#Arnold Palmer

There used to be a time when golf betting was a niche activity, with many online sportsbooks steering clear of the sport altogether. In recent years, however, the number of people betting on golf has skyrocketed. In addition to wagering on the winner of a tournament, you can now take advantage of multiple golf betting opportunities. With most…

The PGA Tour season's third major is in the books, and the stretch run is right over the horizon as many of the tour's top golfers get set to play in the 2022 Travelers Championship. The short trip over to TPC River Highlands near Hartford, Conn., brought many players from the U.S. Open, played last week in Brookline, Mass. Five of the top 11…

All eyes will be on a dream group on Thursday when the 2022 PGA Championship tees off at Southern Hills Country Club. Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, who have a combined 22 major championships, will play together for the first two rounds. Spieth has three titles and needs to win the PGA Championship 2022 to join Woods and four other…

After a six-week hiatus, the PGA TOUR returns to kick off 2023 in Hawaii on the island of Maui at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. A field of 39 players, including 17 of the OWGR Top 20, are here this week as this event at Kapalua has opened the PGA TOUR calendar year for the last 25 years. Cameron Smith kicked off our profitable season last…

Over the past five seasons, four top players (Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka (2), Collin Morikawa) have won the PGA Championship as rotating courses. Phil Mickelson turned in a stunning victory last year at Kiawah Island to capture his second title at the event at the age of 50. The last time (2007) the PGA Championship was held at Southern Hills in…

Of the 88 players in the 2021 Masters field, only one can complete a career grand slam with a victory. Rory McIlroy is only missing a green jacket from his resume of major championships, as the Irishman is 0-for-12 at Augusta National. McIlroy has been competitive with six top-10 finishes over his last seven Masters, but he hasn't been able to get…

As a yearling, he lost his left eye in a stall accident, so, they named him Un Ojo or One Eye - not the best way to launch a racing career, but he showed he wanted to run, so they let him. He won the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn at odds of 75-1 and then ran second in the Arkansas Derby. But he hurt a shoulder and they took him back to Louisiana to…

4pts e.w. Rory McIlroy at 9/1 (Boylesports 1/5, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10) 1pt e.w. Brendan Steele at 100/1 (Boylesports 1/5, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) 1pt e.w. Patrick Rodgers at 150/1 (Boylesports 1/5, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) We get to see Muirfield Village for the fourth time in little more than two years as the Memorial Tournament again serves as the…

If the college basketball March Madness action wasn't enough for you last week, golf has its own version in Texas this week as the world's best congregate one final time before the Masters, which starts in just two weeks (!). Though a handful of the top players in the world will be absent this week, we still get a very different look at the…

The first 2021 Open Championship tee times are at 1:35 a.m. ET on Thursday at Royal St. George's Golf Club. Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson were runner-ups the last time the British Open was played at Royal St. George's, and both have won a major in the last 12 months. Can Johnson overcome a run of poor play, and can Mickelson be a factor in the…

Father's Day is traditionally celebrated every year during the final round of the US Open, and Sunday will be no different, as it coincides with the conclusion of the 2021 U.S. Open. Last year's tournament was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Bryson DeChambeau breaking through to win his first major. This year's…

Phil Mickelson isn't the only San Diego native in the 2021 U.S. Open field, as Xander Schauffele will also make the trek to Torrey Pines. Schauffele frequently played the course while growing up and graduated just 20 miles away at San Diego State University. Like Mickelson, Torrey Pines is Schauffele's home course and he finished runner-up there at…

Many of the PGA Tour's best golfers head to Hogan's Alley this week for the 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge, which tees off Thursday at Colonial Country Club. A particularly strong post-major field will take on the course in Fort Worth, Texas where longtime area resident Ben Hogan won five times. Dallas native Jordan Spieth isn't a threat to his…

Rory McIlroy played in his first tournament in more than two months when he was part of the Genesis Invitational field two weeks ago. McIlroy knocked off the rust with a 10th-place finish, earning more than $300000 in the process. He now enters the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational as one of the favorites to win this week's tournament at Bay Hill.…

The Players Championship used to play fast and firm, but the golf tournament has been playing softer after moving from May to March three years ago. The result: more golfers have used drivers from the tee box, which could change the strategy behind your 2022 Players Championship bets when the tournament begins on Thursday. Justin Thomas is the…

There are plenty of storylines entering Thursday's 2022 U.S. Open. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas will try for a second title this season. Jon Rahm, the reigning U.S. Open champion, will be trying to go back-to-back, while red-hot Rory McIlroy wants a fifth major title after winning last week's RBC…

