Porsche Singapore Classic (2025)

The DP World Tour is set to begin its ‘Asian Swing’ with the first stop in Singapore for this week’s Porsche Singapore Classic.

The ‘Asian Swing’ will consist of four tournaments across three different countries with the Masters sandwiched in the middle.

The DP World Tour capped its ‘International Swing’ two weeks back at the Joburg Open as Laurie Canter claimed the swing title, adding a $200,000 bonus for doing so.

This is the third year that the DP World Tour has headed to Singapore since the tournament's inception in 2023, ending a previous nine year hiatus from the country.

Like the previous two installments, this week’s event will be held at the daunting Laguna National, which is regarded as one of the toughest courses in all of Asia.

The Field

Robert MacIntyre returns to DP World Tour action, making the journey from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida where he just competed at THE PLAYERS Championship.

With LIV Golf playing in Singapore last week, the likes of Paul Casey and Tom McKibbin will stay in the country to tee it up this week as well. 

MacIntyre, Casey and McKibbin will be joined by an extensive list of DP World regulars which include Jordan Smith, Matthew Jordan, Haotong Li, Sam Biarstow, Julien Gurrier and Alejandro Del Rey, among others.

Jesper Svensson is the defending champion of this event but will not be back to defend his title as he’s slated to play in the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship this week. 

Ockie Strydom won the inaugural playing of this event in 2023 and will be back this week in an attempt to win his second Porsche Singapore Classic title. 

The Course

The Classic Course at Laguna National Golf and Country Club in Tampines, Singapore plays host this week.

Laguna National opened in 1993 and is a par 72 that plays at 7,471 yards.

This course is no walk in the park, as previously mentioned, it is regarded as one of the most challenging courses in all of Asia. It is also known locally as ‘The Beast.’

The course’s website describes the course as visually stimulating and refreshingly bold in its presentation, the Classic has a reputation as one of the most difficult and dramatic tests of golf in Asia.

In tune with its nickname of ‘The Beast,’ this course features 146 bunkers and five water features that must be traversed by each and every golfer in this week’s field.

The greens are laid in platinum paspalum and are undulating. The greens are also bumpy and unpredictable.

The weather will be the biggest defense this week as the climate is unlike much the Tour will see. Hot, humid and sticky conditions will be the norm this week.

On top of that, afternoon storms in Singapore are the norm and are essentially a daily occurrence.

Those who are accustomed to playing in both these weather conditions and tracks in Asia will see an advantage this week. 

Although it has recently returned to the DP World Tour, this track has hosted many events over the years.

Laguna National Golf Resort Club previously hosted the Singapore Masters from 2002 to 2007. It was also the venue for the DP World Tour’s last visit, when Chilean Felipe Aguilar triumphed in The Championship at Laguna National in 2014. 

The Weather

As I previously touched on the routine afternoon storms in Singapore, so will be the case this week. Thursday currently calls for an 85-percent chance of heavy rain. Rain will begin Wednesday morning and roll into all-day Thursday, with an increased chance in the afternoon. That rain will continue on into Friday with a 70-percent chance of precipitation that will become much lighter as the day goes on. Saturday and Sunday both call for a 35-percent chance of precipitation, with the highest chance on Saturday coming in the morning and the highest chance on Sunday coming in the afternoon. Temperatures will begin at 79-degrees on Thursday and gradually increase to 84-degrees come Sunday. Winds will be at the highest on Thursday and Friday at 11 miles-per-hour before dropping to ten miles-per-hour on Saturday and seven miles-per-hour on Sunday. In all, we’re in line for some wet conditions.

Key Stats

• Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (SG: TTG)

• Strokes Gained: Approach (SG: APP)

• Putts per Greens in Regulation (Putts per GIR)

• Strokes Gained: Around the Green (SG: ATG)

• Scrambling

• Average Driving Distance

Betting Card

Angel Ayora (+4500)

With Robert MacIntyre coming over to compete this week along with LIV Golf’s Paul Casey and Tom McKibbin, there is great value to be had of the DP World Tour regulars in this field. With that being said, I’m starting my card a bit down the list with Ayora. Ayora is currently ninth on Tour in SG: TTG, tenth in average driving distance, 23rd in putts per GIR, 30th in scrambling, 55th in SG: APP and 71st in SG: ATG. The young Spaniard last competed on the DP World Tour at the South African Open where he missed the cut. Prior to that he placed 20th at the Magical Kenya Open, 14th at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and 27th at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. His 2025 campaign also includes a fifth place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Championship and a sixth place finish at the BMW Australian PGA Championship to start the season. He most recently competed at the Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour where he made the cut. 

Jayden Schaper (+5000)

Schaper is quickly becoming a staple of my DP World Tour betting cards and that’s for good reason. He’s been red-hot as of late, placing ninth in his last outing at the Joburg Open. He also placed 16th at the South African Open Championship, fourth at the Magical Kenya Open and fifth at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters across his last four tournaments coming into this week. Schaper has also played this event each of the last two seasons, making the cut last year and missing the cut in the inaugural playing in 2023. He also placed 13th earlier this season at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. Schaper is currently 11th on Tour in SG: TTG, 18th in SG: ATG, 23rd in putts per GIR, 24th in SG: APP, 62nd in scrambling and 87th in average driving distance.

Brandon Robinson-Thompson (+5000)

If you can’t tell by now, I’m loving these mid-tier priced golfers this week in Singapore. Robinson-Thompson is currently 15th on Tour in average driving distance, 23rd in scrambling, 35th in both SG: TTG and SG: APP, 54th in putts per GIR and 55th in SG: ATG. Across his last four events on the DP World Tour, he placed seventh at the Joburg Open, 41st at the Magical Kenya Open, third at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and eighth at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. 

Adrien Saddier (+5500)

Keeping with the theme of mid-tier golfers this week, Saddier is another guy in great form. Over his last four outings on the DP World Tour he’s placed 19th at the Joburg Open, seventh at the Magical Kenya Open, 35th at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship and 13th at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. Saddier is currently 17th on Tour in both SG: TTG and putts per GIR, 27th in SG: APP, 42nd in SG: ATG, 55th in scrambling and 77th in average driving distance. 

Benjamin Hebert (+25000)

I had to include at least one long-shot this week and that is Herbert. Herbert is currently 11th on Tour in SG: ATG, 35th in scrambling, 37th in putts per GIR, 40th in SG: APP, 75th in SG: TTG and 106th in average driving distance. In his last two outings, Hebert has placed 13th at the Magical Kenya Open and 19th at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. He also placed 22nd earlier this season at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.