How To Get The Best From Golf Betting

Of the many sports that you can bet on these days, it is fair to say that golf is one of the more interesting and perhaps more importantly, ...

Of the many sports that you can bet on these days, it is fair to say that golf is one of the more

interesting and perhaps more importantly, it also provides punters with the opportunity to make

considerable amounts of money.

However, nothing comes for free in the world of gambling and the reason considerable amounts of

money can be made within the world of golf, is because it is incredibly difficult to select a

tournament winner.

Difficult but certainly not impossible at the same time and with it being unlike many other sporting

disciplines – due to a lack of genuine head-to-head sporting contests (unless you consider matchplay

golf), there are always plenty of options for you to choose from.

Which can make your selection process something of a minefield, as it can be a struggle to know

who to back and why and were it a sport such as soccer, then the punter would only be presented

with one of three options.

A win for the home team, a win for the away team or a draw. A relatively simple equation that

although is incredibly popular around the world, it is one that does not necessarily offer the greatest

amount of value either.

While when it comes to value, there is certainly a great deal of it within the world of golf betting and

if you can select the right man or woman to come out on top after 72 competitive holes, an element

amount of riches will be on its way to you.

Of course, that value comes in the fact that risk is matched by reward and with there being so many

golfers to back on any given weekend, it can sometimes be nothing more than pot luck that gets you

over the line.

Then again, backing an outright winner is perhaps not the most prudent way to bet and for those

who prefer slightly less risk when it comes to placing a sporting wager, there are a number of

different options for you to pursue.

Because although picking the favourite for tournaments such as The Open Championship or the US

Open may make a modicum of sense, golf is also a sport where the outsider can win almost just as

easily.

Therefore, although backing someone at +500 may seem sensible and a surer way in which to come

out on top, backing a +10000 shot is something that could also be considered a low-risk investment

– that is, if you select the right person to begin with.

While with there being many sportsbooks that cover the PGA Tour, backing the favourite or the

outsider has never been easier and these days, you do not necessarily have to put everything on

outright victory either.

That is thanks to place betting and although this will offer less in the way of odds, it will also offer far

less in terms of risk, and this is arguably where you can hedge your bets and find more in the way of

long-term value.

Instead of selecting who will come out on top, you can instead back a golfer such as Jon Rahm to

finish in the top five or ten at the next prestigious event and if the Spaniard hits your desired

positional target, your bet will be a winner.

Bets of this kind can be considered rather smart, as all you need to do is track which golfers are

currently in form and if they have been in the chasing pack over the past few weeks, they are likely

to repeat such a feat in the tournaments ahead.

Of course, there is no guarantee but at least you can minimise your financial risk when doing this

and if you are looking to become a professional or even semi-professional sports gambler, one thing

you will need to consider is your exposure.

Stake too much on the wrong kind of bets and you could be in the rough before you’ve even begun.

Not only that, but the sportsbooks love punters who go straight for the outright win, as most of the

time they are simply collecting your money.

Therefore, the key is not to fall into such a trap and do your research on the sleeping giants who

have been undervalued, while also finding value in picking the bigger names to place rather than

win.