Golf Bets This Week
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- The length of a golf tournament allows for ample opportunities to invest in a wager, and with it, there is a long list of bets you can place from the outright winner to Top-10 or Top-25 finishes or three-ball wagers, and even in-play betting after each round, the possibilities with golf betting online seem endless.
- How To Bet Golf Futures. The “Odds to Win” wager in golf is very simple to understand. Put simply, you just need to select the golfer that will capture the victory. Select any of the golfers in the tournament and your payout for the bet will depend on the odds given at the time of the.
- Golf tips and bets, with weekly selections from Niall Lyons covering the Majors, PGA Tour and European Tour. Find the betting birdies!
- 2021 Farmers Insurance Open: PGA Golf Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/28/21 Hans Geevers January 28, 2021 at 6:00 AM EST This week, the PGA Tour travels to La Jolla, California for the 2021 Farmers.
Our PGA expert picks cover every week of the tour and includes the four major tournaments in the calendar in the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship.
Sports betting business and industry news / 1 week ago 2021 Farmers Insurance Open matchups and prop bet predictions The PGA Tour's west coast swing continues with this week's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course just outside of San Diego, California.
How to Bet on Golf
Most bettors are familiar with NFL picks and NBA wagers but something that is really gaining steam in the betting world is PGA betting. PGA predictions rely mainly on odds wagering – you pick a golfer you like and if he or she wins your payout is 2-1, 12-1, 25-1, etc.
Golf picks odds are calculated based on a number of factors such as past history at the course, recent tournament trends, and arguably most important is how the public views that play. Don’t expect great odds on public favorite Tiger Woods in a big name tournament such as U.S. Open golf predictions or Masters expert picks. At the same time if a popular golfer like Woods is down there at 20-1 it’s usually for good reason and a win a long shot because it would cost books so much money.
Golf Betting Online
With its increased popularity in the sports betting world, Golf betting online is readily available with the majority of online sportsbooks for all of the PGA tour tournaments, throughout the season. Golf betting online is a great way to add some extra excitement to the big tournaments and one of the best things about golf betting is the number of ways in which you can get involved. The length of a golf tournament allows for ample opportunities to invest in a wager, and with it, there is a long list of bets you can place from the outright winner to Top-10 or Top-25 finishes or three-ball wagers, and even in-play betting after each round, the possibilities with golf betting online seem endless.
Types of Golf Bets
The best thing about golf bets is the variation available to bettors for each tournament. A varied approach to your golf wagering is a good way to add excitement to the tour but also means there is something for everyone, be it a longshot, a prop bet, or a solid favorite bet to bet on. Here are some of the most commonly wagered types of golf bet, but be sure to check out our Golf Betting Guide for a full breakdown of betting on golf, and our experts’ top-5 tips for betting smarter on golf.
Win Bets
The most commonly wagered golf bet on any given tournament in unsurprisingly the win markets. The win golf bets are just that, a golfer to win the tournament or in certain instances, you can bet on them to win a round.
Each Way Bets
With the large field sizes and the fact a tournament is played across four days, a fair number of longshots win or come close to winning on the tour. Even on the biggest stages, with the likes of Charl Schwartzel and Angel Cabrera winning the Masters Tournament at odds of +10000 and +12500 respectively. Some sportsbooks will offer up to 8 or 10 places in the biggest golf tournaments, and even hitting a place with a longshot can see you hit a nice payday.
To Finish Top-5, 10 or 20
Picking the winner of a golf tournament is tricky, to pick the one in a hundred who plays best over four days, can feel at times like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Wagering on markets such as a Top-5, Top-10, or Top-20 finish allows for that extra wiggle room, that room for slight error. While the odds won’t be as big as the win markets, these offer a great chance of finding a winning wager
Score Over Unders
Bets on a player to win is far from the only type of golf wager available on any tournament. PGA picks can also be made on individual golfers and whether they will shoot ‘over’ or ‘under’ a certain score for that round.
Prop Bets
Prop bets are a great alternative to win markets, as you aren’t necessarily wagering on the outcome of the tournament itself. The most common types of golf prop bets include a hole in one to be made in the tournament or players to make the cut, right through to the wacky, such as Will the winner cry on the 18th green of the Masters, or who will the masters champion hug first. Of course, these are less skill-driven wagers, but they’re fun and have become increasingly popular amongst bettors.
Head-to-head odds
Head to head odds are also widely available where you can wager on a matchup between two players. This allows for a great way to use expert knowledge of the courses, player form, conditions, pin positions, and much more to figure out who will be better suited in any given tournament.
PGA Tour Expert Picks
Who knew there was so much information to be divulged in just betting on golf? The great thing about Pickswise PGA tour picks is that all betting factors are taken into account by Pickswise experts for each tournament. You can use this analysis to make your own PGA predictions in any type of wager. The data our expert golf picks provides can help you decide on a bet like ‘which European will finish highest‘ which is another type of PGA prediction.
