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William Hill stands out for punters in Golf betting. With virtually all events covered and great each way betting terms, they are our number one.

William Hill Review

• Big Range of Golf Events
• Excellent choice of betting markets
• Favourable Each Way Betting Terms
• In play Betting

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With big odds, and a plethora of events to choose from finding the best bookie for betting on golf is a must. William Hill has proven to be that bookie in our Golf Betting analysis.

This article explains all you need to know about picking the right bookies for your golf betting.

Best Bookie for Golf Betting is William Hill

If it is outright, straight up, best odds you are looking for, the Betfair Exchange is hard to beat but this range of top features leaves us no option but to recommend a William Hill account for Golf Betting

• Range of Golf Events 
• Range of betting markets 
• Each Way Betting Terms 
• In play Betting 

William Hill was offering 37 separate markets for Ryder Cup 2020 Betting at the time of writing. There are other bookmakers to consider for specific tournaments. 

Grab a William Hill account on the link above or read on to find out more about how we came to choose William Hill as the best bookie for betting on Golf.

Which bookmaker offers the best golf odds?

Golf odds tend to vary from bookmaker to bookmaker and finding the best odds for your golf bet won't necessarily be from the same bookmaker each time you place a bet. Golf odds will generally be pretty similar across all bookmakers and the small fluctuations will be down to the discretion of the bookmakers' traders.

The one exception to this tends to be the Betfair Exchange which pits punters against punters. Fellow gamblers will lay selections not to win as well as backing them to win and in order to get their lay bets matched, they have to offer bigger odds than the standard bookmakers. Usually, the bigger the price, the more of an odds increase you will receive with your bet.

OLBG member 'petethebet' reckons 888sport is the bookie you need to try if after the best odds, having written this in his review of 888sport:

"Starting to use 888 more often for betting outright on the weekly golf events. For the Greenbrier Classic this week they are top price to win for twenty-two of the top thirty-seven players on Oddschecker."

For many punters it isn't just about the odds with golf betting, but also about special offers and each way terms.

Which bookmaker offers the best each way terms on golf?

You tend to see more variations in each way terms for golf betting than any other sport. The standard each way terms for a golf event with most bookies are 4 places 1/4 odds (or 5 places 1/4 odds for the bigger events) but some bookies will pay as many as 7 places 1/5 odds for many events and on a few occasions will pay even more places than that!

These bookmakers tend to offer the most generous place terms on golf events:

• William Hill
• Bet365
• Paddy Power

Bet too far in advance though and you'll receive the same each way terms amongst all the bookies. They usually start to adjust their each way terms to stand out from the crowd a week or two before the event begins.

You can check comprehensive bookmaker reviews from all the major firms on OLBG.

Which bookmaker covers the most golf events?

All the major bookies cover all of the bigger events. In the event that an event isn't covered by traditional bookmakers it will be worth having a look on the Betfair Exchange as there is still a decent chance that you'll be able to get a bet on there, although liquidity might not be great.

If looking to bet on an event that is some way into the future then Paddy Power can often be first to offer odds so they are always worth a look. They were first to price up the golf event in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Which bookmaker offers the most golf markets?

The Masters is one of the biggest golfing events of the year so using the 2017 Masters to see how many golf markets the bookies are offering is a pretty reliable measure.

William Hill - 40 markets including top 5 finish, top 10 finish, top 20 finish, winning nationality, hole in one, margin of victory and group betting.

Paddy Power - 37 markets including top 5 finish, top 10 finish, top 20 finish, to make/miss the cut, top lefty and Big Guns v The Field.

Ladbrokes - 37 markets including top 5 finish, top 10 finish, top 20 finish, dual forecast, group betting, head to head betting and continent of the winner.

Bet365 - 36 markets including top 5 finish, top 10 finish, top 20 finish, 72 hole  match betting, top left handed player and to make or miss the cut.

BetVictor - 34 markets including top 5 finish, top 10 finish, straight forecasts, age of winner, top European and a hole in one.

Coral - 31 markets including top 5 finish, top 10 finish, 1st round leader, group betting, head to head betting and top past winner.

Betfair - 19 markets including top 5 finish place only, top 10 finish, top 20 finish, top 30 finish, top 40 finish and group betting.

As for the rest of the bookies, there isn't a huge amount of difference between William Hill, Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, Bet365, BetVictor and Coral and it's worth remembering that the golf markets on offer do vary from bookie to bookie so just because Paddy Power or William Hill don't offer a market it doesn't mean that someone like Coral won't have the golf market you are after despite them offering fewer markets.

Which bookmakers offer golf in play betting?

Golf is played relatively slowly compared to other sports so it can be a favourite of many punters for in play betting. You can bet in play on golf with pretty much all the major bookmakers including the following:

Bookmaker	In Play Betting	Review
bet365	Yes	Click Here
William Hill	Yes	Click Here
Betway	Yes	Click Here
Betfair	Yes	Click Here
Paddy Power	Yes	Click Here
888Sport	Yes	Click Here
Ladbrokes	Yes	Click Here
Coral	Yes	Click Here
Boylesports	Yes	Click Here

Which bookmakers offer live golf streaming?

At the current time no bookmakers are able to offer live streaming on any golf events. If any do start streaming services for golf we'll add them here.