Bet on Golf

Golf is one of the oldest organized games known to man, complementing gambling, which has been around much longer. Surprisingly enough, gambling on golf is a relatively new idea when compared the other major sports across the globe. Online gambling has benefited by the likes of Tiger Woods who have popularised the sport over the past decade.

Golf is an ideal sport to place a wager because you stand to make large profits from a win as there are so many competitors in the field of a major tournament. Because of this the odds are long. You can place bets on a hole-in-one happening during a tournament, the longest drive and the lowest single round score. The permutations for golf bets are endless and do not all revolve around the winner of a tournament.

Considering that there are over 100 participants in a major golf tournament this provides the realistic equation of a rank outsider winning the tournament at the odds of 20-1 plus. There have been many instances where bettors have placed a relatively small stake on an outside golfer, only for him to win the tournament and allow the bettor to recoup a small fortune.

A good tip to remember is that it does not matter where a golfer is ranked before a tournament. The recent form of the golfer is much more important. Sometimes golfers ride upon the crest of a wave where current form can mean everything. When golfers get into the groove it is not uncommon for a player ranked 100 in the world to win a major tournament.

You can bet individually on a golfer to win the tournament in question, or opt for a head-to-head wager, where the bet on your chosen golfer will be determined by whether or not he beats the person you paired him together with. This can be a great way to bet if one player is definitely on a hot streak and the other player has been having problems as of late.

This summary of golf betting should help anyone to make better golf bets for any kind of tournament.

Read our Tips, Strategies and Basic rules for betting on Golf.