Golf Betting has many tactics and markets to choose from. In this article at Today’s Lines, we investigate winning strategies that you can use when playing at the best offshore sportsbooks.
Tee Time Bets Have Five Different Options
Three balls encompass the opening two rounds pre-cut and on occasions, if weather forecast is poor, three balls can be played on days 3 and 4.
Post cut two-ball bets that take in rounds 3 and 4, this can be two or three-ball formats:
- Match bets
- First Round Leader bets
- First Round Leader place bets
What Is a Three Ball Bet?
Normal Strokeplay Golf tournaments begin with three-ball rounds of golf for the opening two rounds.
Sportsbooks will cover this by offering odds for all three golfers in each tee-time grouping.
The winner will be defined by who has the lowest score of the threesome at the end of the round.
On occasions two players may win that market with the same score and on those occasions, Betting Sites will invoke dead heat rules and allow 50% of stake on each winning golfer.
On the extremely rare occasion, that all three players end the round of golf on the same score that dividend of stake is reduced further to 33.33% by the same dead heat rule.
Optimum Strategy for Three Ball Bets?
For three ball bets the optimum strategy is to familiarize yourself with the golfers who habitually start fast. This is a surprising trend because simply certain players are more comfortable on day-1 than others. On rare occasions, when an inclement weather forecast, they may use three-balls on day-3 or 4. On day-4 similarly, certain players are more comfortable, and their game improves on payday!
What Is a Two-Ball Bet?
Two-ball bets are normally found post-cut and settled to the lowest scoring player after that 18-holes as the winner.
The difference with two-ball betting is that no dead heat rules apply because the sportsbooks will offer a market with a “Tie” price. If you bet in a two-ball market without a tie, then if the two players finish on the same score, it is a void bet and stakes are returned.
Optimum Strategy for Two-Ball Bets
This market requires a strong read on both players. One player may be badly out of form and often if they are struggling for money on the rankings, day 4 can be too pressurised for them. On the other hand, you could have a player who is trending into form, whose stats indicate he is hitting the ball well without making any putts which means they have potential to be better than the sportsbook’s rating.
What Is a Match Bet?
Match bets have the same rules for bet settlement as the two-ball bets exampled above. The difference is that the Betting Sites have chosen the match between the two players who are not playing the same group on the course.
Optimum Strategy for a Match Bet
This is very similar to the optimum strategy for two-balls except they will have different tee times. This means there is potential to be subject to different weather conditions and an area to exploit is for argument’s sake, one golfer is out early in calm conditions while the other is out towards the end of the day when the winds are stronger.
What Is a First Round Leader Bet?
A First round leader bet is settled on the player who places first with the lowest score when all the first rounds are completed. Dead heat rules apply but with more than three golfers to choose from, and often more then 150 golfers, bigger prices will win this market.
Optimum Strategy
As mentioned earlier, certain players start quickly in round 1 and are psychologically not worried about being in contention on day-1 like they would be if it was day-4 and a tournament win looms. The weather forecast can be hugely influential on the market given that the players tee off in early or late fleets. The weather forecast can vary throughout the day, and if one fleet has a 20mph less wind to play in, they have a big advantage for example. Importantly, as punters, this is the occasion, we get an opportunity to catch the sportsbook out, especially if any of those habitual fast starters are set to play in the calm conditions.
What Is a First Round Leader Place Bet?
Nowadays most betting sites offer First round leader place bets for the top 5, top 10 or top 20 places when all first-round scores are collated. Dead heat rules apply.
Optimum First Round Leader Place Strategy
Again, you want the habitual fast starter combined with an easier tee time for an appreciable edge.
Conclusion
In summary, on our Golf Betting Tactics Winning Strategies for Tee Time Bets, familiarise yourself with the faster starters on day-1, and any quick or slow finishers on payday (day-4). That information, combined with an early read on changeable weather conditions, you should have a strong theoretical edge on the sportsbook’s prices for all tee-time bets.
If you find that sort of conditions, strike early with your bets.