PGA Picks This Week
Our PGA experts follow every morsel of the PGA tour, analyzing everything from player form, course history, tee times, weather, pin positions, and much more ahead of every tournament. With a busy schedule and golf tournaments each week, these subtle differences are what separates a great PGA pick this week, from a bad one. Our PGA picks this week are usually released on Tuesday’s leaving ample time to digest our analysis and get the best odds on our PGA picks this week.
Golf Betting Strategies
One of the biggest allures of PGA betting is that a win by a high underdog player can be like a lottery ticket. Billy McRandom winning a Masters expert pick at 300-1 can provide a life-changing return on investment. Just know that wins like that are extremely rare though.
The best strategy for PGA predictions is to try and find a golfer who has shot well either recently or at the specific course. That doesn’t always mean winning, but the top 10 finishes where the golfer may just be a tweak or two away can be a sign of future success.
Many wagerers find more success with PGA betting on the weekend rather than the start of the tournament. You will have had a couple of days to see how a player likes the course and the field will have dwindled as well – but so will the odds.
Golf Odds – Golf Odds This Week
Golf Bets This Week
As with the golf markets, golf odds are varied, and shopping the odds is vital to achieving long term success with your golf wagers. With such large field sizes in most golf tournaments, the odds can vary greatly across sportsbooks in win markets and prop bets alike. Our expert PGA handicappers consider all of the golf odds this week ahead of making all of our predictions, and we also like the best odds available alongside each of this week’s golf picks.
Golf Predictions – Golf Predictions This Week
Our golf predictions this week go beyond the outright win markets, with our expert PGA handicappers making golf predictions across a host of available markets. Our expert handicappers will search all of the odds compiled to find the best value predictions on a tournament and that can come by way of a Top-10 finish, a head to head bet, or a play to miss the cut, our golf predictions vary from tournament to tournament.
Golf Picks and Predictions – This Weeks Expert Betting Tips
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2020 Masters Golf Odds with Expert Betting Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 11/11/2020
With the 2020 Masters tournament just 24 hours away, now would be a great time to start finalizing your betting card if you haven’t already done so. But before we start breaking down this year’s edition of golf’s most prestigious Major, we have to understand how the event is going to be played out now that we have to deal with the COVID pandemic.
PGA Picks: US Open Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 9/15/2020
On the official golf 2020-21 calendar that started last week, this will be the first of two US Opens. Thankfully, they will have separate years, one in the current year and another in 2021. Because of the switch in time from mid-June to mid-September, the amount of available sunlight for Thursday and Friday, in particular, is affecting the size of the field, which is reduced to 144 golfers teeing it up (lowest since 1932) from the more traditional 156. That will mean the Top 60 scores and ties will advance to the weekend to win this prestigious event.
PGA Picks: Tour Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 9/1/2020
For a while back in March and April, it did not seem like we would see golf again this year, let alone the Tour Championship. Once we got going in June, despite no fans, it was a fun season and we could do golf betting. This week, we have only 30 players for the Tour Championship, those with the most FedEx Cup points. Dustin Johnson is the leader in points, ahead of last week’s winner Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas.
PGA Picks: BMW Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 8/25/2020
As opposed to last weekend, we should have a fairer test of golf after last week’s ridiculous course set up where Dustin Johnson was -30 under par. This week we have only 70 golfers that qualified for the BMW Championship, and they will play all four rounds, with the Top 30 moving ahead to next week to Atlanta for the Tour Championship.
PGA Picks: Northern Trust Open Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 8/18/2020
It must be August 2020, as the PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs are set to kick off this week, joining the NBA and NHL postseasons. The field is set at 125 qualifiers. And if somebody drops out, there are no replacements as we see in regular Tour events. For those that made this field, the money is massive and the stakes are enormous. The purses this week and next are 9.5 million, and the Top 70 in FEC points head to Chicago next week.
PGA Picks: Wyndham Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 8/11/2020
After a cool, damp and sometimes windy PGA Championship on the West Coast, the final stop of the regular season goes all the way across the country to Greensboro, NC, for Wyndham Championship. This is a very important tournament for players right along the cut line. To advance to next week’s tourney, you have to finish in the Top 125 of the FedEx Cup standings. Those that are 126 or lower have to up their game this week to cross into the upper portion of the standings, and those from about 110 to 125 are trying to put together four solid rounds and stay exactly where they are.
2020 PGA Championship Predictions with Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Doug Upstone - 8/4/2020
In a year where few things have made sense, it fits perfectly that the first major golf championship happens in August, and it’s the PGA Championship. Trying to make sense of almost anything is an exercise in futility. What doesn’t have to be futile is figuring out how to cash on this golf event. As compared to many aspects in our current life, in which we have little or no relatable information, we have a large volume of info to work through on all the golfers in this tournament and golf odds to study.
PGA Picks: WGC-FedEx St. Jude’s Invitational Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 7/28/2020
The next two weeks will be the best of a limited season on the PGA Tour, as we start this week with the St. Jude’s Invitational in Memphis. This is a World Golf Championship event that has drawn 45 of the Top 50 players, making this a loaded field. With a purse of $10,500,000, that will attract a lot of attention. Also, this is further preparation for the first major of the year, the PGA Championship, next week.