Paul Casey is the lone golfer in the relatively brief history of the Valspar Championship to win the tournament in consecutive years (2018-19). K.J. Choi is the only other golfer to win the tournament twice, but neither will be in the 2022 Valspar Championship field when the event returns to the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort on Thursday.…

Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa moved up to No. 2 in the world rankings following his fifth-place finish at the Masters last weekend. He will try to build on a successful weekend when he takes part in the 2022 RBC Heritage, which gets underway from Harbour Town Golf Links on Thursday, April 14. Morikawa is currently tied with Justin Thomas…

The PGA Tour signs off for 2022 with this week's Hero Worldwide Challenge at the Albany Golf Club, New Province Bahamas. It's a star-studded line up in the Bahamas with eighteen of the World's Top Ranked 25 players on show. Only 20 players will be competing this week for a share of the $3.5M prize purse with the winner collecting the Hero Worldwide…

For much of the early 2022 season, Jon Rahm has been in a tier of his own in the betting market on the PGA TOUR. Heading into The PLAYERS this week, it appears Collin Morikawa and the rest of the field have finally caught up. Rahm has spent most of the year with single-digit odds, including last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he…

Save for the highly anticipated reappearance of Tiger Woods in the coming few weeks in a trio of events, the truly notable, compelling and consequential golf is over for 2022. How time flies when you're having … well, a total upheaval in the sport. No, we're not going to venture into those weeds. Expending further keyboard energy on the battle…

Having shared my modeling strategy for this weekend's Valero Texas Open, it's time to apply it and make some picks. Today's column will focus on the derivative markets available to bettors before we dive into some matchup bets tomorrow. As a matter of note, I'm staying away from the futures market as I believe Rory McIlroy is a rightful favorite,…

It's back to mainland USA this week and to the exclusive Congaree Golf Club for the CJ Cup. Originally staged at Nine Bridges in South Korea in 2017-2019, the CJ Cup has moved about the US over the last couple of years due to the pandemic; with the 2020 and 2021 versions both taking place in Las Vegas, at Shadow Creek and The Summit Club. It's on…

It's last event of the PGA Tour fall swing. It's probably the last time we'll see the fall swing in its current format. And unfortunately, it goes out with a bit of a whimper. A relatively mediocre field heads to St. Simons Island for the 2022 RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Resort. As always, here is your early deep-dive on the 2022 RSM Classic and…

The Houston Open has been a regular stop on the PGA Tour ever since the end of the Second World War. Byron Nelson won the first edition and many big names have followed him onto the honors board since then including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Ray Floyd, Curtis Strange, Vijay Singh, and Phil Mickelson. It's never quite been in the top grade of…

When it comes to the world of golf, the PGA Tour owned August. September however, has a chance to be dominated by LIV Golf. The Saudi-backed Tour has a pair of marquee events happening in the first three weeks of the month, starting Friday near Boston. The International Golf Club in Bolton, Mass will play host to LIV Golf's fourth tournament, and…

Russell Henley, at a 55-1 price, was finally able to convert a 54-hole lead (six shots) on Sunday into a victory at the World Wide Technology at Mayakoba with a 23-under-par score by four shots over Brian Harman. Scottie Scheffler, who needed to win or finish solo second to regain his OWGR No. 1 ranking, gave it a run and shot a Sunday 62 to finish…

This week's Arnold Palmer Invitational features a star-studded field going up against a course that has been a mainstay on the PGA Tour since The King made it that way, Bay Hill. The betting odds for the Arnold Palmer Invitational via BetMGM feature two heavy-hitters at the very top, and an ageing champion lurking in the depths. Here's what you…

This week's event on the PGA Tour is the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the first WGC of the year, and the game's best are all involved. A couple of Ryder Cup stars are tied as the favorites according to the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play odds via BetMGM, but the defending champion deserves your attention, too. Here's what you need to…

Who will taste victory in Vilamoura? Oddschecker's Tom Jacobs has picked three players he expects to put in a performance at the Portugal Masters After three weeks in Spain it's time to move down the road for the 2022 Portugal Masters. Keep scrolling for my betting tips, but first… Venue: Dom Pedro (Victoria course), Vilamoura,…

Many of the PGA Tour's top golfers will be back in action this week when the PGA Tour's 2021 CJ Cup at Summit Club tees off Thursday in Las Vegas. The field of 78 players includes 45 who played last week's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. The likes of Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth also are…

