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The American Express 2023 gets underway from a trio of courses in La Quinta, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19. Experienced and amateur bettors alike will lock in wagers for this event, which features a field loaded with experienced players. Major champions like Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are expected to be in the mix at the 2023 American Express,…

For the first time in two months, the PGA Tour returns to the Lower 48. A very good field takes on three golf courses in Palm Springs for the 2023 American Express. As always, here is your early deep-dive of the 2023 American Express and a preview of how to bet. In addition, listen below to the Golf Gambling Podcast With the new PGA Tour schedule,…

This article is part of our Golf Picks series. The PGA Tour stays in Hawaii for one more week as it shifts from Maui to O'ahu for the annual Sony Open in Hawaii. Waialae Country Club has been the host venue since 1965 and despite not being an elevated event, still features seven of the top-25 players in the world and is headlined by tournament…

After a beautiful (and heartbreaking, but we'll get to that later) week in Maui, it's time to head over to the big island for the Sony Open. Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth and Tom Kim highlight a solid field bound for the PGA Tour's second event of the new year. Waialae Country Club is a marksman's paradise - a par-70 track…

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club on the PGA Tour. Live on Sky Sports Golf from 5pm on Thursday Tom Kim 5pts each-way 11-1 general Harris English 1.5pts each-way 45-1 Coral, Ladbrokes Christiaan Bezuidenhout 1pt each-way 50-1 bet365, Hills Paddy Power are giving away free bets to new and existing…

2023 Masters April 6, 2023 7:00 am EDT The PGA Tour will make it's annual stop to Augusta National for the 2023 Masters in April. Before I discuss my favorite early bet for the 2023 Masters let's take a look at the betting odds of past champions of this tournament to see if we can find any historical trends.

The upcoming edition of The Match slates Rory McIlroy and a hampered Tiger Woods against the uber-successful American pairing of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. Find out who will have the edge Saturday night in our best picks and predictions below. The seventh rendition of The Match is upon us, with four of golf's biggest names - Tiger Woods, Rory…

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…

The first significant event of the PGA Tour season arrives with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course in Kapalua. The pre-tournament narrative: Cameron Young performed in big moments last season and has an opportunity to start 2023 with a bang. We're also backing one of the best iron players in the world - Collin Morikawa -…

After a nearly monthlong winter break, the 2022-23 PGA Tour season resumes this weekend with the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Teeing off on Thursday, the TOC perennially marks the first PGA event of each calendar year. Held at the gorgeous Plantation Course at Maui's Kapalua Golf, the annual tourney features 39 of the most elite golfers in…

The PGA Tour resumes after a short winter break in the new year at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii for the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. This will be a 72-hole, no-cut event with a 39-golfer field. Reigning champion Cameron Smith will not be defending his Sentry title after defecting to the LIV Tour at the end of last…

If we're being honest with ourselves, the 2022 Hero World Challenge got a whole lot less interesting Monday when tournament-host Tiger Woods withdrew from the field due to plantar fasciitis. This week was going to be the first time Woods has stepped on a golf course on national television since the 150th Open Championship, where a tough Thursday…

Picking winners of a golf tournament is hard. Doing it consistently is downright impossible. However, finding value is something all bettors must practice in order to give themselves the best chance to make hay when the day finally comes that they select a champion. Below, we will cover the best bets for the Cadence Bank Houston Open based on…

Online sports betting here in Maryland is officially live, and the FanDuel Maryland promo code offer that is on the table will get you going with $200 in free bets ($20 initial bet): While Maryland residents have enjoyed the ability to place wagers at retail sportsbooks since Dec. 9, 2021, they have yet to experience the luxury of betting sports…

The seventh iteration of "The Match," quickly becoming one of the most popular niche primetime events in golf history, tees off Saturday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. The star-studded event will pit Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth in a 12-hole match play showdown. We have all the betting odds, tips,…

DraftKings Maryland Sportsbook is now live, which means legal sports betting has hit another major step in its development-the launch of Maryland online sports betting. DraftKings continues to deliver some of the best launch offers in the business, and Maryland is no different. Maryland online sports bettors can snag $200 in free bets by simply…

