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December 5, 2023

2023 Alfred Dunhill Championship Betting Preview

DraftKings has thrown us a curveball this week by featuring the Grant Thornton Invitational, a new team event featuring LPGA and PGA Tour combos. I will dive into that slate later this week but for betting purposes, I want to set my focus on the DP World Tour.  The event is the Alfred Dunhill Championship […]

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November 28, 2023

2023 Hero World Championship Betting Preview

The PGA Tour season has concluded, but there are still betting opportunities with this week’s Hero World Challenge. This event attracts 20 high-level golfers to play a no-cut event in the Bahamas just days after scarfing down some Thanksgiving turkey. Run by Tiger Woods, he is also the main attraction this week, as he returns […]

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November 21, 2023

2023 Joburg Open Betting Preview

The PGA Tour is resting after putting a lid on their 2023 season, but the DP World Tour is firing right back up this week with a pair of tournaments to kick off a new season.  There will be action in Australia and South Africa, providing a lot of playing opportunities right out of the […]

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November 14, 2023

2023 RSM Classic Betting Preview

The PGA Tour season comes to an end this week with the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club. There is still Tiger’s event next week and a few DP World Tour events to keep us busy over the holidays, but this is the last official Tour event, so let’s go out in style.    […]

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November 7, 2023

2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Betting Preview

The FedEx Fall pushes on this week as the PGA Tour heads to Port Royal Golf Course for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.  We’ve already seen more than 10 pre-tourney WDs since the initial field list was released last Friday. It makes me wonder about the course conditions, maybe word got around on how it’s looking […]

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October 31, 2023

2023 World Wide Technology Championship Betting Preview

The PGA Tour is back in action this week as they head to Mexico for the World Wide Technology Championship.  We have a new host course for the event, El Cardonal at Diamante. Greg Norman stole the previous host venue, El Camaleon, for LIV Golf. Lining up very well with the political state of golf […]

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October 24, 2023

2023 Qatar Masters Betting Preview

The PGA Tour has the week off so the DP World Tour will fill in the void with the Qatar Masters.  The field strength is relatively weak, but the course is a familiar one, so let’s dive in to see what kind of bets might catch our eye.    Course Fit The host venue this […]

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October 17, 2023

2023 Zozo Championship Betting Preview

The PGA Tour heads to Japan this week for the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club.  We’ve seen this course host three times in the past, with the winners being Tiger Woods, Hideki Matsuyama and Keegan Bradley. Not too shabby. The latter two will be teeing it up again this week in hopes of collecting […]

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October 10, 2023

2023 Shriners Children’s Open Betting Preview

The FedEx Fall pushes on this week as the PGA Tour heads to Las Vegas for the Shriners Children’s Open. In theory, all of the Tour events contribute to local charities but this one and the St. Jude tug at the heartstrings a bit more.  Let’s dive into the course, look at the odds board, […]

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October 3, 2023

2023 Sanderson Farms Championship Betting Preview

The PGA Tour is back in action this week for the Sanderson Farms Championship.  This is the second event of the FedEx Cup Fall Series, and it’s a good indicator of what kind of fields we should be expecting over the next six weeks. Let’s dive in and discuss what players might pop at the […]

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September 26, 2023

2023 Ryder Cup Betting Preview

There is no stroke-play action this week in the world of golf, but we get something even better. It’s the biennial Ryder Cup which is taking place in Rome at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.  It’s Team USA versus Team Europe, so let’s dive right in to see who has the advantage this week.  […]

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September 19, 2023

2023 Open de France Betting Preview

The big names in the world of golf are prepping for next week’s Ryder Cup. That leaves us with a dead spot on the PGA Tour schedule, but there is overseas action at the Open de France.  There are a dozen or so notable names in the field but not many household names. Let’s run […]

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September 12, 2023

2023 Fortinet Championship Betting Preview

The PGA Tour returns this week with the inaugural FedEx Fall series starting this week in Napa. It’s the Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort. While the incentives for playing in the fall are different this year, not much has changed with this week’s event. The host course has been used for roughly a decade and […]

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September 5, 2023

2023 Irish Open Betting Preview

The 2023 Ryder Cup is just around the corner, so it’s fitting for the DP World Tour to head to The K Club this week for the Irish Open, a former Ryder Cup venue.    This inland, parkland track hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup, which ended in a European landslide, winning 18.5-9.5 that week.  The […]

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August 29, 2023

2023 Omega European Masters Betting Preview

The DP World Tour gets a big boost in eyeballs this week with the PGA Tour taking a break before the fall series.  This week’s tournament is the Omega European Masters, hosted by Crans-sur-Sierre in the Swiss Alps. Let’s dig into the event to see what kind of bets pop off the page.    Course […]

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August 22, 2023

2023 Tour Championship Betting Preview

This weeks Tour Championship is the final event of the 2023 PGA Tour campaign. It should be a huge deal, but the tournament usually goes off with a whimper thanks to the format.  With just 30 golfers remaining, match play would be the ideal format for viewing, but they’ve opted for a handicapped stroke-play format.  […]

