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  • Jason Day a man to back for the HP Byron Nelson Championship15 May 2013

    Jason Dufner will look to successfully defend his HP Byron Nelson Championship this week, but Jason Day is leading the charge to ensure that does not happen. Established in 1944, this tournament is one of only two PGA tour stops to be named after former players. It is the leading charity fundraisi...

  • Ian Poulter good bet for Volvo World Match Play Championship victory15 May 2013

    The 2013 golf season continues with this week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria, and Englishman Ian Poulter has to be in your thoughts when looking for a winning bet. This was once the most lucrative event in golf, but the introduction of the WGC Match Play and the tendency of the ...

  • Byron Nelson Championship tips – Five players under the bookies' radar14 May 2013

    After the excitement of Sawgass, this week's Byron Nelson Championship could be pretty tame by comparison but that's not to say there isn't good money to be made from the bookmakers. There's a relatively weak field teeing up in Irving, Texas, with Louis Oosthuizen the highest ranked player at No.10...

  • Win £75 if Ricardo Santos wins the Madeira Islands Open14 May 2013

    Bettingpro’s resident golf expert, Jon Wilde, is backing Ricardo Santos to win this week’s Madeira Islands Open. If you agree with him, why not back the Portuguese with a £5 no deposit free bet from Betfred? Betfred have pledged to give a £5 free bet to all Bettingpro.com readers who open an accou...

  • Madeira Islands Open tips - Ricardo Santos heads our three off the tee14 May 2013

    Ricardo Santos can repeat his 2012 victory in the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour this week. This is a long established event on the European Tour that was first staged in 1993, but with big-priced winners prevalent on the past champions honours board it has been a difficult puzzle for pu...

  • Win £105 if Marc Leishman wins the HP Byron Nelson Championship14 May 2013

    Bettingpro.com’s golf expert, Jon Wilde, is putting his money on Marc Leishman to win this week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship. If you agree with him, why not back the Australian with a £5 no deposit free bet from Betfred? Betfred have pledged to give a £5 free bet to all Bettingpro.com readers wh...

  • HP Byron Nelson Championship tips - Marc Leishman heads our trio to back14 May 2013

    Marc Leishman has strung together three consecutive top-10 finishes and is fancied to sustain his terrific form by winning the HP Byron Nelson Championship this week. Held at Las Colinas near Dallas, the course remains one of the tougher tests on the PGA Tour schedule even though it slipped from fi...

  • Win £42.50 if Henrik Stenson wins the World Match Play Championship14 May 2013

    Our resident golf expert, Jon Wilde, fancies Henrik Stenson to win this week’s World Match Play Championship. And if you agree, why not back the Swede with a £5 no deposit free bet from Betfred? Betfred have pledged to give a £5 free bet to all Bettingpro.com readers who open an account at the boo...

  • World Match Play Championship tips - Henrik Stenson best bet in Bulgaria14 May 2013

    Henrik Stenson looks a good bet to justify his invitation to Bulgaria by winning the Volvo World Match Play Championship this week. The Swede is the only player among the 24-man field who did not earn his place in the line-up by right and needed a wild-card from the sponsors to secure a visit to Th...

  • Volvo World Match Play Championship draw14 May 2013

    Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts hopes for an easier passage through to the knockout phase than last year in the Volvo World Match Play Championship this week. The Belgian did not win either of his two group games 12 months ago at Finca Cortesin in Spain and only reached the last 16 after a pla...

  • Colsaerts and Poulter eyeing another World Match Play win14 May 2013

    Nicolas Colsaerts and Ian Poulter, the last two winners of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, are chomping at the bit for the chance to triumph again in Bulgaria this week. Bulgaria becomes the 40th country to host an event on the European Tour when the Volvo World Match Play Championship tak...

  • Bookies backing Tiger Woods for Open Championship13 May 2013

    William Hill believe that Tiger Woods could well be back to his best and after victory at the Players, and that could be an ominous sign for his rivals. Tiger is the 4/1 favourite to win the Open Championship, with Rory Mcllroy second favourite at 9/1. William Hill are 40/1 about Woods winning the ...

  • Henrik Stenson relishing Volvo World Match Play Championship chance13 May 2013

    Henrik Stenson has expressed his delight at being invited into the field for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria this week. The Swede was one of the last two players, along with Australia’s Brett Rumford, included in the 24-man line-up at Thracian Cliffs, which hosts the 48th editio...

  • Tiger Woods odds slashed for US Open after Sawgrass win (pictures)13 May 2013

    Bookmakers have cut the odds of Tiger Woods winning the 2013 US Open after he landed the Players Championship at Sawgrass for the second time. The world No 1 is now a best-priced 4/1 for the US Open having claimed his 78th PGA Tour title and the richest prize in golf, with his bitter rival Sergio G...

  • Sergio Garcia goes public on dislike of Tiger Woods13 May 2013

    Sergio Garcia hopes he will not have to play in the same group as Tiger Woods in future following their Players Championship spat at Sawgrass. Never the best of friends, Woods and Garcia traded verbal blows on Saturday and Sunday to ensure the state of their relationship - or lack of it - is now a ...

