Hall +6600
Aaron Rai +6600
Peter Malnati +6600
Lucas Herbert +6600
Jason Dufner +6600
Nick Taylor +6600
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +6600
Austin Eckroat +6600
Matthew Nesmith +6600
Kramer Hickok +6600
Graeme McDowell +8000
Brandon Hagy +8000
Greyson Sigg +8000
Camilo Villegas +8000
Anirban Lahiri +8000
Brian Stuard +8000
Bo Hoag +8000
Beau Hossler +8000
Ludvig Aberg +8000
Lee Hodges +8000
David Hearn +10000
Sepp Straka +10000
Davis Riley +10000
Brian Gay +10000
Adam Svensson +10000
Seth Reeves +10000
Dawie Van Der Walt +10000
Vincent Whaley +10000
Cameron Percy +10000
Michael Gligic +12500
Paul Barjon +12500
Austin Cook +12500
Kurt Kitayama +12500
Brandon Wu +12500
Max McGreevy +12500
Dylan Wu +12500
Danny Lee +12500
Luke Donald +12500
Austin Smotherman +15000
Vaughn Taylor +15000
Andrew Novak +15000
David Skinns +15000
Justin Lower +15000
JJ Spaun +15000
Jim Knous +15000
Chase Seiffert +15000
Sean O'Hair +15000
Patrick Flavin +20000
Ben Crane +20000
Scott Gutschewski +20000
Ben Martin +20000
David Lingmerth +20000
Sang Moon Bae +20000
Ben Kohles +20000
John Pak +20000
Seung-Yul Noh +25000
Scott Brown +25000
Kyle Wilshire +25000
Callum Tarren +25000
Bo Van Pelt +25000
Johnson Wagner +25000
Fabian Gomez +25000
Greg Chalmers +30000
Chris Stroud +30000
Brett Drewitt +30000
Curtis Thompson +30000
Ted Potter +30000
Tommy Gainey +30000
Erik Barnes +30000
Arjun Atwal +35000
Michael Kim +35000
Jonathan Byrd +40000
Robert Garrigus +40000
Richard S Johnson +50000
Andres Romero +50000
Carl Pettersson +50000
John Merrick +50000
Ricky Barnes +50000
Brian Morris +50000
Daniel Chopra +50000
Matt Every +50000
D.A. Points +50000
Martin Trainer +50000
John Senden +75000
Heath Slocum +75000
Michael Sims +75000
Jordan Gumberg +75000
John Rollins +75000
J.J. Henry +75000
Kevin Stadler +75000
Jay McLuen +75000
Matt Hill +75000
Damian Palanyandi +100000
Parker McLachlin +100000
Camiko Smith +100000
Ted Purdy +100000
Jason Bohn +100000
Greg Koch +100000
Chaka Desilva +100000
Robert Allenby +100000
Michael Bradley +100000
Olin Browne +150000
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