Golf Betting Tips For 2024

Because of the many players, the multi-day, multi-round format, the different cuts, and each hole on the course actually being a complete gamble, the game is better suited to sports betting than any other sport played today.

Of course, this doesn't mean that any average Joe off the street can place a wager and end up winning. There is much to learn about betting on golf properly, and having some golf tips in your back pocket may just help you win a few extra dollars.

Tips For Making Informed Bets On The Game of Golf

Try To Become A Fan Of The Sport - What does being a fan have to do with actually winning a sports bet? Knowing how weather conditions, mental issues, and pressure ends up affecting different golfers, you will develop a feel for the sport. Plus fans typically watch or read news specific to the sport, so if there are any injuries or last-minute details of which you should be aware, you will know before placing your wager. The idea is to make informed bets, not lose wagers which rely on being lucky.

Bet On Short Increments - Another tip to use here is to always bet on shorter time increments. For instance, when the British Open is about to tee off, you can actually place a bet on the winner after four rounds of play (four days). You might even get decent odds doing this. But that's such an incredibly long span that anything can happen between your starting bet and the end result. This is why it's much better to bet on shorter increments. If you can find good odds on the winner on a per-round basis, this is much safer than betting on a total winner. You can bet per round on a single player, and your odds of winning are greatly increased compared to betting on a single player to win the entire tournament. One bad hole on day three can lose your bet, whereas betting on short increments, you can recover from a bad hole and leverage.

Go With Golf Lines You Can Understand - So, there are two basic schools of golf lines here. There's the line you can understand because it's axiomatic to anyone who's ever placed any wager; e.g. Jordan Spieth 1:4. Then there's the trickier lines that can just be confusing: Rickie Fowler 0.5 pts to win, 18:1 to place. In short here, go with lines you can understand. We will break every line structure down to layman so that you can comprehend what's what, but it's always best to go with simpler lines. The more complex a line is, the more that must go right in order for you to win. In other words, complex lines give you far too much that can go wrong! A line that's simple is a bet that relies on a simplistic outcome. For instance, let's say you're going with that high-value pairing bet via Phil Mickelson matched up against Tiger Woods. With this line, you see it's Tiger +150/Phil -180. Of course, this means that Tiger is the underdog and that placing $100 nets you $150, and Phil is the favorite, so placing $100 nets you $80. A simpler line still would be a player's straight odds; e.g. 14:1 on Jordan Spieth. This means Spieth winning gives you $14 for every $1 bet. Simple lines provide more value by keeping things simple. This could be the difference between you making money while betting on the Maters Golf Tournament or losing money.

Unfortunately, there is no tip for betting that's going to guarantee that you win. However, you can really start to limit your risks and focus on high-value bets in smaller increments that will allow you to potentially stack up smaller sums with greater regularity. What this requires is a willingness to bet responsibly and to bet from an informed position. If you can do those simple things, you can use information to your advantage and walk away with some spending money after every tournament.