Cyprus Showdown Odds and Picks

The European Tour stays in Cyprus this week for the Cyprus Showdown which will have a different format than normal. This event will feature a 105-man field for the first two rounds as normal, but only the top 32 players will advance to Saturday with their scores reset and then the top 16 players will advance to Sunday with their scores reset again. Thomas Detry is a lukewarm favorite in what looks to be a wide-open tournament. Let’s look at Cyprus Showdown odds and picks.

Course: Aphrodite Hills Resort, Paphos, Cyprus

This is a par 71 course that measures 6,828 yards. Driver won’t be a major factor this week, so shorter hitters will be able to compete. The course has Bermuda fairways and water is a factor on just two holes.

TV Coverage: Golf Channel

Cyprus Showdown Odds

Thomas Detry 26-1

Matthias Schwab 28-1

Robert MacIntyre 28-1

Garrick Higgo 28-1

Sami Valimaki 30-1

Rasmus Hojgaard 32-1

Antoine Rozner 35-1

Matthew Jordan 35-1

Joost Luiten 35-1

Marcus Kinhult 40-1

Romain Langasque 40-1

Jordan Smith 40-1

Joakim Lagergren 45-1

Marcus Armitage 40-1

Gavin Green 40-1

Sam Horsfield 40-1

Kalle Samooja 40-1

Paul Waring 45-1

Mikko Korhonen 45-1

Benjamin Hebert 45-1

Jason Scrivener 45-1

Nicolas Colsaerts 45-1

Thorbjorn Olesen 45-1

Callum Shinkwin 45-1

Shubhankar Sharma 45-1

Haotong Li 50-1

Adrien Saddier 50-1

Sebastian Heisele 50-1

Matthew Southgate 50-1

Jorge Campillo 50-1

Johannes Veerman 50-1

Jamie Donaldson 50-1

Wilco Nienaber 50-1

David Horsey 50-1

Alexander Bjork 55-1

Masahiro Kawamura 55-1

Connor Syme 60-1

Ross Fisher 65-1

Grant Forrest 65-1

Adrian Meronk 65-1

Pablo Larrazabal 65-1

Sebastian Soderberg 65-1

Richie Ramsay 65-1

Chris Paisley 65-1

Maverick Antcliff 65-1

Jeff Winther 65-1

Jonathan Caldwell 65-1

Calum Hill 65-1

Louis De Jager 65-1

Julian Suri 70-1

Richard Bland 70-1

Matthieu Pavon 70-1

Ben Stow 70-1

Jack Senior 80-1

Dale Whitnell 80-1

Scott Vincent 80-1

Steven Brown 80-1

Alexander Levy 80-1

Aaron Cockerill 80-1

Maximilian Kieffer 80-1

Rikard Karlberg 80-1

James Morrison 85-1

All other players are listed at odds of 100-1 or more or they are part of the field.

Favorite

Thomas Detry 26-1

Detry is listed as the favorite in this event, but I can’t remember when a favorite was listed with odds this high.  I almost never take favorites, but this week I don’t even consider Detry as a normal favorite since there are 17 players listed with odds between 26-1 and 40-1. I definitely won’t talk you out of taking the favorite this week as I normally do. Detry finished in a tie for 10^th last week and it would not be a shock to see him win this week.

Value Plays

Robert MacIntyre 28-1

I think you can make a case for MacIntyre being the favorite this week. Keep in mind that this event is played at the same course as last week and MacIntyre played really week a week ago with four rounds of 68 or better. He finished in a tie for 3^rd and I expect him to contend again this week.

Sami Valimaki 30-1

I like the way that Valimaki is playing right now and he was very much in the mix last week, as he finished in a tie for 6^th. This event is definitely a crapshoot as players will have their scores reset after every round. Valimaki had four good rounds last week and I see no reason he can’t contend again this week.

Rasmus Hojgaard 32-1

Hojgaard has already won twice this season and there is no reason to think he can’t win again. He is just 19-years old and shows no fear on the course. We know that Hojgaard can make a lot of birdies and I think he will put up some low scores this week. I will take Hojgaard at this number.

David Horsey 50-1

Horsey has been playing better of late. He started off last week with a couple of good rounds and then faded. I expect him to put together four good rounds this week and that makes him a live dog.

Matthew Southgate 50-1

Southgate will have a lot of confidence heading into this week as he closed with a 64 on Sunday last week to finish in 17^th place. If he can put together four rounds close to the one he put up on Sunday he could be in the mix this week and we get him at odds of 50-1.

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