Category: Golf

As the tour gears up for the final big stretch of the year, the John Deere Classic appears to have suffered the ramifications of that stretch on the schedule. Of the top 30 players in the world, only two decided to make the trip to TPC Deere Run this week. In fairness, this has never…

It’s always easier to write this betting preview when coming off of a win, and thanks to Rickie Fowler, that’s exactly what we’re doing this week. He was trending toward a win all season, and right when it looked like he had no chance, he caught a good break off the tee on 18, stuffed…

2023 John Deere Classic Odds Odds via bet365 Golfer Odds Denny McCarthy +1450 Russell Henley +1650 Cameron Young +1850 Ludvig Aberg +2700 Adam Hadwin +3000 Keith Mitchell +3000 Emiliano Grillo +3000 Taylor Moore +3000 _PromotionID=[16416] Golfer Odds Chris Kirk +3200 Adam Schenk +3200 Eric Cole +3500 Stephan Jaeger +3500 Alex Smalley +3700 Byeong-Hun An +4200…

We head to Detroit Golf Club for the fifth straight year of the venue hosting the Rocket Mortgage Classic. In all honesty, there hasn’t been much change to the venue since Donald Ross designed the track in 1914. We do get this tree-lined setup that will create blockage if a player goes wayward, four-inch rough…

For what felt like the 10th straight tournament, we had two golfers in contention over the weekend, but neither could cross the finish line on top at the Travelers Championship. While it would be nice to hit another outright winner soon, all we can really ask for when betting golf is to have a sweat…

We’ll need a mini miracle to go back-to-back in the U.S. Open and Travelers Championship after hitting Wyndham Clark at 100/1 last week. Still, we’ll at least get a swing within striking distance on Patrick Cantlay. The American catapulted himself back into contention by firing a nine-under 61 on Saturday, closing the gap to within…

Saturday at the Travelers Championship provided plenty of scoring opportunities as rain softened the course and eliminated winds. That led to three players with scores of 62 or better. Rickie Fowler led that charge with a 60 and is tied for fourth. Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay provided the other two rounds of 8-under or…

Of course, different courses emphasize ball striking differently. That being said, here’s a look at the top golfers who missed the weekend by hitting it well, but still scoring below their projected marks.                   These are names you might want to keep in mind as we move forward…

I’ve always been a big proponent of strategically structuring my cards in a fashion that isn’t so heavy on outrights. You’ll likely notice a better ROI once you take on less action in the volatile markets and add more stable bankroll-building zones like matchups and placements. None of that suggests that outright bets are bad…

There’s no time for breaks in the heat of the PGA Tour season. Typically, there are down weeks surrounding major championships. Not this week. Most of golf’s best players made the trip across the country from Los Angeles to Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. The Travelers is an elevated event, meaning the top players are…

The PGA Tour heads to one of my favorite spots on Tour this week. TPC River Highlands is a 6,841-yard par-70 that is one of Pete Dye’s masterpieces. It’s one of the shortest courses on Tour, has easy to hit fairways and rates as about average in terms of difficulty. The risk/reward holes and course…

We’re on to the 2023 Travelers Championship after Wyndham Clark closed the door on the second — and biggest — win of his career as he captured his first major title at the U.S. Open from Los Angeles Country Club. He hit every big shot that he needed on Sunday to beat Rory McIlroy by…

Round 3 of the 2023 U.S. Open is now in the books, as the course continues to play much tougher than Thursday’s opening round. Currently, Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark hold a one-stroke lead over the rest of the field at 10-under. We’re in for a treat on Sunday in what’s likely a four-man race…

The third round of the U.S. Open set up as a movie script just outside of Hollywood. The top player in the world played the final two holes in just five shots while many of his opponents, including the leader Rickie Fowler, struggled to get in at even par. It was a difficult back nine…

The story going into Friday at the U.S. Open revolved mostly around what seemed to be low scores from the opening round and a course that wasn’t living up to the difficult nature that this tournament is known for. That narrative still exists, but with Rickie Fowler leading the way through two rounds and a…

Which side of the aisle do you find yourself sitting on through two rounds of the U.S. Open? Are you someone that has loved Los Angeles Country Club and the course’s ability to reward good shots while punishing errant ones? Or do you believe that U.S. Open golf shouldn’t have a leader at 10-under heading…

