Golf Betting
Written by Wheretobet.com
Tue, 10 Jul 2007
Category sportsbook
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The difference between golf betting and betting on other sports is that in golf the real enemy of a golfer is never his opponent, but rather himself and his surroundings.
Golf is more regulated than many other sports, and retains a strong sense of sportsmanship.
This handicapping system is what attracts golfers of all skill levels to golf tournaments. The most popular form of scoring in golf tournaments is stroke play scoring. The way it works is that each golf player adds up his score for a given round and the handicap is then deducted. The golf player with the lowest score wins.
Different types of golf bets:
Golf betting to win
You place your golf bet on a player to finish at say 15/1. If the player wins, you get $15 for every $1 that you bet plus the return of your original wager.
Match golf bet
This is a golf bet on whether one golf player will beat or tie another player at a stroke play tournament.
Golf betting on a place finish
If you wager a golf bet online to win at a "place"at 15/1, then if the player achieves this place, you will win a proportion of the 15/1 odds as well as your original wager.
Group golf betting
Here the sportsbook selects a group of players and places the odds of them beating the rest of the golf players. You wager your golf bet on the player you expect to win.
72 Hole Match golf betting
This form of golf betting is a simple match between two golf players in a tournament. The player with the lower score is the winner
Combination golf betting
A parlay of golf bets combining more than one kind of golf bet. All the individual golf bets have to be won for the combination golf bet to be a winner.