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Golf is a great sport to bet on because there's something on almost every week of the year, and a single tournament gives you four days of betting.
At Ozoon you can bet on the PGA Tour, all four men's majors, the LPGA, the DP World Tour, the Korn Ferry Tour and the Champions Tour. The Ryder Cup is covered when it comes around too.
The classic golf bet: pick the winner. With fields of up to 156 players, even the world number one is rarely shorter than +400. A good week at the outright can pay very well. Most weeks it won't pay at all, so stake accordingly.
If you like a player but can't see them winning, back them to finish inside a set position. The prices are shorter, but the bets land far more often. A lot of experienced golf bettors live in the top 10 market.
One thing to know is that golf leaderboards tie constantly. If your player finishes tied for 10th with four others, dead-heat rules apply and your payout is reduced (details in the FAQ).
Two players, one bet: who shoots the lower score? Tournament matchups are settled over 72 holes and round matchups over 18. You don't need to know who wins the event, just who beats who. That makes matchups a good market in weeks when the outright feels like a lottery.
Same idea as a matchup, but using the official three-player groupings for each round. They're settled daily, so you get a fresh set every morning of the tournament.
The book puts a handful of similar players into a group, and you pick who finishes highest. It's handy for backing a mid-tier player whose outright price isn't worth it.
Only the first 18 holes count. It's a volatile market, and the tee-time draw matters a lot. For example, if the afternoon wave gets stronger winds, then the leaderboard after day one tends to be full of morning starters.
Pick the best-finishing Canadian in the field. It's always popular at the RBC Canadian Open and the majors.
Prices update as the leaderboard moves. If you're watching the coverage and someone's striking it beautifully but the putts aren't dropping, that's the kind of thing live betting lets you act on.
Season-long bets on things like the FedExCup, the Race to Dubai or next year's Masters. These prices are at their longest before the season starts.
The PGA Tour is the main event: the full schedule from January through to the FedExCup Playoffs, including the PLAYERS and the majors.
The DP World Tour runs through the European season to the Race to Dubai finale.
The LPGA Tour has some of the most competitive fields in golf, including five majors.
We also price the Korn Ferry Tour, where the next wave of PGA Tour players earn their cards, and the Champions Tour for the over-50s.
The four majors (The Masters, The PGA Championship, The US Open and The Open) all get their own markets well in advance, as does the Ryder Cup.
| Month | Event |
|---|---|
| March | The PLAYERS Championship |
| April | The Masters |
| May | PGA Championship |
| June | US Open, RBC Canadian Open |
| July | The Open Championship |
| August | FedExCup Playoffs |
| September | Ryder Cup (odd years) |
| November | DP World Tour Championship |
There's plenty of Canadian interest on tour most weeks. Corey Conners, Nick Taylor, Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith and Adam Hadwin are regulars on the PGA Tour. On the LPGA, Brooke Henderson has more wins than any Canadian golfer in history, male or female.
The RBC Canadian Open is the big one. Nick Taylor holed a 72-foot eagle putt to win it in a playoff in 2023, the first Canadian winner since 1954, and home players have carried a lot of betting interest every June since.
Top-finish markets usually suit Canadian players better than outrights, since several of them contend regularly without winning often. Matchups against similarly ranked players are worth a look too.
All odds on Ozoon are in American format.
Plus odds (+) show what you'd win on a $100 bet. A player at +1700 pays $1,700 profit on $100. On a $20 bet, that's $340 profit, or $360 back including your stake. Almost every outright price in golf is a plus number.
Minus odds (−) show what you need to stake to win $100. At −150, you'd bet $150 to win $100, or $30 to win $20. You'll mostly see these in matchups, 3-balls and cut markets.
Odds also show how likely an outcome is. +1700 works out to roughly a 5.6% chance, and −150 is 60%. If you think a player's real chance is better than their price suggests, that's a value bet.
Check course history first. Rankings tell you who's good. Course history tells you who's good here. Some players keep showing up on the same leaderboards at the same venues year after year.
Look at the tee times. Before betting on round one, check the weather forecast against the draw. A windy afternoon can put half the field at a real disadvantage before a ball is struck.
Use recent form over reputation. Golf form comes in streaks. Five recent results usually tell you more than a world ranking does.
Set a budget for each event. With three or four tours running in the same week, it's easy to spread yourself thin. Decide what you're spending on each tournament before it starts.
If they withdraw before teeing off, your bet is usually voided and your stake returned. If they withdraw after starting, outright and top-finish bets are usually settled as losers. Matchups and 3-balls depend on whether everyone teed off, so check the sports rules for the specifics.
Yes. Live golf markets update as play goes on.
Yes. We price the RBC Canadian Open every year, with outrights, top finishes, matchups and top Canadian markets.
Golf runs year-round with multiple tours active simultaneously. In a typical week, PGA Tour, LIV Tour, and DP World Tour events often overlap, giving Canadian bettors several active markets at once.