Golf Odds, Tips, Best Betting Sites, Betting Markets

Golf is a sport with a lot of options and a prospect of landing a winner with huge price.

Golf tournaments take place over four rounds of stroke play. The biggest tour of golf is the PGA Tour, the second is DP World Tour and the third is Sunshine Tour. Golf betting is also available in the Champions Tour - a senior circuit run by the Golf Touring Association. The most famous golf team event is Ryder Cup. In match play golf, there are also a handful of events you can bet on. They are the Presidents Cup, Solheim Cup and World Golf Championship Match Play. It is a team competition. There are some tournaments with individual players. These are: Ladies European Tour (LCT), Korean Tour and Japanese Tour .

There are many betting sites that offer golf betting. Most focus on PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Bet365 and Caesars Sportsbook cover a wider range of tours. FanDuel Sportsbooks and DraftKings offer good win and place prices.

Betting on the tournament result is sometimes referred to as "outright" betting.

The aim is to predict which player in the field will end the week with the lowest total and lift the trophy. The odds available will range from about +500 to as high as +75000.

A place bet in golf is a betting option. It can be to finish in the top five, the Top 10, or the 20th place.

An each-way bet in golf is a bet on a player. The stake is split between the win and the place. Different books offer different rules regarding the places option. It is an option that rewards research.

The Masters, the PGA Championship, The U.S. Open and the British Open are the four most important golf tournaments of the year. The markets for these tournaments are known as ante-post. They can be bet on months before the event starts. However, they are less favorable than in the week of event itself.

There is a lot of golf at each tournament. Here are some of the other options.

The market is decided purely on the first round of activity. Big priced winners are a real possibility.

Regional markets offer more options for the hungry punter. PGA Tour players are usually from different nationalities. There can be a difference between a Top American, Top European, and Top Great Britain and Ireland.

Golf has no actual matches every week. Bookmakers pair golfers in imaginary match-ups. The winner is the golfer who completes the lowest score. Sometimes the book will return the stake in the event of a tie.

The field plays in twos or threes. The match-ups are created by the draw. Many of these groups will be priced up by books.

There are many betting options for golf. They include yes/no options and group betting. There is the possibility of a tied winner.

The dead heat rule is a crucial rule to understand when betting on a place. Some books reward you as a winner even if the player finishes in a tie for that position. The same happens when you back a golfer each way and he or she finishes fifth.

The outright is much more straightforward. The lowest score wins after 72 holes or after extra holes if needed.

What happens to your bet if your selection withdraws? If he doesn't start the tournament you will have your stake refunded. If the player withdrawes having hit at least one shot it will be deemed a losing bet.

Tournaments are often affected by the weather. Some tournaments are reduced to 54 holes or even to 36. The latter is rare but it can happen. Books will pay out to the official result.