2026 Dubai Invitational Betting Preview And Best Each Way Tips

Expert 2026 Dubai Invitational betting tips and each-way picks. Analysis on Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, and Doc's 5 best value bets for Dubai Creek

2026 Dubai Invitational Betting Tips

Dubai Invitational Betting Tips

January 15 – 18th, 2026

Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,059

Defending Champion: Tommy Fleetwood

The World's Best Golf Tipster is back for the 2026 season!! The counter has been reset to zero, but the strategy remains exactly the same. In 2025, my tips paid a total season profit of €2,355 never putting on more than a €10 each way bet. Let's see can we beat the bookies again this year!!

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Rors starts at 3/1 across the board, with defending champ (from 2024) Tommy Fleetwood the only other man in single figure odds at around 9/2.

Doc's 5 Best Each Way Picks

Thorbjorn Olesen 22/1

T8 in 2024 then won after in the UAE, he's back to his best. It's only the beginning of the season but Thor loves the region, loves this time of year, and is always in contention. Solid choice.

Jayden Schaper 14/1

Is it a foals gallop or can Jayden keep the pre Christmas momentum going. The 24-year-old South African has just won in South Africa and Mauritius, and was 2nd at the Nedbank. Course debutant but hot stuff.

Nicolai Højgaard 14/1

Sneaks along quietly while Rors and co get the headlines.  But out here Nicolai is the real deal. Huge hitting gives him a massive desert advantage. Previous winner of the DP World Tour Championship, the Ras Al Khaimah Championship and a danger every time he tees it up.

Thriston Lawrence 35/1

As streaky as they come, but when he's in the mood Thriston is value to watch. The South African knows how to attack and go low in the desert and has the putting stroke for the Paspalum and Bermuda greens found out here. Good man in the wind too, each way chances. 

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 28/1

Rasmus has transitioned effortlessly from slaughtering everyone on the Challenge Tour to doing much the same to the big boys in the course of a couple of years. Winner of the Aussie Open last month and has played great in Dubai and Qatar over the past couple of years. I cant imagine he was tucking in to the Quality Street and downing pints over Christmas either; Rasmus will be ready to hit the ground running.

Long Odds Glory Shot

Julien Guerrier 125/1

Worth a quid each way. T6 in the Nedbank before Christmas and was 14th here in 2024. Hit 38 fairways then and 15th in GIR. Good course fit.

The Doc's 2026 Dubai Invitational Betting Card

Player	Odds	Key Stat / Recent Form
Thorbjorn Olesen	22/1	Previous winner in UAE; T8 here in 2024.
Jayden Schaper	14/1	Hot: Won Mauritius Open & Alfred Dunhill (Dec '25).
Nicolai Højgaard	14/1	DP World Tour Championship Winner.
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	28/1	Hot: Won Australian Open (Dec '25).
Thriston Lawrence	35/1	Desert Specialist; excellent on Paspalum greens.
Julien Guerrier	125/1	T6 at Nedbank; 14th here in 2024.

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