Market looks right in Mexico

Dustin shapes as a worthy favourite

We scoot over to Club de Golf Chapultepec for the focus of this week’s golf preview, and the first WGC event of 2017 –  the Mexico Championship. All the action comes to us live from Thursday evening courtesy of Sky Sports, and you can bet on every swing here at Coral.

Click now to place your golf bets – or read on as we run through the names expected to be involved at the business end.

We’re not hot on Scott’s chances

Adam Scott won this title 12-months ago, recording a score of 12 under-par, which would have been good enough to bank the prize money in each of the last three renewals. The 36-year-old Australian, imaginatively nicknamed ‘Scotty’, isn’t expected to feature this time out however, and you can back him at 20/1 with Coral to defend his crown.

That makes Scott seventh in the current betting, behind the likes of Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy. The latter has recently returned from injury however, meaning punters must make a decision – is the Brit rested, recharged and ready for action, or rusty and low on confidence. I wouldn’t like to take a chance on the former, but if you want to give Rors the benefit of the doubt, then we’ll hand 12/1 across the counter.

World number one worth a wager

The man to carry our stake money this week will be another former winner in Dustin Johnson. The American starts at the head of the betting with us, and it’s difficult to pick holes in that, as he travels in stunning form and was seen in winning shape in the Genesis Open.