Round 2 of the 2023 U.S. Open is now in the books, as the course played significantly tougher on Friday. Currently, Rickie Fowler holds a one-stroke lead over the rest of the field at 10-under. With the cut behind us, the field is narrowed down and the tournament is still wide open considering how difficult…

LOS ANGELES — Last month’s PGA Championship, hosted at Oak Hill Country Club, played strikingly similar to a regular U.S. Open setup, with fairways guarded by gnarly rough and green complexes trickier than most. Theoretically, that meant we were about to witness back-to-back U.S. Opens in majors, except a funny thing’s happened at the actual…

LOS ANGELES — It took 123 editions of the U.S. Open Championship for the first 62 to be posted. It took 22 minutes for the next one. Rickie Fowler set a historic mark on Thursday, making 10 birdies to break the long-standing, single-round record, first accomplished by Johnny Miller at Oakmont exactly 50 years ago…

With the RBC Canadian Open in the rear-view mirror, we move on to this week’s U.S. Open. The third major of the season is set to take place at Los Angeles Country Club (North Course). LACC is a par-70, 7,421-yard track designed by George C. Thomas Jr. with Bermudagrass and greens. Below, I give out…

Click arrow to expand the U.S. Open odds via bet365 Golfer Odds Scottie Scheffler +650 Jon Rahm +1100 Brooks Koepka +1200 Rory McIlroy +1300 Patrick Cantlay +1700 Viktor Hovland +1700 _PromotionID=[16416] Golfer Odds Xander Schauffele +1900 Jordan Spieth +2200 Max Homa +3000 Cameron Smith +3000 Matt Fitzpatrick +3300 Tyrrell Hatton +3300 Tony Finau +3600 Collin…

Sports betting is all about finding value and edges in sustainable markets. The goal should always be to locate long-term answers that can methodically build a bankroll year over year. It doesn’t mean every bet is going to win (nor does it guarantee that the particular wager inside this article is going to get into…

This week, the best golfers in the world will head to Los Angeles to play to the 2023 U.S. Open. Los Angeles Country Club will host its first ever major championship this week, and it looks to be an amazing major championship venue. The course has a drivable par-4 (330-yard 6th hole), some incredibly long…

LOS ANGELES – I know I’ve written similar words twice already this year, and I’ll almost assuredly do it again next month, but the narrative remains: It’s really difficult to rank the top players entering a major championship. Now, I get it. Difficult is a relative term, and while I realize there might be tougher…

I’ve been having one of those weeks a sports bettor dreads. Usually, I would pull the plug at this point because of the lack of data we had on Oakdale Golf & Country Club coming into the contest. A data-intensive person like myself doesn’t like when unknown quantities can’t be properly computed prior to the…

There were some low rounds available Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open and Nick Taylor, one of the local favorites, charged from just inside the cutline to the top of the leaderboard early in the day. His 9-under round is the best of the week and put him just two shots back C.T. Pan. Pan…

I know Saturday is considered the day of ultimate movement, but Friday felt like that day this week as we saw the leaderboard flip upside down for some of the golfers who got out late in round two. Names like Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton catapulted themselves back into contention after firing rounds that were…

Wait? Is there a golf tournament this week? I almost forgot after the wild news that hit the golf world on Tuesday when it was announced the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour were joining forces to form a new partnership moving forward. That is a conversation for another day that probably…

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger has blown up the golf world today, but we have more important matters to discuss — the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. There are 156 golfers set to tee it up in Toronto this week at Oakdale Golf and Country Club, which is hosting the RBC Canadian Open for…

The leaderboard went through every stage on Saturday. There were moments when it looked like Hideki Matsuyama might run and hide with the lead (wishful thinking). We also went from having all the stars in contention to having none of them in 15 minutes. For a second it looked like some of the final round’s…

The second round at The Memorial saw a lot of movement up and down the leaderboard, as players like Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama turned poor opening rounds into a weekend of hope. Matsuyama, in particular, put himself in the final group on Saturday after the best round of the day with a 7-under 65.…

The 2023 PGA Tour season is the gift that keeps on giving with another incredible event set to begin on Thursday. The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village Golf Club is one of the best stops on Tour, and the best players in the world will be competing for one of the most…