Golf Betting Markets Explained

Pre-Game Tournament Golf Betting

This is the probably most common golf betting type in the world. If a bookmaker is accepting bets on golf, it is basically guaranteed that he is offering pre-game tournament betting as well. This bet type is often times referred to as outright winner, which means exactly the same as betting on the winner of a tournament.

The golf outright winner market is a traditional pre-game bet type, which means you may bet on it before a tournament has started. However, after every round of play the bookmakers will update their odds. You will quickly notice that the odds will significantly shift due to the results.

In order to place profitable bets on outright winners you have to follow the action closely. We strongly advise you to do your homework prior to a tournament. Gather as much information about the players, the tournament, and everything related to it. The more information you have the higher your chances will get to find value bets.

Most important factors to take into consideration when betting on golf outright winners:

• Participating players
• The course and conditions
• Recent results of that tournament
• Compare golf betting odds

Top 5, 10 Finish

This betting market is also referring to the final result of a tournament. However, in this case you don’t have to predict the winner. Instead, you just have to figure out if a player will manage to finish in the top 5 or top 10 players in that tournament.

Certain players are just not good enough to win the whole thing. But they are definitely good enough to finish in a decent spot. If you know which players tend to make the cut regularly this is one of the best golf betting markets for you. Betting on this markets is less risky than betting on the outright winner.

Therefore it is obvious that you want to benefit from huge odds if an underdog makes the cut. However, it’s way more likely that you will win more of your top 5, 10 finish bets.

First Round Leader

Many sportsbooks offer this betting market. It is similar to the outright market and just as hard to predict. Some players tend to start off slowly and others explode in the first rounds but can’t manage to keep their good form over the course of a tournament.

Betting on the first round winner does not take a lot of time. The bet will be concluded after the first round. It’s good if you don’t want to place long-lasting bets or if you are interested in placing multiple bets on a single player or tournament.

Golf Multiples/Golf Prop Bets

There are several different golf prop bets out there. Naming all of them would probably take up way too much space. We will discuss the most popular ones instead.

Winning Margin Props

This is a rather uncommon betting market. You are not wagering on a certain player, but on the margin of victory. Who is going to win the tournament is absolutely irrelevant in this case. Only the winning margin will determine if you win or lose your bet.

Here’s an example of how a Winning Margin betting market looks like:

Playoff  +300

1 stroke  +250

2 strokes  +350

3 strokes  +500

4 or more strokes +330

Top Nationality Betting

Instead of placing a bet on a golfer to win the event you can bet on the most successful player from a certain nation. Often times there are just a few players competing from a nation which makes predicting the winner easier.

Due to the fact that the pool of players from a specific nation will be way smaller than the actual field of players odds will naturally be lower. Once again it comes down to your personal preference. If you are willing to give up large odds for less risk, betting on the top nationality player is definitely a good option for you.

Golf Head-to-Head

This is another really popular golf betting market. Many sportsbooks let you bet on a particular golfer to beat another one. In most cases those bets will be available for players with similar odds. From time to time there will also be some special bets if a golfer is heavily favored to win a tournament. In this case you may find special bets like “Player xy vs Europe” for example.

If you did some detailed research pre-tournament on both players you can find some sweet value bets. Generally speaking it is also way easier to win golf head-to-heads on a regular basis than outright winner bets.