Open d’Italia 2026 Betting Tips: Say Ciao to our six for Torino

Following a three-week break, the DP World Tour returns to action for the final two events of the European Swing. It’s to Germany for the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried next week, but first, a strong field heads to Italy for the Open d’Italia at Circolo Golf Torino.

Star golf tipster Jamie Worsley is back with his usual long-read preview of the event. He's picked out six players he likes to follow, so check out Jamie's thoughts and his Open d'Italia 2026 Betting Tips below...

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY 

Having first been held in 1925, the Open d'Italia (Italian Open) is over 100 years old, making it one of the oldest events on the DP World Tour (DPWT). It was held intermittently following its inception but has been a mainstay on the tour since 1972.

With four wins apiece, France's Auguste Boyer and Belgium's Flory Van Donck have won this championship more than any other player. However, each of their victories came in the pre-DPWT era.

Nobody in the modern period has managed to match that tally, but seven players have won on two occasions: Sandy Lyle (1984, 1992), Sam Torrance (1987, 1995), Bernhard Langer (1983, 1997), Ian Poulter (2000, 2002), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (2007, 2012), Hennie Otto (2008, 2014) and Francesco Molinari (2006, 2016).

Meanwhile, it's a tournament that continues to elude home players, with Francesco Molinari the only Italian to win since 1980.

Last five winners:

• 2025 (Argentario Golf Club)

Winner: Adrien Saddier (-14)

Runner-up: Martin Couvra (-12)

• 2024 (Adriatic Golf Club Cervia)

Winner: Marcel Siem (-10, playoff)

Runner-up: Tom McKibbin (-10)

• 2023 (Marco Simone Golf & Country Club)

Winner: Adrian Meronk (-13)

Runner-up: Romain Langasque (-12)

• 2022 (Marco Simone Golf & Country Club)

Winner: Robert MacIntyre (-14, playoff)

Runner-up: Matt Fitzpatrick (-14)

• 2021 (Marco Simone Golf & Country Club)

Winner: Nicolai Hojgaard (-13)

Runners-up: Tommy Fleetwood, Adrian Meronk (-12)

Adrien Saddier produced a fine weekend performance to earn his first DPWT victory in Italy last year, which helped him earn enough points to secure a PGA Tour card. The Frenchman returns to defend this week.

THE COURSE

Circolo Golf Torino – Blue Course

• Original architect / Year opened: John Morrison / 1956
• Latest renovation: Graham Cook renovated the layout in 1999 in preparation to host the Open d'Italia for the first time
• Previous tournaments: Open d'Italia (1999, 2013, 2014)
• Par / Yardage: Par 71 / 7,214 yards (played as a par 72 previously)
• Hole breakdown:
  • 4x par 3s (175-217 yards)
  • 11x par 4s (367-514 yards)
  • 3x par 5s (502-590 yards)
• Course style: A gently-rolling and strategic parkland played through tight, densely tree-lined corridors
• Fairways:
  • The narrow fairways are predominantly doglegged, some severely so
  • Strategically-placed bunkers guard the landing areas
  • With trees regularly encroaching on playing lines, players must position the ball smartly to open up angles into the greens
• Greens:
  • Said greens are average in size overall and can run pretty quick
  • They're subtly contoured rather than dramatically undulating
  • Several are raised and there are countless tricky pin positions placed adjacent the abundant bunkering
• Defences:
  • Water is in-play on 10 holes in total
  • The mature woodland surrounds demand the utmost precision

Circolo Golf Torino's Blue Course is an attractive risk/reward layout showcasing spectacular alpine views.

Scoring was varied here in the two most-recent editions, with Hennie Otto firing -20 to win in 2014, which followed on from Julien Quesne shooting -12 to take the title 12 months earlier.

It's difficult to know exactly what to expect from a course that has been absent from the schedule for more than a decade. The most significant change is at the 12^th, which has been converted from a par 5 into a lengthy 514-yard par 4. However, it remains the only par 4 measuring more than 470 yards and, with the three remaining par 5s all gettable in the right conditions, there appear to be plenty of scoring opportunities for those in control of their long game.

THE WEATHER

It's forecast to be an uncomfortably hot week in Italy, with temperatures reaching highs of 38-41°C each day. Accompanied by only light winds, it's the heat that will be the biggest obstacle to overcome.

