Golf
Golf Betting Markets
Golf Betting Odds are generally available every week with tournaments being played on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. The Major championships are always well supported by sports bettors who are keen to place a golfing sport bet on the favourite player.
The Majors are played between April and August each year with three events being played in the United States and one in the United Kingdom.
Golf Betting on the Majors kicks off with The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. The Green Jacket can produce some fantastic golf betting odds with Mike Weir giving punters a 40/1 return on their investment in 2003 after Tiger Woods won two straight years at short odds.
Big hitting left Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods then took it in turns giving those who like betting on the top ranked golfers big wins before Zach Johnson 2007 and South African Trevor Immelman ensuring more bookmakers won than lost in Masters betting.
The US Open is played in June before the Majors head across the Atlantic to the UK for The Open Championship
The PGA Championship is then played in the U.S in August to round off the 4 Major golf betting tournaments of the season.
Golf Betting isn’t restricted to just the regular tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Other Tours and indeed other competitions are also catered for.
Betting on international team competitions such as the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup provides plenty of golf betting opportunities for sports bettors who like to bet with their heart and not their head. Often, the higher ranked player loses in this form of competition.
Popular Golf Bet types include the traditional tournament winner. The majority of keen sports betting students prefer to bet on head to head match ups over 72 holes.
For those who like to have a fun sports bet, the two and three ball bet types are growing in popularity for golf betting fans.
This bet type allows you to pick one of two or three golfers to win their group for the day. The advantage of this bet is that you don’t have to wait for the event to finish before finding out if you won money with your golfing sports bet.
