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With a number of the PGA Tour’s more high-profile players already secured a spot in the FedExCup playoffs that start next week, the field for the regular season finale Wyndham Championship is a bit watered down. Some of those golfers needed a breather after the thrilling conclusion at the Olympics, too. The importance of a good finish isn’t lost on any of the comp... 

The last tournament of the regular season sends the PGA Tour to Greensboro, North Carolina, for this week’s Wyndham Championship. After a thrilling run for the gold medal in Paris a number of Olympians are scheduled to peg it up, including Shane Lowry, who has the shortest opening odds of any Olympic competitor. A recent change in the format has the top 70 in the ... 

The top ranked golfer in the world is the favorite to win the gold medal at the Olympic men’s golf competition. Scottie Scheffler is accustomed to winning securing six titles on the PGA Tour already this season. However, he will be challenged by some of the best players in the world, including defending gold medalist Xander Schauffele, who broke through with h... 

Instead of playing for a tournament trophy and a bunch of cash, the field of 60 players will represent their home country with a gold medal at stake as the 2024 Olympic men’s golf competition gets underway. The field will compete on a familiar track with Le Golf National near Paris the host site. The field will play four rounds starting Thursday at the venue that entertained the 2018 Ryder Cup. Coming off his second major championship of the PGA Tour season, Xander Schauffele will defend his gold medal as the second favorite. If you’ve been paying attention to golf this year you probably have a good idea who the favorite is. Looking to add a gold medal to his bursting trophy case that includes six additions this season, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the favorite. Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and Spaniard Jon Rahm round out the top four with all having odds shorter than 10/1. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

After a thrilling weekend at The Open Championship you can expect a more subdued setting when the PGA Tour heads to TPC Twin Cities for the sixth playing of the 3M Open. There is a drop in name recognition with most high profile players taking a break in the penultimate event of the Tour’s regular season. Nonetheless we’ll see a full field looking to make a move up the FedExCup standings or try... 

With major season behind us and the 3M Open the penultimate tournament on the regular season PGA schedule, we’ll have a more sedate atmosphere when the field assembles in the Minneapolis suburb of Blaine. Several players are looking to improve their status or make a late run in the FedExCup standings, including defending champion Lee Hodges, who currently ranks outside the top 70 at 73rd. Last ... 

The market for prop bets is open 24 hours when golf’s big events take center stage. And there’s a big one this week with the best the sport has to offer gathering in Scotland for the oldest golf tournament, The Open Championship. The final major of the season gives golf bettors one last chance to rack up a few bucks on an expanded prop menu. Marquee tournaments are like the Super Bowl for golf bettors with plenty of side action out there. More than 150 of the best players in the world assemble at Royal Troon Golf Club, which lasted hosted The Open in 2016 with Henrik Stenson setting a 72-hole scoring record of 264. He beat Phil Mickelson and both are in the field along with a number of others, including Rory McIlroy, who looks to break a 10-year major championship drought. The top performers on the globe at their craft in one place allows for an extended prop bet menu giving bettors plenty of wagering opportunities. And the props are plentiful for the 152nd edition of The Open with BookMaker.eu having everything you need. There are, of course, the usual pick the winner and matchup bets. And the major championships bring out a host of additional wagering options. If you’re looking for a little side action, BookMaker is the right place. Let’s take a look at some of the prop bet options and find out where you can make additional coin while wagering on The Open Championship. ... 

Golf’s best will assemble this week in Scotland for the 152nd edition of The Open Championship, the fourth and final major of the season. The oldest tournament around heads to Royal Troon Golf Club, which hosts for the 10th time overall and the first since 2016 when Henrik Stenson prevailed over Phil Mickelson. Those two veterans are among the more than 150 players in the fie... 

A star-studded cast assembles this week in Scotland for the 152nd playing of The Open Championship, the fourth and final major of the season. We mention the field of golf’s elite because a huge underdog triumphed last year giving the little guys hope. With odds around 118/1 Brian Harman finished six-swings better than the field for a huge payout. It’s unlikely we see somethin... 

The Genesis Scottish Open got a major boost a few years ago with the alliance between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Already a prestigious Rolex Series event the tournament is the first to be co-sanctioned by the two supreme golf circuits thus attracting a stronger field. Played on the links-style Renaissance Club in North Berwick, it also serves as a warm up for T... 

