The PGA Tour’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship kicks off a two-event run away from the continental United States (next week players head to Mexico).

Last year’s winner at Port Royal Golf Club was Lucas Herbert, who held off a late-charging Patrick Reed. It was the Australian’s first tour victory, and he won it thanks to a superb putting effort, which is always important in Southampton. He will not be returning to defend his championship, though, because he is attending a close friend’s wedding in Australia.

This is the tournament’s fourth year, and the third time it has been staged as a separate tour event. Eight players in the field have made the cut in the last three championships: Ryan Armour, Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, David Hearn, Kramer Hickok, Russell Knox, Denny McCarthy, and Seamus Power are among those who have taken part.

Two-time major champion John Daly, European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, and fan favorites Akshay Bhatia and Harry Higgs are among those competing.

The winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points as well as a $1.17 million percentage of the $6.5 million prize pool.

Following back-to-back high-stakes tournaments, prize pools are down this week, and the field strength is down as well, with significant decline in strength this week.

There is still plenty of skill on the tee, but not at the superstar level that we’ve seen in recent weeks.

Following a few limited-field, no-cut events, the field increases to 132 golfers this week, with a 36-hole cutline reducing the field to the top 65 and ties.

Where to watch Butterfield Bermuda Championship?

Thursday through Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. EDT, Golf Channel will broadcast live coverage.

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Availability of Tee Times Butterfield Bermuda Championship

(all times EDT)

FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY

The first tee

6:40 a.m. D.A. Points, Michael Kim, and Brian Stuard

6:51 a.m. — Austin Smotherman, Russell Knox, Cody Gribble

7:02 a.m. Greg Chalmers, Chris Stroud, and Ryan Armour

J.J. Henry, Sean O’Hair, and David Hearn at 7:13 a.m.

7:24 a.m. Scott Piercy, Stephan Jaeger, and Matthias Schwab are among those who have contributed to this work.

7:35 a.m. Martin Trainer, William McGirt, and Scott Gutschewski are among those who have contributed.

7:46 a.m. Kramer Hickok, Cameron Percy, and Bill Haas

7:57 a.m. Augusto Nez, Michael Gligic, Carson Young

8:08 a.m. Thomas Detry, Eric Cole, and James Nicholas

8:19 a.m. Nick Jones, Dylan Wu, Tyson Alexander

Erik Barnes, Trevor Cone, and Aaron Jarvis — 8:30 a.m. (a)

11:15 a.m. Adam Schenk, Grayson Murray, Seung-Yul Noh

Bo Van Pelt, Aaron Rai, and Callum Tarren 11:26 a.m.

11:37 a.m. Chesson Hadley, Ben Crane, and Aaron Baddeley

11:48 a.m. Tyler Duncan, Nick Taylor, and Seamus Power

Erik van Rooyen, Robert Streb, and Richy Werenski 11:59 a.m.

12:10 p.m. Denny McCarthy, Jonathan Byrd, and Scott Brown

12:21 p.m. S.H. Kim, Hank Lebioda, and Kevin Tway

Joseph Bramlett, Vincent Norrman, and Willie Mack III — 12:32 p.m.

12:43 p.m. Adrian Meronk, Kevin Roy, and Brandon Matthews

12:54 p.m. Chandler Blanchet, Kevin Yu, Zecheng Dou

Will Gordon, Sam Stevens, and Palmer Jackson arrive at 1:05 p.m. (a)

10th tee

6:35 a.m. Doug Ghim, Charley Hoffman, Ricky Barnes

6:46 a.m. Henrik Norlander, Adam Long, Sam Ryder

6:57 a.m. Sangmoon Bae, Mark Hubbard, and Justin Lower are among those who have contributed to this work.

Chad Ramey, Ryan Brehm, and Garrick Higgo at 7:08 a.m.

7:19 a.m. Luke Donald, Brian Gay, and Lucas Glover

7:30 a.m. Patrick Rodgers, David Lingmerth, and Jonas Blixt

Nate Lashley, Sung Kang, and Max McGreevy at 7:41 a.m.

