Rory McIlroy has emerged as the early favorite to win the 2022 PGA Championship after shooting a five-under-par 65 in the first round at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. DraftKings Sportsbook lists McIlroy as the +300 favorite to win the PGA Championship after Thursday’s round. McIlroy looks for third PGA […]
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Bettors Back Tiger Woods to Win PGA Championship at Southern Hills
Tiger Woods hasn’t won a tournament on the PGA Tour since 2019, and he’s still working his way back to full strength after nearly losing his right leg in a car crash 15 months ago. That isn’t stopping bettors across the globe from backing the 15-time major champion in the […]
Scottie Scheffler Continues Scorching Run with Masters Win, Still Not Favored at PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler is the hottest golfer in the world, but sportsbooks aren’t giving him the Tiger Woods treatment just yet as they look forward to next month’s PGA Championship. Jon Rahm remains the +1100 favorite for the PGA Championship at DraftKings Sportsbook, despite a run of disappointing form for the […]
Masters Odds: Scheffler Takes Control, Tiger Makes Cut Heading into Weekend
Scottie Scheffler put on a dominant performance in the second round of the 2022 Masters, taking a record-tying 5-shot lead into the weekend at Augusta National. Scheffler shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to pull far ahead of the field and take command of a tournament that has otherwise kept […]
Masters: Sungjae Im Leads After Round 1, Tiger on the Prowl at 1-Under
Tiger Woods impressed in his return to competitive golf on Thursday, shooting a 1-under 71 at Augusta National to sit in a tie for 10th place at the 2022 Masters after one round. Woods started by carding pars on the first five holes before birdieing the sixth. Woods in contention […]
Masters Odds: With All Eyes on Tiger, Rahm and Thomas Rate as Tournament Favorites
The top story of the 2022 Masters – virtually the only story this week – is undoubtedly Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf after a serious car accident and 14 months off. But despite how much bettors want to back him, Woods isn’t one of the favorites to win at […]
Sportsbooks Watch Brave Bettors Move All-In on Tiger as Woods Plans to Play Masters
Tiger Woods announced Tuesday morning that he is currently planning to play at the Masters this weekend. And whenever Tiger tees off at a major, the betting public lines up right behind him. Sportsbooks across the industry are reporting a surge of betting interest in Woods this week, despite the […]
Tiger Woods Announces Return to Competitive Golf, Playing with Son at PNC Championship
Tiger Woods hasn’t played in a golf tournament since a Feb. 23 car crash sent him to the hospital with serious injuries to his right leg. But the 15-time major champion will return to action earlier than almost anyone expected, as Woods says he will play at the PNC Championship […]
First Round of Tiger Woods Autograph NFTs Drops on DraftKings Marketplace
Tiger Woods became the latest elite athlete to lend his likeness to a series of sports NFTs on the DraftKings Marketplace, as the first two versions of his Autograph Premier Preseason Access Passes dropped on Tuesday. Collectors had the opportunity to queue up for one of 5,000 Carbon Premier NFTs, […]
Tiger Woods’ Backup Putter Sells for $393K in Hot Collectibles Market
tesTiger Woods’ backup putter set an auction record on Sunday, selling for $393,300. Experts believe the backup putter, a Scotty Cameron Newport II, fetched the highest price ever paid for a golf club. While Woods never used the putter in tournament play, it was in his bag for all but […]
Johnson, Rahm Favored at Workday Championship; Woods’ Accident Overshadows Competition
Nearly all of the world’s top players are heading to The Concession in Bradenton, Florida to take part in the World Golf Championships Workday Championship this weekend. But while the field will represent the strongest competition on tour so far in 2021, all anyone could talk about before the tournament […]
2021 Masters Odds: Dustin Johnson Favorite, Tiger Woods Recovers from Back Surgery
Dustin Johnson, the reigning Masters champion, comes into the 2021 Masters as the favorite to win at +700 odds, according to a recent update by DraftKings. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods is a long shot to win the Masters this year at +3300 odds. For now, the 2021 Masters will take place […]
Past Champions Woods, Mickelson Fighting Long Shot Tag at Masters
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have seven Masters titles between them, but neither one is considered a good bet to win this year’s tournament at Augusta National, which begins Nov. 12. Woods, who has five green jackets, is currently 25/1 to win the Masters, while Mickelson is at 80/1. Those […]
Prop Bet Asks How Many Tournaments will Koepka, Tiger Win in 2020?
Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods haven’t had great starts to 2020, but that hasn’t deterred one sportsbook from offering a prop bet on how many PGA Tour wins they’ll earn this year. BetOnline recently posted the wager for both players, laying odds on whether they will win anywhere from zero […]
Tiger Woods, Rory Mcllroy, Brooks Koepa are Masters Co-Favorites
Tiger Woods might not have won the Farmers Insurance Open, but his tie for ninth at Torrey Pines on Sunday impressed oddsmakers enough to make him one of the co-favorites at April’s Masters. The 44-year-old moved from 14/1 to 10/1 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. Woods joins the top […]
Tiger, Phil, Rory, Majors, CBS: What to Look for in the 2020 Golf Season
The 2019 golf season is over, and it is time to think about next year. As always, there will be no shortage of issues that arise during the 2020 season, but here are five things, ranging from the obvious (Tiger) to the obscure (major championship venues) that everyone should keep […]
US Team Loses First Two Rounds of the Presidents Cup
Tiger Woods the player is bailing out Tiger Woods the captain of the stumbling US Team at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne in Australia. Woods and his partner, Justin Thomas, have won both their matches, and accounted for two of the team’s 3.5 points. Still, the US team is […]
Rory McIlroy Skipping Saudi Invitational for ‘Morality’ Reasons
Rory McIlroy says he won’t play in the Saudi Invitational because of his feelings toward the government. The tournament, which is in its second year, will be played Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City. McIlroy did not play in last year’s […]
US Team Favored in Presidents Cup, but Should They Be?
The International team is a large underdog in the Presidents Cup, but the US team has more than enough distractions to give bettors pause. The biennial competition, which begins Thursday (Wednesday in US) at Royal Melbourne in Australia, pits 12 members of each squad against one another in both team […]
Presidents Cup Prop Bets Heavy on Captain Tiger Woods
Oddsmakers are supplying a plethora of Presidents Cup prop bets for the competition, which begins Thursday (Wednesday in the US) at Royal Melbourne in Australia. Several sportsbooks have lines on everything from the odds of a hole-in-one to whether or not Dustin Johnson will compete on the first day. There […]