2025 Nexo Championship betting tips: Our expert’s top picks at Trump’s place
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Tom Jacobs picks out his top Nexo Championship betting tips ahead of the DP World Tour event from Trump International Golf Links in Scotland.
The DP World Tour returns to action this week, a fortnight on from the Barracuda Championship, which ran as an alternate event to the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
The re-branded Nexo Championship, known formerly as the Scottish Championship in its only previous edition, is the fourth stop on the tour’s Closing Swing and will feature a host of DPWT winners and home-grown Scottish favorites on the newly opened Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen.
And in case you were wondering…Adrian Otaegui was the inaugural winner back in 2020, cruising to a four-stroke win ahead of Matt Wallace at Fairmont St Andrews.
Before diving into my betting tips for the week, here’s everything you need to know about the Nexo Championship…
Nexo Championship key details
Dates: 07 August – 10 August 2025
Venue: Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Par 72 – 7,439 yards)
Format: 72-hole strokeplay with 36-hole cut
Purse: $2,750,000 with the winner receiving $467,500
Race to Dubai / Ryder Cup points: 3,500 / 1,000 – see current Ryder Cup standings here
Favorites: Marco Penge 14/1, Jordan Smith 16/1, Kristoffer Reitan 18/1
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How to watch the Nexo Championship
US viewers can catch all the action on the Golf Channel.
All times EDT
Thursday, August 07: The Golf Channel, 07.30
Friday, August 08: The Golf Channel, 07.30
Saturday, August 09: The Golf Channel, 07.00
Sunday, August 10: The Golf Channel, 06.30
UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports+ and Sky Sports Golf.
All times BST
Thursday, August 07: Sky Sports Golf, 12.30
Friday, August 08: Sky Sports Golf, 12.30
Saturday, August 09: Sky Sports Golf, 12.30
Sunday, August 10: Sky Sports Golf, 12.00
Nexo Championship tee times
Tee times and groupings can be found here.
Nexo Championship betting tips
The Longshot: Filipo Celli 100/1 e/w (Paddy Power, Sky Bet 6 Places)
Another player impressing on the Challenge Tour is the Low Amateur from the 2022 Open Championship, Filippo Celli.
I have introduced him that way on purpose as I think it is important to highlight his experience on links, given he’s still relatively new to a lot of us. He was expected to kick on in a big way after that week at the Open, but he’s not yet made the long-term impact he would have expected despite some strong results.
Still, finishes of 7th (ISPS Handa), 9th (BMW International Open), 10th and 12th (KLM Open), and finally 10th in his home Open all show a reasonable upside when he has played at the top level, and I think he can find another result like this while on a great run.
Celli has finished inside the top 5 in three of his last four Challenge Tour events, including in Scotland last week. 2nd almost all week at Interwetten Open, Celli has recent form of contending, and 4th and 5th place finishes in his last two show continuation of really positive form.
Clearly talented, Celli will be keen to get himself back to the DP World Tour as soon as possible, so he can look for an ascension in the game, similar to that of Marco Penge and Kristoffer Reitan. I am confident he is capable of that, we just need to find out this week, whether a links course can be a springboard for success, just as it was when the Low Amateur at St Andrews.
The Outsider: Eddie Pepperell 80/1 e/w (Paddy Power, Sky Bet 6 Places)
Pepperell is without doubt a links specialist, having finished runner-up at the Scottish Open, Hero Open, and the Irish Open in the past, as well as recording top 7 finishes at both the Open Championship and the Alfred Dunhill Links.
It’s actually quite surprising when you look at his record that he’s yet to win at a links layout, but one of his two wins did come in Qatar, which people always view as a happy hunting ground for links fans.
He does love playing in the UK that much is very clear, with his first win coming at the British Masters, and he might just have found enough form at the right time to challenge in this.
It has been a lean few years for Pepperell, but he has these little runs where he threatens to be very good again, and this looks like it might be one of them. While all his form is coming on the Challenge Tour at the moment, finishes of 8th and 18th will grade out well anywhere, and I am more than happy to chance him when playing his favourite type of golf.
He was the 54-hole leader in France three starts ago, and while he ended up withdrawing, it shows he is capable of getting himself into contention again. He now makes the short trip to this week’s event after his top 20 at the Scottish Challenge this past weekend.
Pepperell needs to get back to the DP World Tour, and this week presents a perfect opportunity to do just that, as he can win when playing the way he is right now.
The Banker: Kristoffer Reitan 18/1 e/w (Paddy Power, Sky Bet 6 Places)
Despite being the most in-form golfer on the DP World Tour, Kristoffer Reitan still finds himself behind Marco Penge and Jordan Smith in the market.
Penge was mightily impressive when 2nd at the Scottish Open, but he really struggled at the Open Championship, whereas Reitan made the cut with ease, eventually finishing 30th. He was better placed as well, going into Sunday in 14th place, so it really has been a strong continuation of form for the Norwegian.
This incredible run of form for Reitan started when finishing 2nd to Penge at the Hainan Classic in April, and since then he’s picked up his own win two starts later at the Soudal Open, finished 2nd the following week in Austria, and then 4th at the BMW International Open. His T46 at the Italian Open has been a rare misstep since April, but his otherwise been fantastic.
14th at the Scottish Open in an incredibly strong field and 30th at the Open, where he was better placed after 54 holes, both suggest he could enjoy the links conditions this week at Trump International, as does his T14 earlier in the season in Qatar, where links experts tend to play well.
Strong off the tee and very good with the putter, Reitan is always going to find himself in the mix, and it certainly helps that in back-to-back weeks at the Scottish Open and the Open Championship, he struck his irons really well also.
Reitan’s preseason ambitions would have been to keep his card; they are now to secure his PGA Tour card for next year, something he would do with a win here. He should take advantage now while the field is weak, because there will be some far better fields to play against in the lead-up to the Ryder Cup.
Even at 18/1, I think he represents plenty of value given what he’s up against.
The Bonus Pick: Euan Walker 80/1 e/w (Bet365 8 Places Market)
I don’t know an awful lot about Euan Walker, other than he had a promising amateur career, littered with strong results on links golf courses, and he’s now showing signs of improvement at the Challenge Tour level.
At 29, he is no spring chicken, but there’s still plenty of time for him to improve, and after winning for the first time on the Challenge Tour in 2024, it looks like he’s doing just that.
Despite being pro for six years, Walker has yet to play a full season at the top level, making limited starts here and there, so it’s hard for us to gauge exactly how he will cope in this field this week. With that said, he’s in fine form, making 8 of his last 9 cuts, with two 3rd-place finishes starting and ending this run. 3rd last week was a huge positive as he made the short trip here for his chance of playing on the DP World Tour, and it’s his form leading into last week that provides reason for encouragement.
After finishing 3rd at the Challenge de España, 32nd or better in 6 of his next 7 events. For four events in a row, though he went into Sunday with a chance of finishing higher, sitting 16th after 54 holes when finishing 21st, 13th after 54 before 16th, 14th after 54 holes before finishing 21st again, and then finally inside the top 7 all week at the Czech Challenge before finishing 31st.
Clearly, he has trouble finishing strong weeks off, and that’s why he is playing where he is, but the sheer form suggests something big could be on the horizon. It might be that he tops out with his 3rd last week, but if he can put together another big week on the links here at Trump International, he could change the course of his career. I will take a shot on him doing so, given he’s showing the hidden form I like to see, and the fact that he did very little wrong when trying to chase down countryman, Daniel Young, yesterday.
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Expert selected Nexo Championship betting tips from Today's Golfer.
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Kristoffer Reitan at the Open Championship.
