Steve Stricker made his Champions Tour debut at Omni Tucson National Resort last year and finished as the runner-up to winner Tom Lehman. Now with a little more experience under his belt on the senior tour reserved for golf veterans, Stricker is the betting favorite at 3/1 to win the […]
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Odds of Tiger Woods Winning Masters Continue to Tighten, Now at 12/1
Inspired by Tiger Woods’ first top 15 finish in three years, sportsbooks adjusted their odds on him to win the Masters. After that performance, Woods, who opened at 100/1 for the Masters in October, dropped to 20/1, and now he’s at 12/1. Woods has won the first major championship of the […]
Thin Air at WGC-Mexico Championship Puts Longshots in Play for Golf Bettors
It makes sense that No. 1 player and defending champion Dustin Johnson would be the favorite at the World Golf Championship Mexico event, but the longshots might be a better bet. The WGC-Mexico Championship begins Thursday, and the sportsbools are making it seem like an outing filled with longshots who […]
Sportsbooks Give Dustin Johnson His Due (Finally), Picking World’s Top-Ranked Golfer to Win Masters
For Dustin Johnson, being the No. 1 golfer in the world wasn’t enough to be the top pick among oddsmakers to win the Masters. But the 2016 US Open winner finally got to the top of the board and is now listed at 7/1 to capture the Green Jacket in […]
Tiger Woods Posts First Top 15 Finish in Three Years at Honda Classic
Tiger Woods finished even-par at the Honda Classic to finish in 12th place, bolstering the odds that he could be a contender at the Masters this season. The finish supported the idea that Woods may still have something left in the tank. His finish was his best in years, as he […]
No.1 Golfer Dustin Johnson Top Pick to Win Genesis Open against Strong Field
Dustin Johnson is the favorite to win on the PGA Tour for the second consecutive week, and he’s hoping it goes better at Riviera than it did at Pebble Beach. The No. 1 golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), Johnson is a 5/1 selection to win this week’s […]
Two-Time Winner Dustin Johnson Top Pick at Pebble Beach Pro Am
The success Dustin Johnson has had at the Pebble Beach Pro Am makes him a natural choice by odds makers to win this week at the famed tournament. The two-time winner has been installed as an 11/2 favorite to capture the event for a third time. Though they are a […]
Hideki Matsuyama Seeks Three-Peat at Waste Management Open
With the Tiger Woods circus off the PGA Tour for the next two tournaments, the emphasis on betting will be on the favorites at the PGA Tour’s Waste Management Open. Two-time defending champion Hideki Matsuyama and No. 3 ranked Jordan Spieth are 9/1 picks to win this week in Scottsdale, […]
From Palm Springs to Abu Dhabi, Different Results for PGA Tour Desert Event Favorites
Betting the favorites in golf tournaments can be a risky endeavor, and this week’s action exemplified the different directions such bets can go. In two events this weekend one top pick proved victorious, while the other fell short of securing the trophy. Jon Rahm was the 9-1 selection to win […]
Open Championship Provides Myriad of Betting Opportunities
For the third consecutive major championship, golfer Dustin Johnson is the pre-tournament favorite, but there are a couple of factors that should make bettors leery of placing money on him to win the 146th Open Championship, which begins Thursday at Royal Birkdale. Sportsbooks have the 33 year old at 12-1, […]
No Tiger, No Phil, No Problem for US Open Bettors
It’s time for bettors to stop obsessing about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in major championships. Even if both were playing in the US Open, which starts Thursday, neither would have been among the favorites and chasing after long shots usually doesn’t translate to winning slips. Instead people would be […]
Golfers Attempt to be Masters of Their Domain in Major Championship
Logic would dictate that one of the top three picks to win golf’s Masters would come through, but rational thought is not always the best way to go when predicting a victor for the men’s first major championship of the season. It is hard to argue against Dustin Johnson, Jordan […]
Sportsbooks Favor United States Over Europe in 2016 Ryder Cup
Sportsbooks in Las Vegas and around the world believe the United States team will finally return to its prowess ways and defeat the European team in the 2016 Ryder Cup. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook lists USA at -175 and Europe at +190. Bovada has the United States an even […]
Phil Mickelson Linked to Illegal Sports Betting, But Not Facing Charges
Phil Mickelson will try and complete the career Grand Slam next week at Oakmont Country Club when the 116th United States Open commences outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This week, however, Mickelson is in Memphis, Tennessee, for the FedEx St. Jude Classic where the 42-time PGA Tour winner is fielding questions […]
Genesis Invitational: Back McIlroy, Rahm, Fade Woods, Koepka
The Genesis Invitational has one of the strongest fields of any non-major championship golf tournament. Nine of the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings are scheduled to play. The PGA Tour communications department said it is the strongest field since the 2007 Wells Fargo Championship. Top-ranked Rory McIlroy […]
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy Start 2020 Under Par at Farmers Insurance Open
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm all got off to a strong start at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday. The trio were all under par after the first round at Torrey Pines. Rahm and McIlroy are up near the first-round leaders, Sebastian Cappelen and Keegan Bradley. McIlroy, who […]
Max Homa Has One Victory to Add to Scores of Funny Tweets
While Max Homa won his first PGA Tour event Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship, it is his skills on Twitter that are getting the most attention. The 28-year-old has one of the funniest selection of tweets in the golf world. You have to have a sense of humor to […]
Dana White Agrees to New Seven-Year Extension to Continue as UFC President
Dana White will continue to lead the world’s most prestigious mixed martial arts organization, as the UFC president signed a new deal with the promotion that will see him stay in that role for seven more years. The 49-year-old White has been with the UFC as its president since 2001, […]
Procrastination Pays Off on Francesco Molinari Wager
If you were a fan of Francesco Molinari, it was better to make your wager before the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, than the beginning of the PGA Tour event. The Italian actually offered better odds going into the final round than he did at the first. Before […]
Captain Tiger Woods Might Pick Himself for Presidents Cup Team
Tiger Woods might have an important choice to make as the captain of next year’s Presidents Cup. He will be entrusted with four picks to round out the 12-member US Team, and one of those selections might be staring at him in the mirror. The top eight golfers in points […]