Tournament Betting

Tournament Betting is something that many golf enthusiasts are interested in, and as we said on our main golf betting page, there is a wide range of bets than can be placed on tournaments. The advice below will help you to improve your chances of success in this area.

• Have A Strategy – Betting blindly without a clear strategy is never a good idea, and it can be particularly costly in large events such as golf tournaments. If you haven't done so already, take a look at our How To Pick Winners page to make sure you get yourself on the right track in this regard.
• Shop Around – Although it is often the case that the same kinds of bets are offered by different golf bookmakers, you won’t necessarily get the same odds on those bets. It is therefore always worth shopping around to get the best price before deciding to put any of your money on the line.
• Divide & Conquer – Instead of viewing a golf tournament as one big event and trying to predict the overall winner, you can make things a lot easier on yourself by viewing each round of the tournament as a separate betting opportunity. If you fancy a particular player to win the tournament outright, consider betting on them to perform well round by round. This gives you a great chance of making a profit even if the tournament title eventually eludes them.
• Consider Dutching – Dutching is a betting strategy which involves betting on several selections so that you make a profit no matter which one wins. It is very useful in golf tournaments where there are so many players competing against each other. For example, if you fancy one player at odds of 5/1 and you think that there are two dangers priced at 7/1 and 9/1, you could bet £20 on the 5/1 shot and £10 on each of the 7/1 and 9/1 shots. This effectively gives you three chances of finding the winner instead of just one.

May 13, 2008