The 2022 Masters is here, and the tournament usually means talk of azaleas, Amen Corner and Tiger Woods. This year is no different as Thursday's start at Augusta National Golf Club approaches. The 46-year-old, five-time Masters champion is intent on teeing it up at the Masters 2022 in his first competitive tournament in more than a year. Major…

The PGA Tour heads to Orlando, Flor. this week for its annual stop at Bay Hill Golf Course for the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2022. The tournament is set to tee off on Thursday, March 3, and features five of the top 10 golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings. World No. 1 Jon Rahm headlines the star-studded 2022 Arnold Palmer Field. The total…

Now that the four major tournaments have been completed, the 2022 PGA Tour season turns to events that take the best golfers on the tour to courses tucked away in beautiful, if not all that well-known venues such as TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. - site of this week's 3M Open. Sports bettors can add to their enjoyment of watching the tournament…

Get ready for perhaps the best Sunday nap of the annual sports calendar, folks. It's early April and that means it's time for The Masters. It has been nine months since the sport's last major and news that Tiger Woods could be making his return only heightens the anticipation for golf's most prominent tournament. Tiger hasn't competed since the…

After a wet and wild week at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, the DP World Tour is heading back to warmer climes for the acciona Open de Espana. One of the longest-running events on the European circuit, it was first contested way back in 1912. Home stars have traditionally performed well. Rafa Cabrera-Bello is the defending champion, while…

I've related NFL, NHL, even Olympic Games betting scenarios to the Monty Hall Problem before. It's a whale o' fun, but first we should get to another cross-sport metaphor when it comes to the EPL's long-term odds for spring 2022. Fitting that late Arnold Palmer is in charge of a golf tournament this week, because Arnie was more comfortable coming…

The Presidents Cup returns after the coronavirus pandemic pushed back both the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup one year. The top players in the world take aim at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a battle between the American and International Teams. Tournament play begins on Thursday, September 22nd, and concludes on Sunday,…

To start, this is one of the best weeks on the PGA Tour. Bay Hill, a loaded field, and a week to honor one of the most influential figures in all of sports history - Mr. Arnold Palmer. The King paved the way for golf to become what it is today, and this week the best players in the world travel to his Orlando, Florida, gem for the 2022 Arnold…

Here's a safe bet: at some point in the coming days, someone will describe the Players Championship as the "fifth major." Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. Either way, though, this week's tournament is a big event for gamblers, featuring the strongest field in golf on an iconic course, with 22 hours of coverage on NBC and Golf Channel, and oodles more…

The 2022 BMW Championship has big shoes to fill following a dramatic ending to the St. Jude Championship. With Will Zalatoris breaking through for his maiden victory at TPC Southwind, there is a new name atop the FedEx Cup standings for the first time in 20 weeks. Zalatoris holds a slim edge over world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler as the two jostle for…

While most of the top players in the world will be at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida, a collection of 120 PGA Tour players will also be plying their trade at the 2022 Puerto Rico Open this week. Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico will play host to the event, which features a $666000 winner's purse and is worth 300…

The 2022 Puerto Rico Open is here, and we're back with our PGA Tour expert picks and betting tips for the tournament at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Every week, we share our PGA Tour player rankings, and they are agnostic of competition. Whether you're betting on golf, playing in a fantasy golf leagues or competing in a…

Welcome RotoBallers to my LIV golf betting picks series. The LIV Golf Series will be headed to Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, IL this week. After Dustin Johnson's thrilling playoff win in Boston, LIV will look to build on the momentum in this week's Chicago event. This week will be the first time in course history that Rich Harvest Farms hosts…

With only three events left in what's been a hectic (and contentious) first season, 12 teams will compete by a shotgun start on Friday at LIV Golf's fifth-ever event. A $20 million purse (plus $5 million for the winning team) will be at stake, which is far more than what has previously been the norm on the PGA Tour, as we saw in the first several…

Before the new PGA Tour season starts, it's worth reflecting on the surprising results of 2021-22. It was one of the chalkiest seasons in history, meaning that more top players (with short odds) won at a frequency that we haven't seen in recent years. According to the RickRunGood.com golf database, more than half of the winners last season (23 of…

The 2022 West Coast swing on the PGA Tour has finished and now things flip to the opposite coast for the'Florida Swing'. It all begins this week with the 2022 Honda Classic at the challenging PGA National. The next several weeks will see the tour make stops at PGA National for the Honda Classic, Bay Hill Club and Lodge for the Arnold Palmer…