Golf offers a huge range of spread betting on all tournaments both on the American and European tour.
Bets can be placed on player's finishing position in the tournament, match bets where you bet on one player against the other, numbers of birdies or bogies on certain holes, and many more.
The majors often bring out all kinds of interesting specials, which are always worth a look for their entertainment value.
Finishing Positions A prediction on where a golfer will finish at the end of a tournament.
This market differs from many others, as you need to Go High (Buy) if you want your selection to do badly, and Go Low (Sell) if you expect him to do well.
For example, Vijay Singh's finishing position may be quoted at 8-11, which means the spread firm expects him to finish 9th or 10th.
If you expected him to do better than this, then you would sell his finishing position at 8.
If you thought that he might struggle, then you would buy at 11.
Match Bets A large number of 18 hole match bets are offered on every day of most tournaments.
The spread firm picks two players from the whole field and you predict which golfer will win over 18 holes.
A player is awarded 10 points for winning plus 3 points for each shot he wins by (to a maximum of 55).
A 72 Hole Match Bet is similar, although in this bet you predict who will finish higher of the two at the end of the tournament.
Tournament Index In this market, the spread firm predicts how a golfer will perform in relation to a selected number of their competitors (usually 10).
It is important to note that only these 10 players count for the bet, as a result your player does not necessarily need to win the tournament for your bet to win.
50 points are awarded to the top player in the group, 30 points for the 2nd, 20 for 3rd and 10 for 4th.
All other players receive 0.
Leaderboard Index Similar to the Tournament Index, except that every player in the competition counts.
The players within the Leaderboard Index correspond with those leading the tournament, so other players may be added to the quotes as the tournament progresses.
Points are typically awarded as follows:
Bets can be placed on player's finishing position in the tournament, match bets where you bet on one player against the other, numbers of birdies or bogies on certain holes, and many more.
The majors often bring out all kinds of interesting specials, which are always worth a look for their entertainment value.
Finishing Positions A prediction on where a golfer will finish at the end of a tournament.
This market differs from many others, as you need to Go High (Buy) if you want your selection to do badly, and Go Low (Sell) if you expect him to do well.
For example, Vijay Singh's finishing position may be quoted at 8-11, which means the spread firm expects him to finish 9th or 10th.
If you expected him to do better than this, then you would sell his finishing position at 8.
If you thought that he might struggle, then you would buy at 11.
Match Bets A large number of 18 hole match bets are offered on every day of most tournaments.
The spread firm picks two players from the whole field and you predict which golfer will win over 18 holes.
A player is awarded 10 points for winning plus 3 points for each shot he wins by (to a maximum of 55).
A 72 Hole Match Bet is similar, although in this bet you predict who will finish higher of the two at the end of the tournament.
Tournament Index In this market, the spread firm predicts how a golfer will perform in relation to a selected number of their competitors (usually 10).
It is important to note that only these 10 players count for the bet, as a result your player does not necessarily need to win the tournament for your bet to win.
50 points are awarded to the top player in the group, 30 points for the 2nd, 20 for 3rd and 10 for 4th.
All other players receive 0.
Leaderboard Index Similar to the Tournament Index, except that every player in the competition counts.
The players within the Leaderboard Index correspond with those leading the tournament, so other players may be added to the quotes as the tournament progresses.
Points are typically awarded as follows:
- 1st = 60 points,
- 2nd = 40 points,
- 3rd = 30 points,
- 4th = 25 points,
- 5th = 20 points,
- 6th = 15 points,
- 7th = 10 points,
- 8th = 5 points.
- All other players score 0.