World Cup of Golf Betting Preview: Australia Favorite over Japan, United States

Golf gets a bit patriotic this week as the World Cup of Golf heads to Melbourne’s sandbelt, where the Australian pair of Adam Scott and Marc Leishman enter as the betting favorites to defend their title at Kingston Heath.Three years ago, no more than five kilometers down the road at Royal Melbourne, Jason Day led the way and Scott played consistently all week to win Australia’s first World Cup in 24 years.There’s no Day this time around, with the world No. 1 resting his troublesome back in the United States, but world No. 7 Scott has been joined by Leishman, a player with considerable local knowledge given he was raised in Victoria.According to the website AustralianGambling, the Aussie pair is at $5.50 to win a tournament, which is split between foursomes and four-ball contests. Days 1 and 3 will be foursomes, which involves players playing alternate shots, while the second and fourth …

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