KEY STATS

SG: Off-the-Tee (SG: OTT) and/or Driving Accuracy

SG: Approach / Greens-in-Regulation (GIR)

Tournament-specific data is non-existent for this event, but it doesn't take much to work out what is required. The narrow, doglegging avenues demand a precise ball-striking display to navigate successfully, and it's no surprise to see that type of player dominate the leaderboard in previous editions.

2013 winner Julien Quesne was never especially reliable off the tee, but he drove the ball straighter than ever during that campaign, ranking 52^nd in driving accuracy. Steve Webster, who finished tied for 2^nd, built his career on finding plenty of greens, while fellow runner-up David Higgins was among the tour's more accurate drivers, placing 14^th in driving accuracy. Emiliano Grillo and Felipe Aguilar in 4^th also fit that profile.

Succeeding the Frenchman 12 months later, Hennie Otto ranked 21^st in driving accuracy and 32^nd in GIR. Meanwhile, 4^th-placed pair Richie Ramsay and Joost Luiten are players whose games are built on finding fairways and greens.

CORRELATING EVENTS

BMW PGA Championship (Wentworth)

Wentworth is a strategic, tree-lined course where players must intelligently navigate the doglegging corridors to create birdie chances. This makes it a standout comp for Golf Torino.

Notable correlating form:

• Julien Quesne: Italy (1^st) / BMW PGA (4^th, 8^th)
• David Howell: Italy (2^nd) / BMW PGA (1^st)
• David Higgins: Italy (2^nd) / BMW PGA (10^th)
• Stephen Gallacher: Italy (3^rd) / BMW PGA (4^th, 5^th)
• Fredrik Andersson Hed: Italy (4^th) / BMW PGA (2^nd)
• Nicolas Colsaerts: Italy (4^th) / BMW PGA (3^rd)
• Richie Ramsay: Italy (4^th) / BMW PGA (6^th, 9^th)

British Masters (The Belfry – Brabazon Course)

As a tight, mildly-undulating parkland with narrow fairways and average-sized greens, The Belfry's Brabazon Course ticks many of the boxes we're looking for here.

Notable correlating form:

• Stephen Gallacher: Italy (3^rd) / British Masters (2^nd)
• Richie Ramsay: Italy (4^th) / British Masters (3^rd)
• Fredrik Andersson Hed: Italy (4^th) / British Masters (4^th)
• Joost Luiten: Italy (4^th) / British Masters (8^th)

Omega European Masters (Crans-sur-Sierre)

While Crans-sur-Sierre is an undulating alpine course set at altitude, the classic parkland characteristics and mountainous setting have enabled players to carry form from Golf Torino.

Notable correlating form:

• Julien Quesne: Italy (1^st) / European Masters (5^th)
• Richie Ramsay: Italy (4^th) / European Masters (1^st)
• Fredrik Andersson Hed: Italy (4^th) / European Masters (2^nd, 6^th)
• Joost Luiten: Italy (4^th) / European Masters (5^th, 6^th)
• Felipe Aguilar: Italy (4^th) / European Masters (6^th)

Dubai Desert Classic (Emirates Golf Club)

With its narrow, doglegging fairways, strong bunkering, and slick, elevated greens, there are plenty of similarities between Emirates Golf Club and the Blue Course.

Notable correlating form:

• David Howell: Italy (2^nd) / Dubai (3^rd)
• Steve Webster: Italy (2^nd) / Dubai (5^th, 7^th)
• Stephen Gallacher: Italy (3^rd) / Dubai (1^st, 1^st)
• Emiliano Grillo: Italy (4^th) / Dubai (2^nd)
• Felipe Aguilar: Italy (4^th) / Dubai (3^rd)
• Richie Ramsay: Italy (4^th) / Dubai (6^th)
• Fredrik Andersson Hed: Italy (4^th) / Dubai (7^th)

BMW International Open (Golfclub Munchen Eichenried)

Lastly, as another traditional, wooded venue with lots of water in-play and scoring chances at every turn, Golfclub Munchen Eichenried is worth checking out.