With the seventh iteration of The Match set for Saturday at prime time, bookmakers are offering an array of propositions for fans looking to cash in on action. That's a fancy way of saying that the lines are out for the best-ball contest pitting Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. In golf, of course, the only sure…

Jon Rahm was well on his way to victory after Day 3 of the Memorial Tournament early in June. Then, a positive COVID-19 test knocked him out of action at the event. But with the No. 3 player in the world set to return to action for the 2021 U.S. Open, betting odds are bullish on the Spaniard's potential. While the 26-year-old has never won a major…

The 2022 Barracuda Championship will utilize a Modified Stableford scoring format this week. This particular format awards points for breaking par -- with five points for an eagle and two points for a birdie. Meanwhile, golfers lose points for shooting over par with minus-one point for a bogey and minus-three points for a double bogey. That means…

A limited but loaded field is set to tee off Thursday at Congaree Golf Club in the 2022 CJ Cup in South Carolina. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and reigning FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy are among the 15 players ranked in the top 20 who are scheduled to compete. Also among the 78 golfers in the CJ Cup 2022 field are 10 top players from the Korean…

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…

Just 19 golfers in the history of the sport have won at least five major championships. There are two players who have an opportunity to become No. 20 if either can win the 2022 U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka. They've both won this tournament before, McIlroy in 2011 and Koepka going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018. The U.S. Open 2022 will…

A distinctive characteristic of the PGA Championship compared to the other golf majors is that it invites all winners of PGA Tour events in the preceding year. It also invites select club professionals. Golfers who meet either criteria will be part of the 156-player 2021 PGA Championship field, which tees off Thursday. Outside of the recognition of…

The PGA Tour is back in Las Vegas for the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin. After a star-less Sanderson Farms Championship last week, the Shriners will feature several players from September's Presidents Cup. One of those being the 2017 Summerlin winner, Patrick Cantlay, who is the betting favorite at+650. Behind him is another Quail…

12th, 15th and 18th were the best positions from our tips last week at the DP World Tour finale in Dubai. Jon Rahm was victorious by 2 strokes over Tyrell Hatton, Jon showed some unreal form a the back end of 2022 and capped it off nicely wih this big victory. That wraps up the DP World Tour 2021/2022 season for the players, from a preview and…

The DP World Tour season has hardly finished but it's all about to begin again with a couple of low key affairs this week in Australia & South Africa. I'll do a full preview for down under I'll give you my best tips for the Joburg Open. Before I continue, unfortunately, we couldn't land the quadruple but the four-timer was ever so close. After…

Day 1 at the PGA Championship has concluded at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK and Rory McIlroy leads the way by one stroke over Will Zalatoris and Tom Hoge. McIlroy has led or been the co-leader now 19 times on the PGA Tour (20 overall PGA Tour wins) but has only converted 3-of-18 of those leads into victories (2-for-4 in major…

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…

Scottie Scheffler held a five-stroke lead overnight on Friday. He expanded to a seven-stroke lead making the turn into Saturday's back nine; by the conclusion of Saturday's round, Scheffler's lead has been cut to three. The World No. 1 carded bogeys on three of his last five holes while Cameron Smith, who was recommended at 14-1 in-play last night,…

The final event of the Fall Swing to the 2022-23 PGA Tour season kicks off this week at the RSM Classic, taking place at the Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. Last week, Tony Finau won the Cadence Back Houston Open for his third PGA Tour win in his last seven starts. Finau, who was originally set to compete in the RSM Classic field,…

The PGA Tour will head to South Carolina this week, as the Congaree Golf Club will be the fourth course in five years to host the CJ Cup. Located about 35 miles from Savannah, GA, this course was designed after sandbelt courses in Australia and is one of the more unique these players will see all season. Like we saw last week at the ZOZO, this…

The last PGA Tour event of the year that awards FedEx Cup points is here, as the best players in the world are in Georgia for the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island. For the first two days, players will play both the Seaside Course and Plantation Course before the Seaside Course is used for both weekend rounds. After…