PGA Picks: 3M Open Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 7/21/2020
We head north to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, which does not have quite that many golf holes. However, the state of Minnesota does have 400 golf courses. One of them is the TPC Twin Cities. This layout plays to 7,400+ yards, a par 71. This course was a longtime stop on PGA Tour’s Champions, before last year. This golf course opened in 2000 and is an Arnold Palmer design and used Tom Lehman, a Minnesota native, as a consultant.
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PGA Picks: The Memorial Tournament Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Doug Upstone - 7/14/2020
For the first time since 1957, the PGA Tour will host a golf tournament on the same exact course as the week prior. Somehow that makes perfect sense in 2020. Muirfield Village, the house that Jack (Nicklaus) built, will hold The Memorial tournament. And opposed to last week, this is by invitation only. Nicklaus designed this course back in the 1970s and had the foresight to leave space, and it now plays at over 7,400 yards with a par of 72.
PGA Picks: The Players Championship Predictions and Golf Odds
by Chris Vasile - 3/10/2020
It wasn't pretty, but Tyrrell Hatton managed to hold on for dear life after shooting a two-over 74 in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational to claim his fifth professional victory but first PGA Tour win of his career. Hatton led the tournament by two strokes heading into Sunday after shooting a 1-over 74 during one of the toughest rounds that Bay Hill has offered up in the tournament's long history.
PGA Picks: World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship Odds
by Alan Matthews - 2/17/2020
Aussie Adam Scott won for the second time in his career at Riviera Country Club on Sunday, taking the Genesis Invitational at 11-under 273. Only it wasn't his second win there. Officially anyways. He also won the tournament in 2005, but it technically wasn't official because it was rain-shortened to 36 holes. Pretty sure the check still cashed, though.
PGA Picks: Genesis Invitational Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/10/2020
Canada's Nick Taylor led wire-to-wire last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, finishing at 19-under 268 for his second career PGA Tour win and the first Canadian to ever win that tournament. Taylor's first career victory was as a rookie at the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship when that was an opposite-field event.
PGA Picks: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Odds and Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 2/3/2020
It's too bad no sportsbooks offer odds on a golfer to finish inside the Top 30 instead of Top 10, because if they did I'd be betting Webb Simpson every week. He won the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Sunday in a playoff over Tony Finau - they finished 72 holes at 17 under, three shots clear of the field. Simpson looked like he might miss the cut after shooting a first-round 71 but then shot a second-round 63. He leads all Tour players (minimum of 60 rounds) in percentage of rounds at 65 or lower at 18.1 since the start of last season.
PGA Picks: Waste Management Phoenix Open Odds and Expert Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/27/2020
Not even into February yet, but I've predicted my first PGA Tour winner of 2020 already: Nailed Aussie Marc Leishman at +5000 to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego last week. He had been a runner-up at the tournament twice with a few other Top 10s mixed in so he was due.
Golf Picks: 5 PGA Golfers Who Could Win Their First Major in 2020
by Doc's Sports - 1/22/2020
As I write this, the PGA Tour is already two tournaments into its 2020 season with Justin Thomas winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions and Cameron Smith winning the Sony Open, both in Hawaii. I for one am excited about what lies ahead for us golf nuts as we progress through the winter months and arrive at Augusta National in April for what is sure to be another memorable Masters tournament.
PGA Picks: Farmers Insurance Open Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/20/2020
Pga Tour Golf This Week
Andrew Landry tried his darndest to give away The American Express tournament in Palm Springs on Sunday, blowing a six-shot lead but then managing to steady himself late and win at 26-under 262, two shots better than Abraham Ancer. Landry broke a tie with Ancer with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole and then birdied 18 for good measure.
PGA Picks: The American Express Tournament Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/13/2020
Australia's Cameron Smith rallied from down two shots with two holes to play on Sunday at the Sony Open in Honolulu, forcing a playoff with Brendan Steele thanks to an eight-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole. Smith then won his first-ever solo PGA Tour event -- he did win the 2017 Zurich Classic two-man team tournament -- on the first playoff hole with a two-putt par from 10 feet.
PGA Picks: Sony Open in Hawaii Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/6/2020
Justin Thomas kicked off 2020 in style on Sunday by beating Patrick Reed and Xander Schauffele in a playoff to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua. It was the third victory in the past six Tour starts for Thomas as well as the 12th of his career. That's more career victories than any other active player under 30; Thomas is 26.
PGA Picks: Sentry Tournament of Champions Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 12/30/2019
Paddy Power Golf Betting This Week
Welcome to another year of PGA Tour betting coverage here at Doc's! I usually accurately predict a handful of winners every year, but want to reaffirm my belief that wagering much money on a player to win a tournament is a fool's errand. A better option is a Top-10 finish, and the best of them value-wise are head-to-head matchups in this writer's opinion. I usually do throw a few bucks each week on the potential winner.