Notable correlating form:

• Hennie Otto: Italy (1^st) / BMW International (8^th)
• David Howell: Italy (2^nd) / BMW International (1^st)
• Joost Luiten: Italy (4^th) / BMW International (2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th)
• Felipe Aguilar: Italy (4^th) / BMW International (4^th)

THE FIELD

This year's Open d'Italia has attracted a quality field, which includes eight of the world's top 100. World No. 29 Patrick Reed is the highest-ranking player in attendance, with LIV's Davis Puig and Joaquin Niemann coming next at No. 60 and 61, respectively.

Adrien Saddier makes the trip over from the PGA Tour to defend and is joined by five further former champions: Marcel Siem (2024), Bernd Wiesberger (2019), Francesco Molinari (2016, 2006), Julien Quesne (2013) and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (2012, 2007).

Elvis Smylie, Josele Ballester, Tom McKibbin and Branden Grace provide added depth from LIV. Whilst veterans Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer will also tee up via the special PGA Tour category.

In addition, alongside two-time winner Francesco Molinari, the home challenge is strengthened by proven winners such as Guido Migliozzi, Renato Paratore and Matteo Manassero, as well as the in-form Gregorio De Leo.

SELECTIONS

Market leaders (1/4, 5 places): Joaquin Niemann 7/1, David Puig 12/1, Patrick Reed 14/1, Thomas Detry 20/1, Angel Ayora 20/1, Daniel Hillier 22/1, Eugenio Chacarra 22/1

1 pt Dan Bradbury each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 55/1

Whenever a pure ball-striking test rolls into town, Dan Bradbury usually enters my calculations. Having played college golf in Tennessee and Florida, this week's temperatures should hold no fears and, after improving with each appearance in this event, he's well placed to launch a serious challenge in Turin.

Bradbury secured his third DPWT win at the Joburg Open back in March and has picked up two further top-10s either side of that, finishing 5^th in Qatar and 6^th at the Catalunya Championship.

The current standard of his iron play mirrors what we were seeing earlier in the year, ranking 15^th in SG: Approach and 24^th in GIR. Driving stats of 23^rd in SG: OTT and 38^th in driving accuracy offer additional promise, as do his recent displays on the greens, gaining strokes in two of his last three starts.

Bradbury was 32^nd on his Italian Open debut in 2023, following with finishes of 10^th in 2024 and 3^rd last year. He's been 8^th and 19^th at The Belfry and, with his precise ball-striking remaining a major asset, he looks primed to contend for a second title of the season.

1 pt Niklas Norgaard each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 66/1

Niklas Norgaard’s game has been trending in the right direction across the last couple of months, and he can take another step forward this week. Despite his power-packed game, he’s got some handy form on compact, tree-lined courses, which can help him unlock Golf Torino’s Blue Course.

Returning to the DPWT after a difficult rookie season on the PGA Tour in 2025, Norgaard struggled to readjust early doors, missing five of his first nine cuts. However, he’s since made four of his last five and arrives in Italy after encouraging finishes of 21^st at the KLM Open and 43^rd at last week’s U.S. Open.

He’s driven the ball reasonably well all year, but it’s his iron play that has really caught the eye recently, ranking 2^nd in SG: Approach and 10^th in GIR in the Netherlands. They again looked solid over the first three rounds at Shinnecock, where he also ranked 8^th in SG: OTT and 25^th in driving accuracy.

Norgaard has made the cut in each Open d’Italia start, finishing 50^th in 2022, 23^rd in 2023 and 33^rd in 2024. His solo DPWT win came at The Belfry in 2024’s British Masters and, having finished 4^th at the Dubai Desert Classic and 7^th at the BMW PGA Championship, he’s no stranger to performing in tricky ball-striking conditions.

1 pt Kazuma Kobori each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 70/1

Kazuma Kobori has a similar profile to recent maiden winner Kota Kaneka, in that he’s a straight hitter and strong putter who has been found wanting in approach. Upgrades in this area underpinned the Japanese youngster’s victory in Austria, and with Kobori stepping it up in this regard over the last couple of months, he’s got every chance of making his own breakthrough in Italy.

Kobori has three top-20s on the DPWT this season, the first of which came in Qatar on his third appearance of the campaign, finishing 9^th. He was then 13^th at the Turkish Airlines Open and 6^th at the Catalunya Championship, before responding positively to two missed cuts with a 28^th-place finish at the KLM Open last time out.

