Dutch Open Golf Betting Guide 2024 – Odds & Tips

The Dutch Open is part of the DW World Tour and has no fixed venue.

The 2021 tournament took place at the Bernardus Golf Clubhouse and course, which is located at Deutersestraat, AW Cromvoirt, with the 2022 renewal set to be played here as well. It is a unique course in the heart of Brabant, designed by architect Kyle Phillips. The course strikes a balance between KLM Open players’ and nature’s demands, with Phillips having created picturesque golf courses around the world renowned for their visual appeal and durability.

The Bernardus course is designed to be a challenging one on all levels. Bernardus is a newly constructed, 18-hole course southwest of Hertogenbosch, which was initiated by Dutch entrepreneur Robert van der Wallen.

The Dutch Open changed place on the golfing calendar with BMW PGA Championship that takes place in Wentworth, England, moving to later in the year.

This is a stroke play tournament that runs across four days from Thursday through Sunday in late May. On each day, there are 18 holes for the golfers to navigate in as fewer strokes as possible. After two days and play, after which 32 holes will have been played through, the field of players is cut to trim down the amount of players who will progress to the final two days of play over the weekend.

By the close of play on the Sunday, the player with the lowest accumulated number of strokes is the winner. Should some first placed players remain tied, then a play off will be undertaken in an attempt to determine a winner.

With the European Tour taking a week off due to the PGA Championship, the Dutch Open kicks off a fascinating run of events leading up to the third Major of the year – the US Open. Last time out, Thorbjorn Olesen ended a four-year winless streak on the DP World Tour with a stunning victory at the British Masters. A 30-foot eagle at the 17th saw helped him clinch a sixth DP World Tour title and he will probably still be buoyed by that performance.

Interestingly, the Dane has been valued at 30/1 and while he might not come out on top this week, he could still put in an impressive showing and a top-10 finish is not beyond the realms of possibility.

Bernd Wiesberger, meanwhile, has hardly been pulling up trees, although in the PGA Championship last weekend, he came T30 with a total score of +3. The Austrian′s credentials are undoubted, especially when you consider that only a few years ago, he was crowned a multiple Rolex Series champion, with victories at the Aberdeen Open and the Italian Open. Best known for his Ryder Cup exploits, Wiesberger thrives on the challenge, but he could also come up short. Although he is trading as favourite with most leading bookmakers around the 14/1 mark, we suggest you try to avoid going for the easy option and he could achieve a top-20 finish here.

However, we quite like the look of Adrian Meronk. He has had the bit between his teeth of late, scooping top-three finishes at the Qatar Masters and the Catalunya Championship, while last week, he was sixth at the Soudal Championship. He has generally been a model of consistency this season and he has been knocking on the door over the past weeks. With the Dutch Open, there are a few testers, including the monster par-5 fourth hole which is playing at 584 yards. If Meronk can apply some good course management, it would not be a surprise to see him lift the title. He is available at 28/1 if you fancy getting behind him.

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The inaugural Dutch Open took place in 1912 at the Haagsche course in the Netherlands, with Englishman George Pannell winning that first event. The event didn’t reoccur until 1915, when, once again, it was held at Haagsche. On that occasion, winner Gerry del Court van Krimpen beat Englishmen Henry Burrows and Ernest Kettley to lift the trophy on home ground. After that, the tournament took place there every year until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.

The competition resumed in 1945 after a six-year hiatus. The tournament has been a fixture in the yearly golf calendar, with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled due to the pandemic. Despite being shifted around the schedule to different time slots, it has always been played at the beginning of September ever since 2010.

The Dutch Open has utilised various courses around the Netherlands. The Hilversumsche Golf Club hosted thirty tournaments, the Kennemer Golf and Country Club hosted 23, and the Royal Haagsche Golf and Country Club hosted 20 tournaments each. None of the other venues has hosted more than ten tournaments.

From 1981 to 1990, and from 2004 to 2020, the tournament was known as the KLM Open, named after its longest main and title sponsor, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. However, after the latter took the decision to drop their sponsorship duties ahead of the 2021 event, it reverted back to its original name: the Dutch Open.