Golf Gambling - Studying Important Variables

Golf gambling should look at a series of underlying factors which include fatigue of the individual, conditions of the course and the skill level of other opponents. Like bowling, a golfer is given a handicap based on his or her skill level versus other opponents and such a system comes into play with golf gambling as well.

There are several various forms of betting golf online.

Golf Betting to Win - Simply put you are betting on a particular player to finish at a specific odds. Let's say for example the player of choice has odds of 20/1, this means that you will receive $20 for every $1 bet plus the original stake.

Golf Gambling on a Place Finish - Here the bet is on a player achieving a specific "place" and therefore you will receive payment based on odds of where the individual places upon finish. This is essentially no different than horse racing where one wins based on the placement of a horse (i.e. first, second, third place trifecta).

Group Golf Betting - Bookmaker selects a group of players who he thinks will beat all others but you must decide which in that group will win overall.

72 Hole Match Golf Betting - Whereby two players in a tournament match up and the player with the lower score wins the bet.

One of the most important forms of golf gambling, however, is the head-to-head match-up. Gambling on whether one player ties or beats another at a stroke play tournament. Head-to-head match-ups between individual players have become very popular in the last couple of years. In fact, golf head-to-heads should be considered the simplest form of betting of any sports.

When betting on team sports, for example, many variables must be factored in; these include: player injuries, slumps, multiple head-to-heads, fatigue of each player and so on, not to mention the time clock and referees. Now look at the golf head to head. Here you are focusing only on two individuals.

One only needs to view a player's performance in recent weeks to determine if he is hot or cold. Also be sure to review previous year's results on the same course. Remember, each player has a slightly skill level when playing on certain courses.

Head to head single round golf betting formats are becoming increasingly important events for online bookmakers. This is because more and more gamblers are realizing the profits derived from such match-ups. Outside of having one's money tied up for a few days while awaiting the results, head-to-head individual match-ups involve very few disadvantages.

In short, try to follow these simple easy-to-remember golf gambling tips:

1.) Avoid golfers with fatigue.

2.) Focus on players who are in good form.

3.) Follow trends when it comes to the most suitable courses for particular players. You should consider specializing in certain golfers as opposed to figuring out ways of gambling on every opponent. Know which golfers match up with which courses. This is no different than an NBA player having trouble playing on a particular court for example or an NFL quarterback who might be at a disadvantage playing on turf. Golf courses are more complicated and must be studied thoroughly to determine advantages or disadvantages for individual players that interest you the most.

4.) Assemble a portfolio of underdog players and consider their worth.

5.) Concentrate on 2nd and 3rd tier players. The reason for this is that most golf bettors tend to jump all over the Tiger Woods and Greg Normans. Bookmakers know this and spend most of their time adjusting the odds on these top tiered players. Less celebrity can often translate into more money.

6.) Head to head match-ups are the key to winning and should be incorporated whenever possible into the whole golf gambling equation.

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by Dan Egan at 1800-sports.com on January 25, 2006

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