Outrights, top finishes, make-the-cut, and matchups, all explained. Then bet the better price peer-to-peer on BettorEdge instead of paying a sportsbook's vig.
Fresh tournament previews, odds breakdowns, and betting how-tos from the blog.
Jackson Koivun takes a three-shot lead into Sunday at the 3M Open, with Scottie Scheffler charging from six back. The community odds board, a headline pick, and how to bet the final round at Minnesota's PGA Tour stop.
An outright bet picks one golfer to win the whole tournament.
A top finish bet pays out if your golfer ends the week inside a set position, most often the top 5, top 10, or top 20.
A make-the-cut bet asks one question: will your golfer still be playing on the weekend? At most events the field is trimmed after two rounds to the top 65 and ties, and anyone outside that line goes home.
A matchup bet ignores the leaderboard and simply asks which of two golfers finishes ahead of the other.
The four biggest weeks of the golf calendar, and how to bet each one.
The marquee stops outside the majors, and how each one bets differently.
The Travelers Championship is one of the PGA Tour's signature events, played in late June at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut.
The Genesis Scottish Open is a co-sanctioned event between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, played in mid-July at The Renaissance Club in Scotland.
The FedEx St.
The BMW Championship is the second FedEx Cup playoff event, played in August with no cut and a field trimmed to the top 50 in the standings.
The Tour Championship is the FedEx Cup finale, played in late August at East Lake in Atlanta.
The next stops on the 2026 PGA Tour calendar. Tap a major or marquee event for its betting guide.
Betting profiles for the names at the top of the board.
You can bet a golfer to win outright, to finish in the top 5, 10, or 20, to make the cut, or head-to-head against another player. Outrights pay the most because winning out of a 150-player field is hard; top finishes and matchups hit more often.
Even the best player in the world is usually +400 or longer to win a given week, because they are beating more than 100 players over four rounds rather than a single opponent. That is why a small outright stake can pay off big.
Often, yes. BettorEdge is a peer-to-peer marketplace with no built-in house vig, so the price to win, place, or make the cut can pay more than a traditional sportsbook on the same player.
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