Golf is a gamblers paradise

[dwaechte]

I have to say, when it comes to random recreational betting, golf is hard to beat from an entertainment standpoint. (For the majors atleast)

- TV coverage for about 30 hours over 4 days
- There's always a ton of props to play.(Ex: Hole in one props which make every tee shot on a par 3 meaningful)
- Round matchups for tons of pairings make following the leaderboard online a great time. There's always lots of matchups that come down to the last hole.
- Excitement down the stretch on Sunday when you have a player at big odds is almost unparalleled.

It just has so many things working for it that you can't get in other sports.

[englishmike]

[Squirrel]

Golf is the ultimate "trader" sport too, shed loads of turnover on betfair for every single tournament.

[mathdotcom]

More interesting to watch leaderboard than to watch the game

I hate golf weekends. Every fukkin sports channel showing golf or golf highlights. Want to kill myself as a guy spends 5 minutes before a boring, unspectacular shot.

[englishmike]

It's not boring at the moment Mathy, I have the leader at 169-1, as posted on this board.

[mathdotcom]

Will be painful to watch as he fades away

[pavyracer]

I prefer the 5 min fights at UFC in terms of betting. You place a bet and 5 minutes later you get paid.

[englishmike]

Will be painful to watch as he fades away

Precisely why I mention it now Mathy .

[dwaechte]

I'm really hoping Weir keeps this rolling and breaks out to a decent sized lead after round 1. I have a bunch of bets on outright winners, but Weir represents my biggest payday at about 10 units.

[englishmike]

I got 129-1 Weir and 169-1 Fisher. Weir is playing lights out at the moment and Fisher is off to a great start as well. Weir has a putt to go five under.

You're right, Weirs best chance is to ride the way he's playing right now and try to get a nice lead.

[CaneDawg]

i love the majors

i have poulter,mickelson,vijegas,kim,and garcia