PGA Tour betting guide

The United States PGA Tour is the world’s richest and most prestigious professional golf circuit. Players flock from all parts of the globe to test their game against America’s best in a gruelling year-round grind that culminates in the FedEx Cup Playoffs and the Tour Championship. Check out the schedule, see the latest odds and find out which online bookmakers have the best golf markets for punters in United States.

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How to bet on PGA Tour golf

The worldwide boom in online sports betting means there are now hundreds of ways to have a flutter on PGA Tour events. Open the tabs below to learn more about some of the most popular markets on offer.

• Outright betting
  Who will win the tournament? That’s the only thing you have to consider when taking outright odds on a golf tournament.
  
• Place betting
  If you want to hedge your bets a little, you can back a player to finish in the top five, top 10, or even the top 20. The more places you take, the lower the payout.
  
• Group betting
  Most PGA Tour events see players grouped in twos or threes for each round, which opens up the option to bet on who will shoot the lowest score for the group.
  
• Match betting
  Who will finish higher on the leaderboard: Rory McIlroy or Dustin Johnson? That is the essence of match bets, which may be framed over 36, 54, or the full 72 holes.
  
• First round leader
  Which player will lead the tournament after 18 holes? This is a tough bet to pick, so the odds are even more juicy than for the outright winner.
  
• Top players by region
  The PGA Tour draws top talent from all over the world, which allows golf bookies to run markets for the leading players from Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and a number of individual countries.
  
• Futures & Specials
  Online bookmakers take bets on the majors all year round, but you will also find special markets for player wins, money leaders, cut streaks and more.
  

Top tournaments on the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour now features more than 40 events, all of which offer millions in prize money. It extends well beyond the shores of the mainland United States, with tournaments in Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as well as co-sanctioned events in Asia and Europe.

• The Majors
  There are four major championships played every year:

  • Masters Tournament
  • US Open
  • British Open
  • PGA Championship

  These are the richest, most prestigious and most watched events on the golf calendar. As of 1995, all four majors are co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour.
  

• Players Championship
  Often called ‘the fifth major’, the Players Championship is the PGA Tour’s flagship event. It is one of the most lucrative tournaments in the world, with prize money that regularly exceeds the total purse on offer at the British Open. The Players is held in May each year at the iconic TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
  
• World Golf Championships
  Founded in 1999, the World Golf Championships are jointly sanctioned by the PGA Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour, Sunshine Tour and Australasian PGA Tour. These are among the highest-paying events in golf, with only the majors and the Players Championship offering bigger purses. There are now four WGC tournaments on the roster:

  • WGC Mexico Championship
  • WGC Dell Match Play
  • WGC Bridgestone Invitational
  • WGC HSCB Champions

  Although the original mission of the WGC was to bring high-profile events to the rest of the world, three of the four tournaments are regularly staged in North America. The odd one out is the WGC Champions, which is held in China.
  

• FedEx Cup Playoffs
  The FedEx Cup was introduced in 2007 in a bid to bring the PGA Tour’s season structure more in line with the NFL, the NBA and other American sports leagues. Points are awarded for each tournament throughout the year and the top 125 players enter a playoff series that consists of four high-profile events:

  • The Northern Trust (top 125 players)
  • Dell Championship (top 100 players)
  • BMW Championship (top 70 players)
  • Tour Championship (top 30 players)

  At the conclusion of the Tour Championship, the FedEx Cup is awarded to whichever player has the highest number of ranking points. Tiger Woods (2007 and 2009) is the only man to win it twice.
  

• Other Notable Events
  Arnold Palmer Invitational
  The famous closing hole at Arnie’s own Bay Hill Club makes this one of the best-known events on the PGA Tour. This is a happy hunting for Tiger Woods, who has won the event eight times.

  • Memorial Tournament
    Every golfer on tour has special affection for the tourney that Jack Nicklaus founded back in 1976. Nobody plays Muirfield Village better than Tiger, a five-time winner.
  • Wells Fargo Championship
    This is one of the youngest events on the PGA Tour, but the gorgeous surrounds of North Carolina’s Quail Hollow Club has made it a firm favourite with players and punters alike.
  • Pebble Beach Pro-Am
    The Bing Crosby Pro-Am was founded in 1937 and remains a highlight on the winter swing of the PGA Tour. Top players, celebrity hacks and three of California’s most famous seaside courses – what more could you want?
  • Canadian Open
    Believe it or not, this is the only national golf championship operated by the PGA Tour. It is also the third-oldest continuously running event on the calendar, after the British Open and the US Open.

PGA Tour stats and records

Information is a punter’s best friend. Open the tab below to read up on tour records and noteworthy statistics.

• PGA Tour Records

  Most career wins
  82	Sam Snead, Tiger Wood
  73	Jack Nicklaus
  64	Ben Hogan
  62	Arnold Palmer
  Most wins in a year
  18	Byron Nelson (1945)
  13	Ben Hogan (1946)
  11	Sam Snead (1950)
  Most wins at the same event
  8	Sam Snead, Greater Greensboro Open
  8	Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer Invitational
  8	Tiger Woods, WGC Bridgestone Invitational
  Longest winning streaks
  11	Byron Nelson (1945)
  7	Tiger Woods (2006-07)
  6	Ben Hogan (1948)
  Lowest 72-hole score
  253 (59-64-65-65)	Justin Thomas, 2017 Sony Open
  254 (64-62-63-65)	Tommy Armour III, 2003 Valero Texas Open
  255 (65-67-61-62)	Steve Stricker, 2009 Bob Hope Classic
  Most career cuts made
  592	Jay Haas
  590	Tom Kite
  583	Raymond Floyd
  Most consecutive cuts made
  142	Tiger Woods (1998-2005)
  113	Byron Nelson (1941-1948)
  105	Jack Nicklaus (1970-1976)
  Youngest winner
  19 years, four days	Harry Cooper, 1923 Galveston Open
  19 years, eight months	Ralph Guldahl, 1931 Santa Monica Open
  19 years, 10 months	Johnny McDermott, 1911 US Open
  Oldest winner
  52 years, 10 months	Sam Snead, 1965 Greater Greensboro Open
  51 years, seven months	Art Wall, 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open
  51 years, four months	Davis Love III, 2015 Wyndham Championship