He’s driving the ball as straight as ever, ranking 2^nd in driving accuracy and has a strong all-round short game. That said, it’s the aforementioned iron play that I’m most excited about, sitting 18^th during the last two months in SG: Approach, over which time he’s gained strokes in four of five starts.

This means that each part of his game is now clicking, and as a player who has finished 2^nd at the British Masters and 3^rd at the BMW International Open, Kobori can build on his 16^th-place finish in Italy last year.

1 pt Davis Bryant each-way (1/5 - 6 places) @ 70/1

With two runner-up finishes to his name in 2026, Davis Bryant is getting ever-closer to breaking his professional duck. This is another layout that should suit his precise ball-striking style, and with strong efforts at The Belfry and Wentworth boding well, he can contend once again.

Bryant has missed just one cut in his last 10 outings, a sequence of results that began with a 2^nd-place finish in Kenya. He picked up a second top-20 of the season in China, and just two starts ago he occupied the runner-up spot once again at the Austrian Alpine Open.

The American has been striking his irons well all season, ranking 34^th in SG: Approach, but he has been even better of late, standing 2^nd in this field across the last three months. He complements this with the driver, ranking 11^th in driving accuracy, and also gaining strokes on and around the greens, clear weaknesses are not easy to find.

Bryant was 10^th at this event in 2025, before backing it up with a 4^th-place finish at the correlating BMW International Open. He was also 13^th on his solo try at The Belfry’s Brabazon Course, which does nothing but strengthen his case at Golf Torino.

1 pt Ricardo Gouveia each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 100/1

Another contender who has improved their approach performances in recent weeks is Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia. This seven-time HotelPlanner Tour champion has looked closer than ever to transferring that winning habit to the DPWT in 2026, and as someone who has twice been victorious in Italy, this could just be the week it all comes together.

Despite recording top-10s of 7^th at the Dubai Desert Classic and 9^th at the Kenya Open, Gouveia was largely inconsistent at the beginning of the campaign, with those quality efforts surrounded by six missed cuts. He has finished 38^th or better in each of his last five starts, suggesting that issue has been resolved.

He picked up a third top-10 when 7^th at the Turkish Airlines Open but it was his performance in Austria that stands out, where he was in control through the first 10 holes of round four before eventually finishing 2^nd.

That result was engineered by a high-class approach display, as he ranked 2^nd in SG: Approach and 3^rd in GIR. He’s actually gained strokes with his irons on his last four appearances, and as the 10^th-best putter on tour who sits inside the top 25 in driving accuracy, his skillset is a strong match for this challenge.

Gouveia has never finished higher than 56^th in this event, but he is a two-time winner of the Italian Challenge on the HotelPlanner Tour. He’s got an eye-catching record at the Dubai Desert Classic, finishing 14^th in 2025 and 7^th this year, and with this newfound form, he looks capable of significantly enhancing his previous best.

1 pt Angel Hidalgo each-way (1/5 - 8 places) @ 150/1

After producing his strongest approach performance of the campaign at the U.S. Open, Angel Hidalgo is my final selection at Golf Torino. He’s got winning experience in Italy, and as an accurate driver whose best results have come on tight, tree-lined courses, this looks a suitable test for his skills.

Starting the season with solid finishes of 38^th at the Dubai Invitational and 26^th at the Dubai Desert Classic, Hidalgo’s form soon dropped off, as he failed to record a single top 50 in his next seven. However, with two top-25s in the last two months – 19^th at the China Open and 21^st at the KLM Open – alongside a competent 53^rd-place finish at Shinnecock, he looks to have turned a corner.

There’s no doubt that the driver has been his main weapon, ranking 46^th in SG: OTT and 56^th in driving accuracy. He’s been pretty poor in approach throughout 2026, but he showed signs of improvement in the Netherlands and took that up a notch in New York, where he was 23^rd in SG: Approach. That was part of a top-class all-round ball-striking display, as the Spaniard also ranked 1^st in driving accuracy and 16^th in SG: OTT.

I’m hoping that Hidalgo will carry that momentum to Italy, where he won on the Alps Tour in 2021. He’s a somewhat erratic player, but he has shown an ability to excel on similar layouts, winning his national title at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in 2024 – a tight, strategic, parkland course – finishing 4^th at the claustrophobic Valderrama, and recording a top-10 at the Dubai Desert Classic.

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