The European Order of Merit is the market for which golfer earn the most European Tour prize money by the end of the season. So you should not be surprised to see your money tied up for as much time as one year in this market so be smart in choosing your bets and only bet if you are in a financially liquid situation.
Sometimes bookmakers permit punters to pay close attention to which players will make the cut, just to be safe.
This betting has to do with what player will actually end up winning the tournament. This is a very competitive sport so backing out at low prices isn’t usually recommended. It is often smartest to be wary for much bigger priced players who value odds to back each way.
Most bookmakers now allow you to decide on your own terms, this is usually between one-fourth odds first five places and one-fifth odds first six places. The more sure you are about placing your player, the greater place odds and less places you should be looking to take. Golf is one of the few sports where it is profitable to back a few different selections in the exact same tournament because the odds are so great.
This market belongs to the golfer that tops the US PGA Money List by the end of the golfing season. Not unlike the European Tour
Order of Merit market, you can expect to have your money tied up for up to a year within this market so that once again you may choose your bets wisely and only bet if you are in a financially liquid situation.
The range of spread betting markets are somewhat limited on a golf match however there can be some nice opportunities to sell players in tournament markets.
This is akin to outright betting however the spread betting equivalent. Points are assigned to the first eight finishing positions with even more points assigned for a better finish. Each player is quoted with having a spread of points they are expected to get.
The advantage this has on traditional outright betting is that much more places are rewarded and the more you choose something that outperforms what you expect the more you will win. But it works the other way as well and the more that you select underperforms the more you will lose.
