Golf spread betting explained

Did you know you can also place golf spread bets as well as fixed odds bets on your Spreadex account?

Spread betting works by playing on a 'spread' or prediction on the number of things to happen in a tournament.

Step 1: Choose a market. E.g. the 'spread' on a player's Finishing Position may be 21 - 24.
Step 2: Decide if you think the final outcome will be higher or lower than the spread.
Step 3: If higher (e.g.final position worse than 24th) you would buy. If lower (better than 21st) you would sell.
Step 4: Your profit or loss depends on the difference between your buy or sell level and the final outcome, multiplied by your stake.

Remember that unlike fixed odds betting, you can lose more than your initial stake with spread betting should the bet go against you.

See more in our short video on sports spread betting.

GOLF SPREAD BETTING EXPLAINED

For information on our specific types of golf spread bets, click the links below.

Golf Supremacy bets

Finishing Positions bets

Match bets

Index-based golf bets

Specials and other markets

HOW TO PLACE A GOLF SPREAD BET

To place a bet, look at the Spreadex prediction or spread on the market in question. If you think the outcome will be higher than our price, then you would buy on the spread. If you think the outcome will be lower than our price, then you would sell on the spread.

The more right you are the more you can win, but the opposite is the case if you get it wrong, as you may lose more than your initial stake.

See below for more detailed descriptions of the golf betting markets offered.

Alternatively you can see an example of a golf spread bet here.

golf SUPREMACY bets

10-3 Supremacy: Bet on the difference in shots between two named players over one round of a tournament with the spread based on the winner receiving 10 points, plus a further 3 points per shot won by.

10-3 Matchplay Supremacy: Bet on the difference in shots between two named players over one round of a matchplay tournament with the spread based on the winner receiving 10 points, plus a further 3 points per holes won by.

Live Index: Spread predicting how well a golfer will do in a particular tournament based on: 25 points if the player wins the tournament, 10 for second place and 5 for third. Our spreads are updated after each hole allowing you to open and close bets throughout the action.

Finishing position bets

On this market you can bet on where a named golfer will finish in a particular tournament, either with no limit on the highest finishing position a player can achieve or with a set maximum make-up on the highest finishing position a player can achieve.

For an example of how this works, Spreadex may quote a player’s Finishing Position spread as 41-44. If you think a player will finish better than 41st, then you would sell on the Spreadex quote. However, if you think the player will finish worse than 44th, then you would buy on the Spreadex quote.

Note that Dead Heat rules apply, so two players tied for 21st would both make-up at 21.5 ((21+22) /2).

Match bets

72-hole Match Bets: Bet on how two players will perform against each other over 72 holes of a tournament. Spreadex may make a prediction that Player A will beat Player B by 0.5-2 shots over 72 holes.

If Player A ends the tournament six under par and Player B ends one over par, the market will make-up at 7. However, if Player B ends four under par and Player A ends one under par, the market will make-up at -3.

10-3 Match Bets: Bet on how one named player will perform compared to another named player with the spread based on 10 points awarded to the player with eventual lowest score, plus a further three points per hole won by.

Index-based golf bets

Leaderboard: Bet on how a player will perform during a tournament with the spread based on: 80 points if the player finishes first, 40 for second place, 30 for third, 25 for fourth, 20 for fifth, 15 for sixth, 10 for seventh and 5 for eighth.

Hotshots: How many points a named group of golfers will score in a particular tournament depending upon their combined performance, with the spread based on: 25 points per named player finishing in the top 10 plus a 50 point bonus if any of the named players wins the tournament.

Super 10 Index: How many points any individual golfer from a named group of 10 players will score depending upon their finishing position in that group with their spread based on: 50 points if the player finishes first out of the named players, 30 for 2nd, 20 for 3rd, 10 for 4th.

More golf spread betting markets

Winning Score: The four-round total score, in shots, of the player who wins a particular tournament. 

Players Under Par: How many players will make the cut and finish under par, after all four rounds, in a particular tournament. 

Lowest Round: The lowest individual round (18-hole) score by a single player during a particular tournament.

Winning Margin: The number of shots the winner will be ahead of the rest of the field by after 72 holes. 

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