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August 22, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 Tour Championship

Welcome to the most difficult week in all of golf betting! We lack a course fit model, and the staggered starting scores create a riddle that’s far more difficult to solve than most weeks.   Let’s start with the course fit model — the goal of the model is to explain variation in historical performance […]

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August 16, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 BMW Championship

Apologies for the late release of this week’s outrights article! I’m playing in the Pennsylvania Open, so I’m trying to get another outright win of my own! Come Sunday, however, I will be right back to rooting for the outright from my couch.   Golf outrights are unlike anything else in betting. In no other […]

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August 15, 2023

2023 BMW Championship Betting Preview

The PGA Tour moves from Memphis to Chicago this week for the second event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.    There are just 50 golfers left standing, so we can dive into the entire field rather easily. Finding a fit for the course is always the starting point of my betting process, so let’s check […]

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August 8, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship

For the second consecutive week, I only have one outright bet (so far). Surprise, surprise — it’s Keegan! Again! Golf outrights are unlike anything else in betting. In no other sport do we consistently and exclusively look at bets that are 10-1 at best and more often than not closer to 100-1.    One consequence […]

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August 8, 2023

2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship Betting Preview

TPC Southwind will host the opening event for the 2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs.  We have a lot of history to lean on here, but there are plenty of fresh faces seeing the course for the first time. That is where course fit comes into play and becomes so important. Let’s lead with that.    Course […]

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August 7, 2023

PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship

Playoffs?? Hell yeah, we’re talking about playoffs. Do I wish there was a traditional cut this week? You bet, but we’ve got a great field at a great golf course, and a course-fit model that’s just as strong.   A brief reminder of the thought process behind and execution of the course fit model: Golf […]

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August 1, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 Wyndham Championship

Sedgefield Country Club is a favorite tour stop for many of the guys in the field for the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship this week. As someone who has played its sister course in a handful of mini tour events, I can see why. There’s lots of other reason for excitement, though.   From my Course Fit […]

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August 1, 2023

2023 Wyndham Championship Betting Preview

The Wyndham Championship is the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season. There is still plenty of golf on the horizon, but this is the last chance for golfers to earn their spot in the playoffs. Narratives always start flying at this event, but we should stick to the basics, which is baseline performance […]

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July 31, 2023

PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Wyndham Championship

I’m pumped for this week, and it has nothing to do with the course, or event, itself.    Instead, it’s because we now have multiple measures of volatility, round-to-round and event-to-event. Let’s use Tony Finau and Cam Young as the example from last week: Cam is more volatile from one round to the next, but […]

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July 25, 2023

2023 3M Open Betting Preview

The 3M Open doesn’t receive a lot of fanfare, but it’s one of my favorite events on the PGA schedule. I lived in the area for six years and have walked the course a few times. It’s always more fun to watch and handicap an event when you’ve been on the grounds.  Let’s jump right […]

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July 25, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 3M Open

From a Major Championship to an annual PGA Tour stop. The last time we returned to a familiar course post-Major Championship, we hit the Keegan Bradley 100-1 outright. More of the same this week? Zoom out for a second. It’s Monday Night Football in October and you just hit your second 10-1 “first touchdown” bet […]

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July 24, 2023

PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: 2023 3M Open

The last time we returned to a known PGA course following a Major? Keegan Bradley’s win at the Travelers! This week, we once again return from the uncertainty of an unknown Major Championship golf course to a course we know well — TPC Twin Cities. Spoiler alert — I’m a big fan of this week’s […]

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July 18, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 Open Championship

Collin Morikawa in 2021, Cam Smith last year. Can we make it three consecutive outrights at The Open Championship?? Zoom out for a second. It’s Monday Night Football in October and you just hit your second 10-1 “first touchdown” bet of the season. You’re ecstatic! This is what makes golf outright betting so unique — […]

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July 18, 2023

2023 Open Championship Betting Preview

The Open Championship is known for its iconic courses and wacky weather.  When setting up the golf courses for The Open, the R&A does not artificially toughen the tracks, like we see with some of the other majors. Instead, they let Mother Nature dictate whether it will be a 3-under winner or a 20-under winner. […]

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July 17, 2023

PGA Betting Course Fit and Stats: The 2023 Open Championship

The final Major Championship of the year! The Open has always been a favorite of mine because of the unique experience of watching golf throughout the early hours of the night/morning, but Collin Morikawa’s win a few years ago took it to another level.    It was the first year I used the strategy of […]

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July 11, 2023

PGA Betting Outrights: 2023 Scottish Open

Zoom out for a second. It’s Monday Night Football in October and you just hit your second 10-1 “first touchdown” bet of the season. You’re ecstatic! This is what makes golf outright betting so unique — the favorites in any given tournament would qualify as extreme long-shot bets in any other sport.    One consequence […]

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