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| Betting on the Open Golf
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Not that many people bet
on horse races but when the Grand national comes around people flock to their
local bookmaker to punt on a horse, picking their target through a variety of
methods including the jockey, the trainer or sometimes just the name. Golf is
similar in that The Open is
the one tournament of the year guaranteed to get wall to wall coverage,
especially if a brit is on the leader board. Not only that but bookmakers
around the world will be offering prices all year long so you can take an
advanced punt if you the think the odds will shorten.
At first sight
there is not much to the Open, just pick the winner. But there are plenty more
bet types available that allow you to use your skill at shorter odds, narrowing
the choice to things you understand better. With so many players arriving to
these shores from around the world you may not know many of them, so the match
bet is perfect for having a bet on the better of two players you actually do
know.
Golf Match Betting
A really simple bet on the outcome of
which player will finish the tournament in the highest position. Most of the
time the odds will be close to Evens but check with your bookmaker's rules to
see if they are offering 'tie no bet'. Tie no bet means you get your money back
if the two players finish on the same score. Some bookies price the draw at
14-1 and so you lose your player win bet if there is a tie.
If you are
going to venture into golf betting then get yourself started with a bookmaker
offer for added value. And as the Open is most often in Scotland, this year
being at Carnoustie in Angus, why not take advantage of the
Mcbookie free betting
offer as they specialise in Scottish betting markets.
Group
Betting
Slightly more difficult is betting on the winner of a group of
players. Four or five players of roughly similar perceived talent will be
pitted against each other, like Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Jordan Speith,
Justin Rose and Jon Rahm. Odds will range from 3-1 to 11/2 for such picks and
you have your own mini tournament within a tournament. Here ties do count so if
your player is equal first then dead-heat rules will apply.
Outright
Betting
Most difficult but potentially the most rewarding is finding the
winner of The Open. Notoriously difficult in some years with Ben Curtis winning
in 2003 at 1000-1, it can also be the truest test of skill with the 2017 winner
being the best player on the planet at the time, and favourtie in single figure
odds, Jordan Speith. Of course you may not know all of the players in the field
but a quick look at their world ranking
will give you a good idea of their current level of play. You can of course go
deeper by looking at the player's stats on the European or PGA tour websites to
find who fits the course. The Carnoustie course is long and narrow so accurate
driving will reward players as straying off the fairway will get you into a lot
of trouble.
The Open being the biggest golf tournament of the year means
there will also be all sorts of other betting markets available, like top
Australian, or top Englishman, or best amateur, or even what the winning score
will be. Beware tempting bets like the no hole-in-one bet. It happens more
often than most people think, in fact its more likely to happen than not. Just
ask Miguel Angel Jimenez who currently has 10 holes-in-one on the European tour
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