How to Bet on Golf

How to Bet on Golf Tournaments

Fore! Are you ready to hit the greens with Fanatics Sportsbook? Here’s a look at how to bet on golf and the various ways you can place your wagers.

Outright Winner Betting

Because of the massive fields in each tournament, outright winner prices for many golfers often offer big payouts if they can finish in first place. For example, let’s say a golfer is listed at +5000 to win a PGA Tour event. If you bet $10 on that golfer and he wins, you would receive a total payout of $510—$500 in winnings and your original $10 stake back. This method showcases how to bet on golf effectively when aiming for high returns.

Finishing Position Betting

What if you’re confident in a longshot but you’re nervous about the potential of him feeling the pressure on the final 18 holes on Sunday? One bet you could do is to wager on his finishing position, specifically whether he will finish in the top 5, top 10 or top 20. The higher the position you bet on for a golfer to finish, the longer the odds and the bigger the potential payout would be.

72-Hole Head-to-Head Matchup Betting

Instead of competing against the entire field, a H2H only pits two golfers against one another for who will have the better score across all four days of the tournament.

Hole Score Betting

Want to sweat out an individual hole? You can wager on whether various golfers will score a birdie or better, a par and a bogey or worse on specific holes throughout all four days of a tournament.

Make/Miss the Cut Betting

If you have a busy weekend and are unable to watch the last two days, how about just cheering on a bet on Thursday and Friday? That’s what make and miss the cut can offer you, where you just have to worry about how your golfer fares in the standings over the first 36 holes compared to all 72. This approach lets you participate in the action without committing to the full weekend's viewing, illustrating another facet of how golf betting works.