The Genesis Scottish Open has been played on the DP World Tour since the early 1970s. Back then and until recently the circuit was known as the European Tour. For the third straight year the tournament will be co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour with the field roughly split in half between membership from each body only strengthening the field and making the event more popular. Betting favorite Rory McIlroy looks to become the first repeat winner in this event after his one-shot win last year when he birdied the final two holes. It’s McIlroy’s first start since his runner-up at the U.S. Open last month. Right there with McIlroy on the odds board is 2022 champ Xander Schauffele, who also triumphed by a single shot. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete updated list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

With a busy climax to the season that includes the fourth major set to take place in a few weeks, many big names on the PGA Tour are using the time to rest. As a result we have a slimmed down field assembling in the Quad Cities area for the John Deere Classic. Two notable players resurfacing in this event for the first time in several years are two-time winner Jordan ... 

With a lot of big names absent, opening odds suggest a wide open field when the PGA Tour assembles in the heartland of Illinois for this week’s John Deere Classic. With no more Signature Events on the schedule and players preparing for a trip overseas for the following two tournaments that include the season’s final major, most big names are absent. This event sits in... 

A relatively new tournament on the PGA Tour sends the field to Detroit for the sixth playing of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Coming one week after the season’s final Signature Event and a few weeks ahead of the final major, the event lands in a precarious spot on the schedule with several of the game’s biggest stars taking the week off. A tough-luck playoff loser at th... 

He has only one PGA Tour victory since 2019, but that title came in this event last year in a playoff and now Rickie Fowler will go for a second when the field heads to Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. With all Signature Events completed and the season’s final major still a few weeks away, some of the game’s bigger names are enjoying a week off. Still, the fiel... 

Following a thrilling conclusion to the season’s third major, the PGA Tour heads to the Connecticut suburb of Cromwell for the Travelers Championship. The final Signature Event of the year ensures that the PGA Tour’s best will make up the limited field, no-cut event. However, the No. 2 ranked player in the world will not be in attendance with Rory McIlroy anno... 

A Signature Event following the season’s third major keeps the PGA Tour’s best players on the course as they head to Connecticut for the Travelers Championship. Scottie Scheffler shot over par in every round at the U.S. Open to finish with a share of 41st yet he’s still the prohibitive favorite at TPC River Highlands. With five wins among his 12 top 10 finishe... 

Sportsbooks go all out when golf’s major championships are on the schedule. That means this week’s U.S. Open will have plenty of wagering opportunities when the field pegs it up at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina starting Thursday. With an expanded menu of prop bets, avid and novice golf fans have something to keep their interest over four days. Even though it’s the U.S. Open ... 

Going from coast to coast the past several years puts the 124th edition of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina one year after Wyndham Clark toppled the field for his first major championship at Los Angeles Country Club. Two years prior Matthew Fitzpatrick won his first major in Brookline, Mass. and at Torrey Pines in 2021 Jon Rahm won his first major. In fact, the... 

The best golfers in the word assemble this week in North Carolina for the 124th edition of the U.S. Open, the season’s third major championship. But all eyes will be on Scottie Scheffler, who enters with an astounding five PGA Tour victories this season, the most entering this tournament since 1980. Scheffler is so far ahead of everyone else that his opening odds are the lowest I... 

The seventh Signature Event of the PGA Tour season takes place at the house that Jack built with the invited field assembling in Ohio for the Memorial Tournament. A stop on the PGA Tour since 1976, Jack Nicklaus was the inspiration behind the design of Muirfield Village Golf Club, which has hosted every event. Viktor Hovland is back to defend the title he won in... 

The PGA Tour heads to Jack’s Place in central Ohio this week for the Memorial Tournament. A strong field is assembled for the seventh Signature Event with nine of the world’s top 10 ready to peg it up at the Nicklaus-designed Muirfield Village Golf Club in the Columbus suburbs. World No. 2 Xander Schauffele plays for the first time as a major champion after his ... 

The PGA Tour heads north of the border this week for the RBC Canadian Open. Nick Taylor ended a lengthy drought by native Canucks winning last year’s tournament in dramatic fashion. On the fourth playoff hole Taylor drained a 72-foot eagle putt to edge Tommy Fleetwood sending the entire country into a frenzy. It was the first time a Canadian won his national open since ... 

With Scottie Scheffler taking the week off we have a different favorite to win the RBC Canadian Open. However, considering his recent success in this tournament there’s a good chance Rory McIlroy would have topped the odds board anyway. McIlroy won consecutive titles beating the field by seven swings in 2019, the last time Hamilton Golf and Country Club hosted. He also ... 

Following one of the PGA Tour’s marquee events is a tough act, but the Charles Schwab Challenge has done a nice job over the years always attracting a strong field. And this year is no different with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler the headliner and massive favorite in the outright market. Scheffler didn’t win the season’s second major last week, but he did ...