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It’s back to work for the PGA Tour with a full field headed to California wine country for the initial FedExCup Fall opening Fortinet Championship contested at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa. A new wrinkle in the schedule puts the fall events – from the Fortinet to the RSM Classic – in a separate category as an extension to the just completed regular season. Players receive th... 

The top-30 golfers in the FedExCup standings assemble in Atlanta this week for the PGA Tour season-ending TOUR Championship and the $18 million first-place prize that comes with it. And for the fifth straight year a staggered leaderboard format determined each players starting position. Just like last season Scottie Scheffler starts from the No. 1 position as th... 

The FedExCup Championship will be decided this weekend at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta when the top 30 players in the standings gather for the season ending TOUR Championship. Accumulating points over the course of the season comes in handy this week with two-time winner Scottie Scheffler locking down the top spot for a second straight year. That gives Scheffl... 

The FedExCup playoff field has been whittled down to the top 50 in the standings with those players gathering this week just outside of Chicago at Olympia Fields Golf Club for the BMW Championship. Lucas Glover is the hottest player in the field with two straight wins after last week’s playoff triumph at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He’ll have to contend with another two-time ... 

The FedExCup Playoffs continue this week with the top-50 golfers in the point standings making their way to Illinois and the Olympia Fields Country Club for the BMW Championship. One of four golfers with shorter than 12/1 odds on the opening PGA line, Patrick Cantlay is the two-time defending BMW champion. While Cantlay has been hot in this tournament nobody is hotter currently th... 

The top 70 players in the season-long FedExCup race advance to the three-tournament PGA Tour playoff, which opens this week with the second playing of the aptly named FedEx St. Jude Championship. There was more emphasis put on events during the season with the number of playoff participants sliced by 55. As a result the smaller field allows every golfer... 

The first leg of the FedExCup playoffs takes place this week with the top 70 players in the standings earning a spot in the field for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The number of players was reduced from 125 in previous years leaving a few big names on the shelf. Most notably was former FedExCup champion Justin Thomas, who finished 71st in the standin... 

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. However, the importance of a good finish isn’t lost on any of the competitors with a number of players looking to maintain their standing within the top 70 wh... 

The last tournament of the regular season sends the PGA Tour to Greensboro, North Carolina, for this week’s Wyndham Championship. A change in the format puts the top 70 in the FedExCup standings ahead to the playoffs starting next week and a number of players on the bubble will attempt to earn the required number of points in order to advance. At 27th in the FedExCup ... 

After a thrilling weekend at The Open Championship you can expect a more restrained atmosphere this week when the PGA Tour heads to the Twin Cities suburb of Blaine, Minnesota, for the fifth playing of the 3M Open. There is a dip in the talent pool with most big names taking the week off following the final major of the season. Nonetheless we will see a full-filed of golfers looking to make one... 

With major season behind us and the 3M Open the penultimate tournament on the regular season PGA schedule, don’t be surprised if the atmosphere is more subdued this week. Several players are looking to improve their status or make a late run in the FedExCup standings including Justin Thomas, who currently sits outside the top 70 that will advance to the FedEx St. Jude Championship is a few week... 

The final major of the season gives golf bettors one last chance to rack up a few bucks on a variety of prop bets. The sport’s marquee events are like the Super Bowl for golf bettors with plenty of side action. The best players in the world assemble this week in England at legendary Royal Liverpool, which last hosted The Open Championship in 2014 with Rory McIlroy escaping with a 2-s... 

Rory McIlroy is the favorite in the outright market to end his nine-year drought without a major title as the best golfers in the world assemble at Royal Liverpool in England for The Open Championship. McIlroy last won a major in 2014 that included a stop at this course where he bested Rickie Fowler. A month later he toppled the field in the PGA Championship for his fourth and thus f... 

