Popular golf bets you might come across online

Golf is one of the most popular sports to bet on right now. The reason for the sport’s popularity is simple; golf is a year-round sport. That means that, at any point throughout the year, golf fans can watch a big-name competition. It also means that at any point, they can bet on said competition. 

Online Bookies for Golf

In 2024, most people have moved on from betting on sports in land-based sports shops. Indeed, a huge bulk of wagers are placed online, and for good reason. Online sportsbooks provide a quick and accessible service, and cover a lot of well-known, as well as niche sports. 

Which brings us to golf wagers. Anyone who has had an interest in golf betting has most likely used sportsbooks online. But, those who are new to the industry may not be aware of the most popular options for betting at online bookies.

Straightforward Wagers

At the top of the list are straightforward wagers. This includes the stuff that most people will be familiar with, just based on pop culture osmosis. Straightforward wagers are likely the ones that most people will start out with. So, let’s take a look at what they entail. 

• Match Bets: a match bet, or match winner bet, is exactly what it sounds like; punters can wager on which golfer they believe will win the match.
• Tournament Bets: a tournament winner bet is a match bet taken to its logical extreme. Rather than wagering on a single match, the bettor is placing a bet on which of the players will win the entire tournament. 
• Top Finish Bets: while a bit more complicated, a top finish bet is still pretty simple. It is a wager on whether a player will end up in the top 5, top 10, or top 20, depending on the level of difficulty you want to take. 

Prop Bets

Prop bets, or proposition bets, are the next stage of wagering. As their name suggests, these wagers require punters to wager on a specific outcome during a match. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the match’s conclusion, so this makes the bet a little more interesting. In golf some of the most popular prop bets are the following: 

• Hole-in-One: a wager on whether or not the player will score a hole in one in their next round. 
• First Round Lead: a wager on whether we will see a player take the lead in the first round. Alternatively, it could be a wager on which player will take the lead in the first round. 
• Birdie: betting that the player will hit a birdie on the next hole. 

Accumulators

Finally, we would be remiss if we didn’t bring up accumulator bets. In simple terms, an accumulator bet is wagering on multiple outcomes, but placing it all as one bet. It is a high-risk/high-reward betting strategy. The reason being, that if even one of the outcomes is wrong, the player loses the wager. However, if they get everything right, the payouts tend to be higher than usual.