LIV Golf Jeddah Invitational: Expert picks explored

The LIV Golf 2023 individual event winner will be declared on Sunday, October 15 at the Jeddah event. This week's Saudi circuit tournament is the concluding individual event of the season.

According to The Sports Daily, Bryson DeChambeau is an expert's favourite to win the tournament with odds of +800. He's followed by Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson, with odds of +1100.

Talor Gooch's odds of winning the LIV Golf Jeddah are +1400, followed by Abraham Ancer and Joaquin Niemann.

Here're the expert's favourites to win the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah event (by The Sports Daily):

Bryson DeChambeau: +800
Cameron Smith: +1100
Dustin Johnson: +1100
Talor Gooch: +1400
Abraham Ancer: +1600
Joaquin Niemann: +1800
Brooks Koepka: +1800
Mito Pereira: +1800
Patrick Reed: +2000
Sebastian Munoz: +2500
Anirban Lahiri: +2500
Sergio Garcia: +2500
Harold Varner II: +2800
Dean Burmester: +2800
Marc Leishman: +3000
Jason Kokrak: +3000
Brendan Steele: +3300
Cameron Tringale: +3500
Branden Grace: +4000
Peter Uihlein: +4000
Louis Oosthuizen: +4000
Henrik Stenson: +4000
Charles Howell II: +4000

Last year, Brooks Koepka won the tournament, but Dustin Johnson clinched the trophy of the individual champion, topping the season-ending standings.

After the LIV Golf Jeddah, players will head for the Team Championship in Miami.

2023 LIV Golf Jeddah Round 1 tee times

Golfers will tee off for the first round of the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah at 12:15 p.m. local time at the Royal Greens Golf Course in King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia on Friday, Oct. 13.

LIV Golf events have a shotgun start, with Bryson DeChambeau starting his game with Cameron Smith and Talor Gooch on the first hole.

Here're the pairings of the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah event for the first round along with their starting hole:

Hole #1 Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Talor Gooch
Hole #2 Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka, Branden Grace
Hole #3 Dustin Johnson, Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz
Hole #4 Anirban Lahiri, Harold Varner III, Peter Uihlein
Hole #6 Sergio Garcia, Richard Bland, Joaquin Niemann
Hole #7 Matthew Wolff, Abraham Ancer, Pat Perez
Hole #8 Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson, Paul Casey
Hole #9 Chase Koepka, Martin Kaymer, Sihwan Kim
Hole #10 Lee Westwood, Jediah Morgan, James Piot
Hole #11 Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell, Bernd Wiesberger
Hole #12 Matt Jones, Phil Mickelson, Sam Horsfield
Hole #14 Scott Vincent, Eugenio Chacarra, Thomas Pieters
Hole #15 Danny Lee, Kevin Na, David Puig
Hole #16 Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Kokrak
Hole #17 Marc Leishman, Cameron Tringale, Brendon Steele
Hole #18 Charles Howell II, Dean Burnmester, Carlos Ortiz

Next, the 2023 LIV Golf Miami Team Championship takes place from Oct. 20 to 22 at the Trump National Doral.