Live Golf Betting

Sometimes, there's nothing better than kicking back and watching a golf tournament on television. Of course, it might be even more fun if you put a little wager on it. Here are some of the most attractive golf betting offers that are currently doing the rounds:

What is Live Golf Betting?

Live golf betting is an increasingly popular service that is being offered by many online bookmakers. Basically, it allows you to place bets while play is ongoing, with the odds changing to reflect events as they unfold, and you can place bets right up to the end of the tournament. With traditional fixed odds betting, you can only place bets before and after play commences each day, so if you miss your window, you have to wait until the next break in play before you can place another bet.

When you open up the live golf betting console on a sportsbook website, you are presented with all the tournaments that are currently in progress, some basic betting options for each one along with the odds, and some limited information about the leaderboard. Clicking on a particular tournament will reveal more detailed information, and a more comprehensive set of betting options, in which you can bet on anything from who will make the cut to the score of a particular player. There is also often the option to see or hear a live streamed commentary, which keeps you informed of how things are shaping up, helping you to make better judgements.

Live in-sports golf betting has a number of advantages over fixed odds betting. It is much more exciting, for a start, as it allows you to be actively involved while play is in progress. With the odds changing constantly, the timing of your bets becomes crucial. For example, lets say you fancy Tiger Woods to finish at the top of the Open leaderboard for the day. If he goes behind by several strokes, then his odds would lengthen. If he then gets onto a hot streak and reclaims his lead, his odds would shorten. If you had bet on him when he was struggling, you would have made more money than if you bet on him later when he was doing well. Another welcome feature of live bets is that they can be combined into multiple and system bets in real time, which enables you to multiply your odds and maximise your potential winnings. Finally, one of the biggest advantages of live golf betting is that it allows you to hedge your bets in reaction to events on the course. So, if you put a bet on Padraig Harrington to make the cut on the second day of the US Masters, and he starts to fall behind, you could bet against him making the cut later on that day. This way, some of your losses will be cancelled out if he doesn’t make the cut, and if he does, the winnings from your first bet should cover the cost of your second.