ISPS Handa Championship 2024: Field, betting odds, and tee times for the penultimate event of the Asian Swing

ISPS Handa Championship 2024 preview

The DP World Tour arrives in Japan for the penultimate event on the Asian Swing for the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa Championship, at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course

The ISPS Handa Championship marks the penultimate event of the Asian Swing, a swing disrupted by both the Masters and the US PGA Championship. The ISPS Handa Championship returns for its second edition in 2024 this week before players jet off for back-to-back tournaments with the final round of the Asian Swing at the Volvo China Open, the tournament’s first time back on the schedule in five years.

After a four-week break, the DP World Tour is back in action and continuing its global odyssey in Japan at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba – a stunning course boasting breathtaking views of Mount Fuji. For a tour with a European-based circuit, the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course in Japan is a welcomed destination to what is already a thriving and growing schedule on the DP World Tour.

With two events remaining on the Asian Swing and a host of big incentives on the line, there is plenty to play for as the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai continues. This season on the DP World Tour an additional $1 million is up for grabs, $200,000 for the winner of each swing, the two golfers to bag the extra cash so far has been Min Woo Lee and Rory McIlroy. For those golfers who miss out on the top spot, there is an opportunity to feature in a Major next month. The top three positions in the final Asian Swing standings, which concludes next week in China, will be exempt into the U.S. PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club next month.

Who is playing in the ISPS Handa Championship?

The Frenchman, Matthieu Pavon is the top-ranked player in the field this week, having reached a career-high in the Official World Golf Ranking with a tie for 12th on his Masters debut earlier this month.

The French star, who won his first PGA TOUR title earlier this year, is joined in action by fellow ISPS HANDA ambassadors Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who are also fellow winners on the DP World Tour.

Jesper Svensson, who like Nakajima has won his first DP World Tour title during the Asian Swing, is aiming to strengthen his bid for a first Major start at next month’s U.S. PGA Championship, while Matteo Manassero and Jordan Gumberg are this season’s other winners teeing it up.

Former DP World Tour winners Renato Paratore and Tom Lewis are among the Qualifying School graduates looking to make an impression, while could we see a third Challenge Tour graduate from the class of 2023 win this season after Matteo Manassero and Jesper Svensson?

You can take a look at the full list of players teeing it up in the ISPS Handa Championship and how they qualified here.

What is the format of the ISPS Handa Championship?

It is a standard strokeplay event played over 72 holes with a cut after 36 holes (two rounds) that sees the leading 70 players and ties make the final two rounds. The player who achieves the lowest score over four rounds will win the tournament.

Where is the ISPS Handa Championship being played?

The second edition of the ISPS Handa Championship will be played at – The 7262-yard, par 70, Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course. A new venue for the tournament this year after it was hosted at the PGM Ishioka Golf Club in 2023.

Who will win the ISPS Handa Championship?

Going on form in 2024, Matthieu Pavon has to be many people’s firm favorite to win as he is now a proven winner on the PGA Tour with victory at the Farmers Insurance, but he as also been in contention throughout the year too.

Some honorable mentions who have more than enough ability to also be in the running come Sunday would be Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Masahiro Kawamura, and Keita Nakajima.

New Zealand’s Kazuma Kobori, who has guaranteed DP World Tour status for next season by finishing top of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, is another rising star to watch out for.

Selected Bet365 odds (correct as of Apr 24, 10:00am):

Christiaan Bezuidenhout 12/1

Matthieu Pavon 12/1

Keita Nakajima 14/1

Yannik Paul 25/1

Tom McKibbin 33/1

Ewen Ferguson 40/1

Masahiro Kawamura 125/1

How much does the winner of the ISPS Handa Championship receive?

The winner of the ISPS Handa Championship will earn $380,000 from a total purse of $2,250,000. The rest of the field will be fighting it out for the remainder of the prize pot.

How to watch the ISPS Handa Championship

UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports Golf.

All times GMT

Thursday, April 25: Sky Sports Golf, 04:00 am

Friday, April 26: Sky Sports Golf, 04:00 am

Saturday, April 27: Sky Sports Golf, 04:00 am

Sunday, April 28: Sky Sports Golf, 03:30 am

US viewers can catch all the action on Golf Channel.

All times ET

Thursday, April 25: The Golf Channel, 11:00 pm

Friday, April 26: The Golf Channel, 11:00 pm

Saturday, April 27: The Golf Channel, 11:00 pm

Sunday, April 28: The Golf Channel, 10:30 pm

The ISPS Handa Championship Tee Times

Tee time information for the ISPS Handa Championship can be viewed here.

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