Golf Betting Tips
Okay, if you do not know the types of golf bets available, please refer to our types of bet section, otherwise, lets try to help you win money at golf betting.
There have been many professional golf gamblers over the years who have made a lot of money by exploiting weaknesses in the odds that were set. Notably a group of people led by Graham Hill who bet on hole in ones in televised competitions. The odds they got ranged from 3-1 to 100-1 where the actual odds should have been 5-4. They drove around the country placing bets and made around £500,000 betting on major golfing events! Whilst nowardays these opportunities are fewer, the principal remains the same. You need to assess the "real odds" and then if the bookmaker has made a mistake, exploit these odds.
Research plays the main role in assessing the real odds. Golfers are only human beings and have flaws and strengths. See below the things to look for to assess the general things to look for before placing a golf bet:
1) Who are the local golfers?
This is basically finding out which golfers are local to the course where your next tournament is being held. If you know a certain pro golfer practices a lot at the venue of the next tournament, this is a big advantage. As any golfer knows, course knowledge gives any professional a great edge over the competition.
2) Which golfers are in form?
Which golfers are playing the best at the time of your bet? Golf betting is all about form and who is hot and who is not. There are many sites on the Internet that offer detailed stats such as pgatour.com where you can find out about the players and how they got on in their last 5 tournaments and more. That is what matters, in golf you are only as good as your last 5 tournaments regardless of who you are. If you have a knowledge of the golf swing, this will help as you can see who is in swinging the club well and looking good.
3)What is the course like, who does it favour?
Find out about the course of the next tournament you plan to bet on. Is it a long course favouring the longer hitter? Is it tight favouring straighter hitters? Are the greens fast and tricky favouring the better putters? Knowing these things and more will help you in narrowing down the contenders.
4) What is the weather forecast?
Knowing the expected weather is a good edge in golf betting. It helps as if it is wet the course will play longer favouring the longer hitters. If it is windy, there are golfers who specialise and play their best golf in the wind. If you like betting on the total bets i.e the number of layers under par in an event and so on, adverse weather will have an affect on this.
5) Who won the event last year?
Players like certain courses and for some, just the sight of the course where they won some time ago can spark a revival. Get the leaderboard for the last time an event was playede there and add players to your list.
6) Watch a lot of golf when you can.
Record the golf on Sky, watch it when you can. You can pick up on insider tips when you watch golf on TV. You can see who is swinging well, who looks confident, what the commentators say and more.
Now we have covered some fundamental tactics, what tools do we need to get even more of an edge?
Well, nowadays you certainly need a computer! Comparing odds is essential. Betfair has changed the golf betting industry and you need to be able to check the odds with them as well as using services like www.oddschecker.com to see which bookmakers are giving the best prices. You will need online accounts with as many bookmakers you can find as their "generosity" varies.
There is also statistical and analytical software you can use to provide likely winners. We have reviewed many products of this type in our extensive members section.
Anyway, in summary, the successful golf gamblers will take into account as many variables as they can and creat a shortlist of potential winners. Then they will locate the best odds online and assess whether or not they are getting the correct value for their money. Sports betting is all about attaining this value. Good luck and for the ultimate golf tipping and help service please take a look at what our members section offers. |