7:52 a.m. Greg Koch, Kyle Westmoreland, and Harry Higgs

8:03 a.m. Nick Lindheim, Austin Eckroat, and Philip Knowles

8:14 a.m. MJ Daffue, Nick Hardy, and Akshay Bhatia

Harry Hall, Tano Goya, and Jarryd Dillas arrive at 8:25 a.m. (a)

11:20 a.m. Brandon Wu, C.T. Pan, Camilo Villegas

Nick Watney, D.J. Trahan, and John Daly 11:31 a.m.

11:42 a.m. Vaughn Taylor, Tommy Gainey, and Robert Garrigus are some of the players.

Wesley Bryan, Byeong Hun An, and Alex Smalley at 11:53 a.m.

12:04 p.m. Fabián Gómez, Austin Cook, and Brice Garnett

Kevin Chappell, Ben Martin, and Greyson Sigg — 12:15 p.m.

Harrison Endycott, Matti Schmid, and John VanDerLaan 12:26 p.m.

12:37 p.m. Kim Swan, Trevor Werbylo, and Ben Taylor

12:48 p.m. Michael Sims, Andrew Novak, and Scott Harrington

Robby Shelton, Ben Griffin, and Clay Feagler at 12:59 p.m.

Nico Echavarria, Brent Grant, and Caleb Surratt at 1:10 p.m. (a)

SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY

The first tee

6:40 a.m. Brandon Wu, C.T. Pan, Camilo Villegas

Nick Watney, D.J. Trahan, and John Daly at 6:51 a.m.

Vaughn Taylor, Tommy Gainey, and Robert Garrigus at 7:02 a.m.

Wesley Bryan, Byeong Hun An, and Alex Smalley at 7:13 a.m.

7:24 a.m. Fabián Gómez, Austin Cook, and Brice Garnett

7:35 a.m. Greyson Sigg, Ben Martin, and Kevin Chappell

7:46 a.m. Harrison Endycott, Matti Schmid, and John VanDerLaan are among those who have contributed.

7:57 a.m. Kim Swan, Trevor Werbylo, and Ben Taylor

8:08 a.m. Michael Sims, Andrew Novak, and Scott Harrington

Robby Shelton, Ben Griffin, and Clay Feagler 8:19 a.m.

Nico Echavarria, Brent Grant, and Caleb Surratt arrive around 8:30 a.m. (a)

11:15 a.m. Doug Ghim, Charley Hoffman, Ricky Barnes

11:26 a.m. Henrik Norlander, Adam Long, Sam Ryder

Sangmoon Bae, Mark Hubbard, and Justin Lower 11:37 a.m.

Chad Ramey, Ryan Brehm, and Garrick Higgo 11:48 a.m.

11:59 a.m. Luke Donald, Brian Gay, and Lucas Glover

12:10 p.m. Patrick Rodgers, David Lingmerth, and Jonas Blixt

Nate Lashley, Sung Kang, and Max McGreevy 12:21 p.m.

12:32 p.m. Greg Koch, Kyle Westmoreland, and Harry Higgs

12:43 p.m. Nick Lindheim, Austin Eckroat, and Philip Knowles

12:54 p.m. MJ Daffue, Nick Hardy, and Akshay Bhatia

Harry Hall, Tano Goya, and Jarryd Dillas arrive at 1:05 p.m. (a)

10th tee

6:35 a.m. Adam Schenk, Grayson Murray, Seung-Yul Noh

Bo Van Pelt, Aaron Rai, and Callum Tarren at 6:46 a.m.

6:57 a.m. Chesson Hadley, Ben Crane, and Aaron Baddeley

7:08 a.m. Tyler Duncan, Nick Taylor, and Seamus Power

Erik van Rooyen, Robert Streb, and Richy Werenski 7:19 a.m.

7:30 a.m. Denny McCarthy, Jonathan Byrd, and Scott Brown

7:41 a.m. S.H. Kim, Hank Lebioda, and Kevin Tway

Joseph Bramlett, Vincent Norrman, and Willie Mack III were arrested at 7:52 a.m.

8:03 a.m. Adrian Meronk, Kevin Roy, and Brandon Matthews

8:14 a.m. Chandler Blanchet, Kevin Yu, Zecheng Dou

Will Gordon, Sam Stevens, and Palmer Jackson arrive at 8:25 a.m. (a)

11:20 a.m. D.A. Points, Michael Kim, and Brian Stuard

11:31 a.m. — Austin Smotherman, Russell Knox, Cody Gribble

11:42 a.m. Greg Chalmers, Chris Stroud, and Ryan Armour

J.J. Henry, Sean O’Hair, and David Hearn 11:53 a.m.

