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Competing with the NFL and its conference championship games is not a smart business move even for the popular PGA Tour. So, for a fourth straight year, in order to avoid a conflict this week’s Farmers Insurance Open will start a day earlier with the final round set to conclude on Saturday. Matthieu Pavon topped the field by one swing last year for his first... 

Under a normal schedule the final round would fall on the same day as the NFL’s conference championship games. So, to avoid diminished viewership the PGA Tour has once again moved the start of the Farmers Insurance Open up a day to avoid any conflicts with the final round set for Saturday. The full-field of golfers led by outright betting favorite Ludvig Abe... 

Following the season-opening jaunt through the Aloha State, the PGA Tour returns stateside to Southern California’s Coachella Valley to open the five-tournament West Coast swing with The American Express. To accommodate a full field and the amateurs that take part, everyone will play the first three rounds at each of the Pete Dye Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament ... 

Following a two week stay in Hawai’i, the PGA Tour returns to the mainland for the first time in 2025 with The American Express in La Quinta, Calif. opening a five-tournament stay on the West Coast. The AMX brings with it the familiar pro-am and three-course format along with a star-studded cast. Pros will be grouped with amateurs for the first three rounds with cut... 

The PGA Tour stays in the Aloha State and expands the field for the Sony Open in Hawaii, which gets underway Thursday from the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. We’re only two tournaments into the new season but for the first time we’ll have a full field of over 140 golfers, which means an expanded menu in the tournament matchup markets. About half the field from The... 

The season opening swing through the Aloha State concludes this week when the PGA Tour makes the short jaunt to Oahu for the Sony Open in Hawaii, contested at the Waialae Country Club. The tournament also welcomes a full field after a limited number of players hit the links in Maui. Last week’s winner Hideki Matsuyama will attempt to become the seventh player to swee... 

The start of a new year means the beginning of a new PGA Tour season with the field headed to a familiar venue. For the 27th consecutive year the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawai’i on the island of Maui hosts The Sentry. Also known as the Tournament of Champions, 31 PGA Tour winners and another 29 golfers who finished inside the top 50 in the 2024... 

I guess there could be worse ways to open the New Year I’m just not sure what beats four rounds of golf in Maui. Once again the PGA Tour opens a new season in Hawai’i at The Sentry with a limited field teeing it up for a 27th consecutive year at Kapalua Resort. Tour winners in 2024 and those that finished among the top 50 in the FedExCup standings make the tr... 

After debuting to rave reviews last year, the Grant Thornton Invitational is back. The mixed-team challenge that features PGA and LPGA players competing together returns to Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida with the same setup we saw last year when the duo of Lydia Ko and Jason Day emerged victorious. The three-day event features a different format eve... 

The PGA Tour may be on break for the Holidays but that doesn’t mean the world of professional golf is taking time off. A select group of the best players in the world gathers this week in the Bahamas for the Tiger Woods-hosted Hero World Challenge. World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler is a heavy favorite in the outright market as he looks to put a bow o... 

The PGA Tour concludes its season schedule with the field headed to majestic St. Simons Island in Georgia this week for The RSM Classic. There’s plenty on the line for a number of golfers in the full-field with Tour status and Signature Event inclusion on the line. Making his first start since undergoing knee surgery a few months ago, defending champ Ludvig Aberg opened as the outright betting favorite. On his way to his first PGA win, Aberg set a Tour scoring record with a 29-under 253 while also establishing a Tour record for the lowest score over the final two rounds of a tournament by carding a pair of 61s. Those familiar with the tournament will again see the unique two-course format with the field playing the first two rounds on the Seaside and Plantation courses at Sea Island Resort. Those surviving the cut will play the weekend on the more familiar Seaside layout. All the top favorites in the outright market are featured in tournament matchups with updated odds available at BookMaker.eu when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The final tournament of the 2024 season takes place this week with the field gathering at St. Simons Island, Georgia for the RSM Classic. There is plenty at stake for a number of players with Tour cards, conditional status and additional perks for a higher finish. This event also marks the return of defending champion Ludvig Aberg after knee surgery a few months ago. The full fiel... 

The penultimate tournament in the FedExCup Fall schedule takes the PGA Tour to another tropical location for the sixth edition of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. A full field of 120 golfers, minus a number of the sports’ biggest names, will navigate the treacherous Port Royal Golf Club. A number of players are looking to position themselves for guaran... 

The FedExCup Fall schedule and 2024 season reaches its penultimate event with this week’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship, contested for the sixth consecutive year at Port Royal Golf Club. Star power is definitely lacking but there will be plenty at stake as players look to secure their Tour card for next season with a high finish in the standings. Maveric... 