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Recent European Tour Stories

  • Ian Poulter good bet for Volvo World Match Play Championship victory15 May 2013

    The 2013 golf season continues with this week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria, and Englishman Ian Poulter has to be in your thoughts when looking for a winning bet. This was once the most lucrative event in golf, but the introduction of the WGC Match Play and the tendency of the ...

  • Win £75 if Ricardo Santos wins the Madeira Islands Open14 May 2013

    Bettingpro’s resident golf expert, Jon Wilde, is backing Ricardo Santos to win this week’s Madeira Islands Open. If you agree with him, why not back the Portuguese with a £5 no deposit free bet from Betfred? Betfred have pledged to give a £5 free bet to all Bettingpro.com readers who open an accou...

  • Madeira Islands Open tips - Ricardo Santos heads our three off the tee14 May 2013

    Ricardo Santos can repeat his 2012 victory in the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour this week. This is a long established event on the European Tour that was first staged in 1993, but with big-priced winners prevalent on the past champions honours board it has been a difficult puzzle for pu...

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Recent The Masters Stories

  • US Masters winner Adam Scott 5/1 to claim another 2013 Major15 Apr 2013

    Adam Scott is now the proud owner of a US Masters winner’s green jacket - and bookmaker bet365 offer 5/1 he will triumph in another 2013 Major. The final leaderboard at the 2013 US Masters was dominated by Australians and bet365 also offer 28/1 about three or more Majors being won by players from d...

  • US Masters - Justin Rose news14 Apr 2013

    Justin Rose has failed to really produce the golf he is capable of this week and he won't be winning his first career major at Augusta this evening. Justin Rose was billed as one of the main contenders for the 2013 Masters and he looked to be moving along nicely after the first two days with rounds...

  • US Masters - Lee Westwood news14 Apr 2013

    Lee Westwood's charge didn't materialise on day three of the 2013 US Masters but the Englishman will know that a big round could put him in contention on the final day. The Englishman, who has moved his family over to Florida to enhance his preparations for the Majors, has finished second, 11th and...

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Recent PGA Tour Stories

  • Jason Day a man to back for the HP Byron Nelson Championship15 May 2013

    Jason Dufner will look to successfully defend his HP Byron Nelson Championship this week, but Jason Day is leading the charge to ensure that does not happen. Established in 1944, this tournament is one of only two PGA tour stops to be named after former players. It is the leading charity fundraisi...

  • Byron Nelson Championship tips – Five players under the bookies' radar14 May 2013

    After the excitement of Sawgass, this week's Byron Nelson Championship could be pretty tame by comparison but that's not to say there isn't good money to be made from the bookmakers. There's a relatively weak field teeing up in Irving, Texas, with Louis Oosthuizen the highest ranked player at No.10...

  • Win £105 if Marc Leishman wins the HP Byron Nelson Championship14 May 2013

    Bettingpro.com’s golf expert, Jon Wilde, is putting his money on Marc Leishman to win this week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship. If you agree with him, why not back the Australian with a £5 no deposit free bet from Betfred? Betfred have pledged to give a £5 free bet to all Bettingpro.com readers wh...

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Golf is one of the most exciting sports to bet on – not least because when you back a tournament winner, it’s usually at a very rewarding price.

It’s not like football, horse racing or tennis where only a small number of options are possible, which means the odds can be tight. 

In golf, you regularly get around 150 players competing for a title and when there is no outstanding contender, the bookmakers can sometimes offer 16/1 the field.

Tiger Woods often the favourite to win a tournament

Of course, that would not be the case if Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy was playing. When those guys are at the top of their game, they will be at single-figure prices and when Woods was at his absolute peak he was often odds-on pre-tournament as he was considered such a certainty to win.

But more often than not, if you can find the winner of a golf tournament you will be looking at a big win. Odds of 500/1 have been landed on occasions, for example when Ben Curtis won the 2003 Open Championship at Royal St George’s.

Every week the bookmakers will price up the entire field for the events on the European Tour and PGA Tour. Most will also bet on the Champions Tour for the over-50s and on ladies’ golf, while some will offer prices on the second-tier events such as the Web.com Tour.

With such a large amount of competitors involved, each-way betting is extremely popular when it comes to golf and getting a selection into the frame is often as lucrative as finding a winner in another sport.

This is where it pays to shop around and find the bookmakers who are offering better place terms than their competitors, for example six or even seven places instead of the usual five.

Others will offer money-back promotions such as stakes refunded if your player finishes just out of the each-way placings or loses in a play-off.

Placing In-Play golf bets is often the way to go

Many punters prefer to wait until a tournament is under way before placing their bets so they can see which players are in good form and adapting well to the course and the conditions.

The odds will naturally get shorter as the tournament progresses, but that policy does eliminate the risk that your selection will miss the cut or be out of contention when the battle for the title hots up.

Other options are the special markets such as backing a player to shoot a lower score than his playing partner(s), the top player of a certain nationality or a golfer to finish in the top 10 or top 20.

If you enjoy betting on golf you have come to the right place. We cover tournaments every week and provide an enhanced service when it comes to the major events such as the Masters, US Open, Open Championship, US PGA Championship and Ryder Cup.

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