Barstool Maryland Sportsbook fans should be giddy because retail sportsbook locations are up and running in the state, and the official launch of legal Maryland sports betting is not far away. A wide range of major U.S. sportsbooks will be available when online betting is launched, as the legalization process has already been completed. The…

The DP World Tour resumes this week with the Nedbank Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa. The smaller than the usual 66 field with no cut this weekend will all be competing for a share of the $6M prize purse with the winner collecting the Nedbank Challenge title and a winner's cheque for $1.02M. With no event since…

The Fall Swing of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season is quickly coming to an end with three more events to close out the calendar year before tournaments resume in January. After the Houston Astros won the World Series last week, the sports world returns to Space City for the PGA Tour as the Cadence Bank Houston Open kicks off with first-round action on…

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…

After a week south of the border, the PGA Tour returns to the states for the Cadence Bank Houston Open in Houston, Texas. Three of the world's top 15 players, including No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, are set to tee off Thursday at Memorial Park Golf Course. Scheffler, who finished in a tie for third at Mayakoba last Sunday, is the betting favorite…

With the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in the rearview mirror, we look forward to this week's THE CJ CUP in Ridgeland, South Carolina. For the first time ever, Congaree Golf Club will host this event. Congaree has hosted just one TOUR event, which was the Palmetto Championship in 2021. Looking at the top of that leaderboard, the metrics that predict the most…

At 11:45 a.m. ET, on Dec. 28, on your smartphone or computer, you were notified. "It will be April 7 before you know it …" the GOLF.com social media post read, next to a photo of an Augusta National leaderboard and the words "100 days until the Masters." At midnight, on Jan. 1, you were alerted. The start of the new year. Along with major szn now…

There are only two more events left in the fall swing on the PGA Tour. And this week, we're headed back stateside. It's the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. As always, here is your early deep-dive on the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open and a preview of how to bet. In addition, listen below to the Golf Gambling…

The Old Course at St Andrews hosts the 150th Open Championship beginning this Thursday, July 14. Recent major champions Matthew Fitzpatrick, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler headline a field alongside Tiger Woods and two Canadians. Rory McIlroy is the+1000 favourite to win the Claret Jug while Collin Morikawa defends his title as Champion Golfer…

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…

It's tacos, tortillas and tequila on the menu this week as the PGA Tour goes all Mexican with the World Wide Technologies Championship at Mayakoba El Camaleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The 132 field with again three top 65 including ties making it to the weekend will all be competing for a share of the $8.2 M prize purse with the winner…

After a week on the beautiful island of Bermuda, the PGA Tour heads to another breathtaking part of the world, Riviera Maya, Mexico. Several of the best players in the world, including world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler and two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland, headline yet another strong field. After his 2020 triumph, Hovland came back to…

After a week in the Sin City, the PGA Tour heads to the other side of the globe for the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. There are 78 players in the field and there will be no cut Friday night. Several stars of the game have made the lengthy trip to East Asia including defending champion Hideki Matsuyama,…

The PGA Tour heads to Vidanta Vallarta this week for the 2022 Mexico Open. The tournament, played at the Norman Signature Course at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta, features a field headlined by world No. 2 Jon Rahm, who is making his first appearance since the 2022 Masters. Rahm is the heavy betting favorite at 5-1 in the latest Mexico Open odds from…

2022 Chevron Championship March 31, 2022 7:15 am EDT This week, the LPGA Tour presents the golf betting community with the 2022 Chevron Championship. Before I discuss my favorite golf bets for the first major championship on the LPGA Tour schedule let's take a look at the golf course the field will play and review the key player statistics that I…

Picking winners of a golf tournament is hard. Doing it consistently is downright impossible. However, finding value is something all bettors must practice in order to give themselves the best chance to make hay when the day finally comes that they select a champion. Below, we will cover the best bets for the THE CJ CUP in South Carolina based on…

After a week in the Low Country, the PGA Tour is in Southhampton, Bermuda, for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Last year at Port Royal Golf Course, Lucas Herbert was able to fend off current LIV Golf member Patrick Reed and Danny Lee to win by one with a score of 15-under 269. Denny McCarthy enters as the betting favorite at+1500, while…