Golf Odds Today at Prime Sportsbook: Bet on PGA Tour, Majors & More

With tournaments played nearly every week throughout the year, professional golf has become a hot sports betting option. Several pro tours and enormous playing fields create plenty of betting opportunities in several different markets.

As the popularity continues to grow, so do the betting markets, from outright winners to head-to-head matchups and specialty props. And it doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced sports bettor or novice gambler (or even if you follow the sport). There’s something for everyone.

How Golf Betting Odds Work

Wagering on golf is easy, which is one reason why this is such a hot sport for bettors. The most popular bet to make is on the outright winner of a tournament.

In the U.S., the common odds format is American odds, where golfers are listed with a plus (+) or minus (-) sign before the number.

The format is based on bets being $100, with the plus odds indicating how much you would win with a $100 wager. The negative odds are the amount you would need to wager to profit $100. You don’t need to wager $100; that’s just the amount the odds math is based on. For a breakdown of odds, bet types, and tips, visit our golf betting guide.

Golf Tournament Winner Betting Example

Before any tournament, sportsbooks release odds for the outright winner. In this market, you simply throw down on which player you believe will win.

With up to 156 players competing in some PGA events, making the right pick isn’t easy. And because of the larger fields, odds are typically longer than in other sports.

It’s common to see a favorite boasting odds around +1000. Let’s say you bet $10 on Jordan Spieth to win at +1000, and he wins; the profit is $100 plus the original stake for a $110 total payout.

Head-to-Head Golf Matchup Betting Example

While golf is, for the most part, an individual sport, we do see sportsbook matchups pitting one player against another. Players of equal ability or favorites in a specific tournament are matched, creating a head-to-head that's similar to a moneyline bet in a team sport.

Odds are assigned to each player, and you wager on which one you think will have the better tournament. Three-way odds add another player to the mix.

The bet can be for the entire tournament or one specific round, and it’s common to see players with negative odds in a matchup.

Top 5/Top 10/Top 20 Finish Betting Example

There are times when you feel good about a golfer’s game but don’t have the confidence that they can win outright, and placing a wager on a finishing position is a good risk. The odds are much shorter than the outright market because the probability of winning the bet is greater.

These markets come in the form of a Top 5, Top 10, and Top 20 finish. The bet is a winner if the golfer you backed finished in the specified range; however, the odds shrink as the finishing position rises.

Since there are typically more than 100 golfers in a tournament, some sportsbooks also include Top 30 and Top 40 finishes.

Most Popular Golf Betting Markets at Prime Sportsbook

Golf Outright Winner Betting: The most common wager is backing the outright winner by placing an amount on the golfer you think will have the best score at the end of the tournament.

Head-to-Head Golf Matchup Bets: Sportsbooks create matchups with two players head-to-head on the leaderboard. This can be done over the entire tournament or a specific round, with the better score winning.

Top 5, Top 10, and Top 20 Golf Finish Bets: There’s a better chance of success, though with shorter odds, backing a player to finish a tournament within a specified range.

First-Round Leader & Round Leader Golf Bets: This is a bet on the leader after a specific round. The first-round leader is a popular bet with higher odds. Earlier round results will affect the odds for the upcoming rounds.

Group Winner Golf Bets: A group bet is a wager on which player has the best score within a particular group. The group can be based on similar odds, world rankings, or nationality, among others.

Golf Prop Bets & Specials: A player making the cut at a specific tournament or scoring an ace are examples of golf prop bets. Major tournaments always have larger prop menus.

Golf Futures Betting: The majors and big international events like the Ryder Cup have odds posted well in advance, giving bettors a chance to test the golf futures market.

Bet on Major Golf Events at Prime Sportsbook

Golf’s four majors are the Super Bowl of betting for the sport. These tournaments attract the best players in the world, and sportsbooks go all out with larger betting markets and expanded prop bet menus, responding to the increased attention that the biggest tournaments in golf draw.

International events like the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup offer a different format but also appeal to a large audience, thus, more betting options are available.

The Masters

The first major championship of the year, the Masters, takes place during the first full week in April and has the smallest field of any of the majors.

It’s also the only major played at the same venue every year, the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. The winner is awarded the iconic green jacket.

PGA Championship

Moved to the weekend before Memorial Day in 2019, the PGA Championship is the second major on the season schedule and the only one exclusively for professional golfers.

The tournament is played at various locations throughout the U.S., but normally in the eastern half of the country.

U.S. Open

The third major of the season is the national championship of golf, the U.S. Open. With no interruptions, the tournament concludes on the third Sunday in June.

It is played at a variety of courses across the U.S., and course setups make scoring difficult.

The Open Championship

The British Open, or simply The Open, is the final major of the current season, taking place at a select group of links courses across the U.K. First played in 1860, The Open is the oldest and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.

Ryder Cup / Presidents Cup

Taking place every other year, the Ryder Cup is a competition between teams from the U.S. and Europe. In years the Ryder Cup isn’t played, the Presidents Cup is contested between teams from the U.S. and internationally from countries other than Europe.

Both use the match play scoring system.