Guide to USPGA Tour Golf Betting - USPGA Championship

The essential thing when betting on Golf Tournaments like the PGA Championship, is to understand that there will be an initial field of 156 starting players, and obviously only one of them can win. Also at Major Tournament level anyone of those 156 players can win. This makes the selection more difficult. The good news is that Bookmakers will pay each way odds on players who finish in the top six and, due to the field being so large and strong, they offer very attractive odds on nearly all players. Those of you therefore wishing to make a bet should be aware that there is a potential big return on your stake. Backers can bet at the outset of the competition when the odds are fixed, but once the Tournament starts, odds will change hole by hole reflecting the form of the players on the day. This is called in-play betting. Odds will be available on a round by round basis, allowing you to back a selection to be the first, second or third round leader. In the first two rounds of the PGA Championship, players go out in groups of three and odds will be available to back winners of each of these groups. The final Group on the first two days will comprise of the years three Major Tournament winners. Trevor Immelman will obviously be one, but as Tiger Woods does not play, his place in the final group will be taken by US Open runner-up, Rocco Mediate. They will be joined by the winner of the British Open.

Golf Betting Tips

With Tiger Woods absent, the favourite's will come from the top echelons of the world rankings, the odds will be shorter for these players but there still should be good value. Past winners, should also be considered, check out the PGA Championship results for these. Golf backers should always keep in touch with the form of players as they go into a PGA Championship. Full player profiles with 2008 form are available in the PGA Top players list.

Bookmakers Free Bets

All leading Bookmakers will be making Free bet offers for Championship, the offers are usually very generous and if combined with the excellent odds available in golf betting, very high profits can be made. You should also check out the PGA Championship free bets.