After the excitement at golf’s ‘fifth major’ we come down to earth a little this week with the 20th edition of the Valspar Championship. TPC Sawgrass provided its usual drama with the 17th ending the hopes of many before Rory McIlroy came through to win by one stroke from Jim Furyk.
In 2018, Tiger Woods threatened to take out the more …
A handful of tournaments might lay claim to being the fifth Major of the year but for most of us, that unofficial title goes to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The action is back at this iconic course as the season builds with the Masters getting even closer.
As you would expect, this is one of more …
There was plenty of drama at the weekend as the Honda Classic went right down the wire. At one point there was the prospect of a multiple playoff between at least six players before Keith Mitchell edged it by one stroke.
Our tip for the win, Brooks Koepka, gave us a good run for our money as he came in tied for second with more …
We enjoyed some drama at last week’s WGC Mexico and from a betting point of view, it was interesting to note that two of the biggest favorites came to the fore. Dustin Johnson eventually eased home ahead of Rory McIlroy so there were no shocks down Mexico way.
We took a return ourselves with more …
You can almost sense the Masters approaching as we come to the first World Golf Championship of the year. The WGC Mexico 2019 is the tournament this week and it has naturally attracted most of the game’s best players.
JB Holmes’ methodical style of play earned him the Genesis Open title on Sunday and a jump of 58 places in more …
One of the oldest tournaments on the west of the Atlantic goes off on Thursday as the historic Genesis Open returns to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. First held in 1926, the roll call of winners includes some of the greats of the game and the event tends to see fewer absentees from the World’s top 10 players.
Tiger Woods is here along with more …
The appearance of 156 amateur golfers adds some entertainment to the Pebble Beach Pro-Am but it can also be a distraction for serious golf fans. However, this is a historic tournament, steeped in tradition set by the likes of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and somehow, the Tour just wouldn’t be the same without it.
Rickie Fowler held on to more …
As the last tournament of January approaches, we are just starting to get a feel for the build up to the first Major of 2019. The Masters may be several weeks away but some of the bigger names are back to contest the Phoenix Open this week.
Last week’s winner and current World Number One Justin Rose may be sitting this one out but there is more …
The PGA Tour is building in its intensity and the fields are getting stronger as the New Year moves on. This week, the action is at the famous Torrey Pines venue in California for the Farmers Open and a tournament that has been on the calendar since 1952.
Last weekend, we took a return on Canada’s Adam Hadwin who tied for second on Sunday so let’s see if more …
The third PGA tournament of the year is back with a new name but another strong field as 2019 starts to develop. The Desert Classic is an unusual tournament with its roots firmly in the Pro-Am days of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and it is played over three courses in California.
Matt Kuchar continued to more …
Xander Schauffele was the first Tour winner of 2019 as he came from behind to edge out Gary Woodland in a tight finish on Sunday. Schauffele recorded a brilliant 62 on the final day and the thrilling conclusion sets us up for a great year of golf.
We recorded a modest return on Marc Leishman in the top 10 finishers markets after the Australian tied for more …
Golf is back following its festive break and we begin with our traditional curtain raiser for the New Year. The Tournament of Champions invites every PGA Tour winner from 2018 and that ensures a tight and impressive field which is set to tee off in Kapalua, Hawaii on Thursday.
At the top of the market is more …
The curtain comes down on the 2018 golfing year this week with an event that hasn’t always been taken seriously by the big players, the QBE Shootout.
This time around, however, we have a competitive field that includes some of the most successful golfers of 2018 so the betting market for the QBE Shootout is well worth a look. more …
It has been a strange week for golf with World Cups and $9m shootouts but thankfully we are back this Thursday with some standard tournament play. As 2018 starts to draw to a close, we return to the Hero World Challenge in what has become a traditional way for most of the world’s top golfers to close out the year.
Tiger Woods is our host more …
We still have some golf to enjoy before 2018 comes to a close but for now, we begin the run in to the final PGA Tour event of the year. The RSM Classic is a relatively new event on the calendar, having been first run in 2010 and while the really big names are missing, we retain a tight field with some high-class golfers on show.
Austin Cook is our more …
Previously known as the OHL Classic, this week’s golf tournament arrives with a new name for 2018, the Mayakoba Golf Classic, and another competitive field as the PGA Tour heads down Mexico way.
This tournament has been running in various forms since 2007 and this season sees Patton Kizzire return as more …
This week’s PGA Tournament heads to Las Vegas for the 36th edition of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Patrick Cantlay returns to defend the title he won a year ago and while some big names sit this one out, we have a strong field marked by the first appearances of the season from more …
After a long spell away from the game post-Ryder Cup, the majority of the top ten are back to contend the first World Golf Championship event of the new season. The WGC-HSBC tournament is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Asian Tour so we have a strong global field ahead of Thursday’s first tee time.
In fact, it is such a more …
The fields for the new PGA Tour season are getting stronger with each passing tournament and for this week’s CJ Cup in South Korea, Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka headline the list of entrants.
Both men are popular with bettors for the CJ Cup but as we saw last week in Malaysia, ranking alone is no more …
The new PGA Tour season crosses over to Malaysia this week for the ninth edition of the CIMB Classic. The West Course at TPC Kuala Lumpur is our host once again and while we still have some notable US absentees after a sapping Ryder Cup, the fields are starting to get stronger.
We came agonizingly close to an more …
Any tournament that follows the intense drama of the Ryder Cup could be seen as something of an anti-climax but the Safeway Open in Napa California has a strong field with most of the best golfers who missed out playing in the US squad.
Phil Mickelson is here too so it should be a competitive and entertaining four days of golf as we set out to more …
A long and entertaining season on the PGA Tour has been building up to the 42nd Ryder Cup which begins this Friday on the Albatross Course at Le Golf National.
The United States are the defending champions and favorites to retain their trophy but Jim Furyk’s side will have to overcome a long winless streak on European soil in order to convert. more …
The final stage of the FedEx Cup playoffs tees off in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday as the 30 biggest money earners on the 2018 PGA Tour assemble for the Tour Championship. Last time out, we saw a dramatic playoff in the BMW Championship which ultimately gave us a new World Number One.
It’s tight at the top of more …
It is the halfway point in this season’s FedEx Cup playoffs and for the third leg, the players are heading to the Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania for the 2018 BMW Championship.
Bryson Dechambeau is clearly the man in form after two straight victories but there’s a familiar name at more …
The FedEx Playoff series began with a big win for Bryson Dechambeau in the Northern Trust as those outside of the top 100 were eliminated. Dechambeau was impressive as he held off the pack and is one to watch after a productive season.
It was a decent four days for us as we continued a strong run with a Top 10 finish profit on Tony Finau who came in more …