We don’t often see the PGA Tour take time off, but it did last week setting the stage for a return trip to Mexico for the 18th edition of the World Wide Technology Championship. For the second straight year the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante Resort in Los Cabos will serve as host. The layout wasn’t a problem last year for Erik van Rooyen, w... 

We probably won’t see a lot of Tiger Woods in the future with injuries and age taking a toll on his playing career. But his lasting legacy on the PGA Tour will live on and even more so at the World Wide Technology Championship since the tournament is played on a Woods-designed course. For the second time the field will navigate the El Cardonal golf cours... 

Some of the bigger names in the sport are coming out of the woodwork this week when the PGA Tour heads to Japan for the sixth edition of the ZOZO Championship. Making his first appearance in a stroke-play event since the TOUR Championship, Collin Morikawa will defend his title as the second favorite on the outright odds board behind two-time major champion and world No. 2 Xander Schauffele. ... 

Some of the bigger names in the sport are dusting off the clubs ahead of the sixth edition of the ZOZO Championship. The brief history of the tournament has produced memorable moments with Tiger Woods’ last Tour title taking place in 2019. The tournament returned to Japan in 2021 after relocating due to COVID with native son Hideki Matsuyama claiming victory. The last two winners ended lengt... 

The fourth of seven FedExCup Fall events takes the PGA Tour to Las Vegas this week for its annual stop in the Nevada desert for the Shriners Children’s Open. Though there were some inconsistencies in his game during the regular season, Tom Kim has owned the TPC Summerlin layout winning the past two events in his only starts at the venu... 

Two-time defending champion Tom Kim is the betting favorite as he goes for a rare three-peat when the PGA Tour heads to the Nevada desert this week for the annual Shriners Children’s Open. There could be some rust on the sticks, though, since it’s been a few months since Kim last pegged it up at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Augus... 

The PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in six decades welcoming a new tournament to the FedExCup Fall season, the Black Desert Championship. With the host course not even two years old, the field of 132 golfers will all get a first look at the Black Desert Resort layout with no one having an advantage. That’s likely why the odds in the outright market ar... 

A new tournament in the rotation sends the PGA Tour to southern Utah this week for the inaugural Black Desert Championship, hosted by the Black Desert Resort in Ivins, UT. The Tour makes it first visit to the Beehive State since 1963 with a few Utahns sprinkled in the light field of competitors. Keith Mitchell had the 54-hole lead last week at the Sanderson Farms... 

After another victory for Team USA at the Presidents Cup, the PGA Tour resumes its fall season in Jackson, Miss. with the annual Sanderson Farms Championship. No Americans and only one player who competed last week in Canada will tee it up at the Country Club of Jackson, the tournament host since 2014. Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, who won this event in 2022, starred for the International team and is listed among the outright favorites. However, topping the odds board on the early line is two-time regular season titlist Nick Dunlap, who won The American Express and Barracuda Championship. Last year Luke List survived a five-man playoff to claim his second career Tour title and he’s next in line at a chance to become the first back-to-back winner since Dwight Nevil in 1974. Check out the current odds for tournament matchups at BookMaker.eu when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

It’s back to the grind of the PGA Tour season after a break that saw the Americans win yet another Presidents Cup. Only one player from that competition, International Team member MacKenzie Hughes, is scheduled to peg it up this week at the Sanderson Farms Championship, the second of eight FedExCup Fall tournaments. With a distinct lack of star power the title is up... 

Golf betting has become increasingly attractive for sportsbooks with tournaments and events taking place nearly every week. And unlike other sports there is no offseason. The PGA Tour resumed just two weeks after the season-ending TOUR Championship. The popularity of the game also has bettors flocking to the betting window with a chance to make a few bucks. When events like the Presidents Cup roll around the entire golf world is focused on a singular course with many of the best players in the world competing. With a stacked roster featuring all 12 members ranked among the OWGR top 25, the Americans are a big favorite to continue their run of dominance. Team USA has won nine straight Presidents Cup trophies and is 12-1-1 since the event was first staged in 1994. The event featuring American golfers and non-European international players heads north of the border with three native Canadians on the International Team roster. Team USA opened as a -240 favorite with the Internationals at +242. There’s always a chance the match ends in a tie with that outcome at +1405. The 2003 edition ended at 17-17. The match-play event spans four days and will be televised on Golf Channel and NBC. It starts on Sept. 26 with a format similar to what’s used in the Ryder Cup. Teams will play five ‘foursome’ matches on Day 1, five ‘fourball’ matches on Day 2 with four of each contested on Day 3. The final day of competition has 12 singles matches. And of course you can wager on the outcome of daily events and even the score. Let’s take a look at a few team and individual props to see where money can be made on the 2024 Presidents Cup. ...