Golf Betting

Golf betting has expanded massively over the past few years with the advent of an ever expanding range of online betting sites and the increased amount of television coverage of many of the major events. As well as this, golf is an immensely popular participation sport in a large number of countries and this has also played no small part in advancing the popularity of betting on golf. Playing the game helps a lot when judging which players are currently on top of their game and which have hit the doldrums.

Golf betting has come into its own again in recent times in tandem with an exciting new crop of British-based golfers emerging from the established ranks, who've provided even more incentive for online betting fans to follow their favourite sport with a little guidance from the internet bookies. Exciting golfers like Rory McIlroy, Chris Wood, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Nick Dougherty and Ross Fisher - not forgetting the well-established, tour-winning names of Padraig Harrington, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Paul Casey who creep into the generation above - have generated many column inches in the sports betting pages of internet bookmakers' websites over the past 18 months or so, as virtual bookies would be the first to testify.

Not since the glory days of Nick Faldo, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle and Colin Montgomery championing the British golfing cause around the globe (and especially in America's own back yard) back in the early 1990s have golf fans been this immersed and ultimately enthralled in the game both home and away. Which is of course manna from sports betting heaven for the myriad of online golf betting bookmakers who research, compile and offer all the very latest golf odds, prices and markets for their customers on a weekly basis; especially so ahead of golf's four major tournaments each year, The US Masters, The US Open, The British Open and the USPGA Championship.

Online Golf Betting Options

Major international golfing stars such as Tiger Woods have helped increase the popularity of golf and this has, in turn, encouraged television coverage of matches from all over the world, making golf betting an year-round pastime. Online bookies have not been slow to meet this demand and a huge range of Betting opportunities is on offer to cater for all the sophisticated betting requirements of this new and expanding following. Online bookmakers now offer numerous golf markets including outright win markets, place markets, 2 or 3 ball bets, Order of Merit top 4 and winner, and various specials like seasonal major wins.

Betting on one golfer to win a tournament can he dispiriting if he plays a poor first round of four. The advent of live betting has gone a long way towards solving this problem by providing odds which change as the rounds unfold and new bets can be placed at any time right up until the last hole. And it’s not just about winning. Why now bet that the winner will shoot under par, or win by a certain margin or how many birdies, bogies and eagles will be made. A very popular bet is whether a player will outscore two other named players in a round. The only limit to the range of bets on offer is the imagination of the bookie and if you want a bet that isn’t priced then why not ask an online bookmaker to quote you one?

Spread betting is another option. A bookie will predict the outcome for a particular player and you can then bet that the player will do better or worse than that. The difference between the bookies prediction and the outcome is multiplied by your stake and you win or lose that amount. Study this type of betting closely though because it’s not for the faint-hearted.

The major tournaments for Golf Betting Fans

The four golf majors, The Augusta Masters, The US Open Golf Betting, The The Open Championship (British Open) and the USPGA Championship are very popular Sports Betting events. They always draw the top golfers and many people are drawn to these matches just to see if anyone can beat Tiger Woods. Many say that he is the greatest living sportsman - a kind of Muhammad Ali of golf – and this had led a feeling that there’s no point in betting on anyone else. Nothing could be further from the truth. Golf is an extremely hard game to play and no player is immune to off days. Look at the 2008 Masters when Tiger looked like a dead cert. Trevor Immelman ended up wearing the green jacket and anyone clever enough to back him enjoyed odds of 260/1.

The Ryder Cup is one of the most exciting events in the world and attracts huge betting interest. This is a tournament which comes every two years and sees the best of European golfers compete with the cream of the Americans. It’s hugely competitive and usually goes down to the wire on the third day almost always leading to a nerve racking and exciting climax. This year’s event is at Valhalla GC in Kentucky and promises to be a tournament to remember with the Americans trying to make up for their losses in recent years.

Golf Betting - Tournaments and Events Summary

Online bookmakers offer betting markets for all major golf tournaments, including the following:

Golf Betting Exchanges

Golf Betting Free Bets

If you are planning to place an online golf bet, note that many sportsbook sites offer Free Bets to be used on a sport of your choice when you sign up for an online account with them.

You might also be interested in:

• US Masters Betting
• Ryder Cup Betting
• Us PGA Golf Championship
• US Masters 2007
• The Open Championship
• The US Open
• Sports Betting
• Tiger Woods Profile

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