For those who didn’t qualify for The Open Championship there’s no need to worry. That’s because the PGA Tour scheduled an alternate field event for players to earn valuable FedExCup points with the season nearing an end and to not feel left out. A full field including DP World Tour talent assembles for the fourth straight year in the Sierra Nevada’s at the Tahoe Mountain Club for the Barracuda Championship. As a reminder that since this is the only event on Tour that uses the Modified Stableford scoring system a plus score is good. Points are awarded for how players perform on each hole. The field lacks big names but it won’t be short of matchup wagering options. BookMaker.eu has a complete updated list of matchup odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

All eyes will be on Rory McIlroy as the best golfers in the world descend on Royal Liverpool in England for The Open Championship, the season’s final major. Why McIlroy you ask? Well, he’s coming off a win at the Scottish Open playing terrific golf over the last few tournaments. And McIlroy’s last visit to this historic venue back in 2014 resulted in a victory making him the betting ... 

With most of the golf world in England for The Open Championship this week there is a need for another tournament. And the PGA Tour gives us the Barracuda Championship to fill the void as an alternate field event. With the season nearing its conclusion valuable FedExCup points are out there for bubble players to improve their standing. Like last year members of the DP World Tour are invited to play with the expanded field assembling at Tahoe Mountain Club. This is the only PGA Tour stop featuring the Modified Stableford scoring system, which credits points based on how players perform at each hole. For example, an eagle is worth five points, a birdie is worth two points and no points are awarded for par. Points are deducted for plus-strokes on a hole. Stephan Jaeger opened as the betting favorite though the odds suggest a wide-open field. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

We are just over a week before the Open Championship and many of the world’s best golfers are getting ready by playing this week’s Genesis Scottish Open. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are atop the golf betting odds board for this tournament at The Renaissance Club. It is all about links golf this week and there are a number of players who thrive on the links. This ... 

Many of the world’s top players are in Scotland this week for the Genesis Scottish Open. This event is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and GP World Tour, so there will be an interesting mix of players this week. The Genesis Scottish Open is a tune-up on a links course for the players before next week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. You can expect a close finish, a... 

The PGA Tour and DP World Tour are co-sanctioning this week’s Barbasol Championship in Kentucky. This event is for those players who did not qualify for the Genesis Scottish Open. Taylor Pendrith is the second-highest ranked player in the field and he is listed as the golf betting favorite. The top-ranked player from the DP World Tour is Julien Guerrier. Kevin Streelman,... 

Just a few weeks ahead of the season’s fourth and final major most big names on the PGA Tour are using the time to rest. Thus we have a slimmed down field gathering in the Quad Cities area for the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Nine of the top 50 players in the OWGR are the most this tournament has seen in over a decade yet the opening odds sugge... 

With a lot of firepower 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 designated events completed and players preparing for a trip overseas for the following two weeks that include the season’s final major, most big names are absent. This tournament sits in a bad spot on the... 

One of the newer events on the PGA Tour has the field in Detroit for the fifth edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. The tournament was pushed back over a month last year with Tony Finau escaping with a five-swing win after posting a tournament scoring record. Back to its customary spot on the calendar, three of the previous four winners are set to be in attendance with ... 

The golf exhibition series known as ‘The Match’ has been hugely popular with fans and bettors since the first edition was played in 2018 featuring legendary Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. Another variation has been the team format with athletes from different sports, and that’s what we have for the eighth iteration. Champions from their respective sports aim for a different title when Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce from the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs take on Golden State Warriors’ Splash Brothe... 

Tony Finau is the betting favorite looking to defend his title at the Rocket Mortgage Classic as the PGA Tour makes its way to Detroit this week. Looking to become the first two-time winner at this young event, Finau set a tournament scoring record with his 5-shot win at the Detroit Golf Club last year that came in July when the tournament schedule was adjusted. This year ... 

Following a thrilling conclusion at the season’s third major, the PGA Tour heads across the country with many of golf’s elite making the trek to Connecticut for the Travelers Championship, the last designated event on the season schedule. Scottie Scheffler came close to another title finishing third at LACC and opens as the outright favorite with Rory McIlroy, Pat...