Scott Piercy, Stephan Jaeger, and Matthias Schwab 12:04 p.m.

12:15 p.m. Martin Trainer, William McGirt, and Scott Gutschewski are among those who have contributed.

Bill Haas, Cameron Percy, and Kramer Hickok at 12:26 p.m.

Michael Gligic, Carson Young, and Augusto Nez arrive at 12:37 p.m.

12:48 p.m. Thomas Detry, Eric Cole, and James Nicholas

12:59 p.m. Nick Jones, Dylan Wu, Tyson Alexander

Erik Barnes, Trevor Cone, and Aaron Jarvis at 1:10 p.m. (a)

 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Course:

The Bermuda Championship will be held again at Port Royal Golf Course.

This event is still in its infancy, and Port Royal has hosted all three editions. Winning scores have been 24-under, 15-under, and 15-under, with the weather undoubtedly influencing the scoring environment.

Last year, Patrick Reed stated, “It’s one of those golf courses that, if there wasn’t wind here, you’d go out and trash. So it’s almost as if they need the wind here as a type of protection mechanism for the golf field and the tournament.”

If you enjoy tougher scoring, you’re in luck because the weather on the Bermuda coast is rarely calm.

This Robert Trent Jones design, completed in 1970, is one of the year’s shortest courses. For the pros, it’s a par-71 course measuring 6,828 yards.

The par 3s are not easy, with three of them measuring more than 210 yards, but the par 4s and 5s are readily available.

When it comes to par 4s, there are eight of them that are under 415 yards long, with the longest being 458 yards. Wind conditions will dictate how easy particular holes are to play, but in general, you’ll be handing these pros a lot of wedges and short irons.

They’ll see wall-to-wall bermudagrass with some zoysia mixed in the rough for turf. “The green speeds are a little slower than what we’re used to,” says Scottie Scheffler, “but that’s kind of what you have to do on a piece of property like this because if the wind gets up and the greens are too quick, then all of a sudden we can’t play golf.” That very much sums it up, and it’s often the case when heading to a seaside track.

Brendon Todd won the first event at 24-under, which is what this course will deliver in calmer conditions, but the last two years have produced 15-under winners, which is likely to repeat if the early forecast of wind and possibly precipitation proves true.

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Predictions for the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship:

The model predicts one major surprise at the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship: McCarthy, one of the co-favorites at 16-1, fails to win his maiden PGA Tour title and finishes in the top-five. McCarthy is coming off a strong PGA Tour season in which he finished in the top 10 five times, including a T-7 performance at the US Open in June. However, the 29-year-old has struggled in his first three outings of the 2022-23 season, finishing T-37 or worse in all three.

McCarthy’s recent struggles can be traced back to his erratic putting stroke. McCarthy starts this week’s event ranked 127th in total putting (217.8), 154th in putting average (1.789), and 162nd in 3-putt avoidance (3.57%), which does not speak well for his chances. He’s not a strong favorite to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2022, and there are significantly better values in the field.

Another surprise: 34-1 longshot Alex Smalley makes a strong bid for the title. He has a considerably higher chance of winning than his lengthy odds suggest, so he’s a good choice for anyone seeking for a big reward.

This course rewards good ball-strikers, which is one of Smalley’s talents; last season, he was in the top quartile of golfers in driving distance. He’s not at the same level this year, but he’s still in the top 40% of the tour, thanks to an amazing short game. Port Royal’s par-4s and par-5s are riddled with unforgiving bunkers, but Smalley knows how to get out of trouble, ranking 16th in sand save percentage (72.73%).

Then, once on the green, few are better, as he ranks in the top-35 in both strokes gained: putting (.665) and total putting (.665). (127.4). Because this is a diluted field, many of those ranked ahead of him will not be competing, so Smalley represents excellent value for 2022 Bermuda Championship wagers. See who else you can choose from here.

How to Make Picks for the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship:

The model is also looking for three additional golfers with chances of 28-1 or higher to make a surprise run. Anyone who backs these long shots has a chance to win big.