The Joy and Despair of Golf Betting
Golf betting is plainly and simply annoying.
The only thing more annoying from experience, is actually trying to play golf! How do you pick out winners? Many have backed favourites who have failed to make the cut (e.
g.
Luke Donald and Lee Westwood in the 2011 British Open) and rank outsiders have piled to the top of the leaderboard (e.
g.
Darren Clarke - same tournament).
I was very lucky.
I avoided Donald and Westwood despite their world rankings of #1 and #2 respectively simply because I'm not a favourite backer.
I DID select Mr Clarke though, and he came roaring in at odds of 175-1! So, how did I see this coming? The truth is I didn't.
But golf betting is so unpredictable that this sort of thing is not an isolated incident.
Thomas Bjorn won the Qatar Masters in February at 175-1.
Guess who backed that one! Cesar Monestario came 4th recently at the Madrid Masters at a whopping 250-1.
That's right, I had that one too.
My annual profit from golf betting at the end of October stands at a very tasty +198.
75 points.
Lots of joy! Sounds great, but here's the truth of the matter.
4 of the last 10 months have shown a loss.
June was a particularly bad one (-30pts).
If it wasn't for the 3 golfers that won for me, my figures would be a disaster.
Golf betting is insanely frustrating.
I backed James Kingston a few weeks ago at a massive 300-1.
After 3 rounds, he was leading.
His 4th round was a disaster and he didn't even finish placed so I got nothing for my minor investment.
Despair! Why am I telling you all this? So that if you ever receive any marketing with wild claims of 100s of points profit, while it maybe true, how much of it is just down to blind luck? Or downright freakish results? Or any number of variables that makes the figures look good? How many bad months have they had? Just look at my results.
Look good at face value, right? While these claims raise interest in the vendor's product(s), check that they have a selection history.
If they don't, avoid at all cost.
If they do have a history of previous picks, take a few minutes to study and digest them.
Believe it or not, there are some tipsters out there that tell the truth! Not many though.
If the frauds can find a way of embellishing their numbers, you can guarantee they will.
The other thing that I will heartily recommend when it comes to golf betting is to back your selections each-way.
There is no value in picking one person to beat 140+ others.
As I stated above, Cesar Monestario at 250-1 came 4th, but still made me over 60pts profit.
That's about the same as a 50-1 shot actually winning! Thank you for your time and good luck with your golfing - whether it be playing or betting! P.
S.
6 of my last 10 months have returned a profit.
Just thought I'd highlight that!
The only thing more annoying from experience, is actually trying to play golf! How do you pick out winners? Many have backed favourites who have failed to make the cut (e.
g.
Luke Donald and Lee Westwood in the 2011 British Open) and rank outsiders have piled to the top of the leaderboard (e.
g.
Darren Clarke - same tournament).
I was very lucky.
I avoided Donald and Westwood despite their world rankings of #1 and #2 respectively simply because I'm not a favourite backer.
I DID select Mr Clarke though, and he came roaring in at odds of 175-1! So, how did I see this coming? The truth is I didn't.
But golf betting is so unpredictable that this sort of thing is not an isolated incident.
Thomas Bjorn won the Qatar Masters in February at 175-1.
Guess who backed that one! Cesar Monestario came 4th recently at the Madrid Masters at a whopping 250-1.
That's right, I had that one too.
My annual profit from golf betting at the end of October stands at a very tasty +198.
75 points.
Lots of joy! Sounds great, but here's the truth of the matter.
4 of the last 10 months have shown a loss.
June was a particularly bad one (-30pts).
If it wasn't for the 3 golfers that won for me, my figures would be a disaster.
Golf betting is insanely frustrating.
I backed James Kingston a few weeks ago at a massive 300-1.
After 3 rounds, he was leading.
His 4th round was a disaster and he didn't even finish placed so I got nothing for my minor investment.
Despair! Why am I telling you all this? So that if you ever receive any marketing with wild claims of 100s of points profit, while it maybe true, how much of it is just down to blind luck? Or downright freakish results? Or any number of variables that makes the figures look good? How many bad months have they had? Just look at my results.
Look good at face value, right? While these claims raise interest in the vendor's product(s), check that they have a selection history.
If they don't, avoid at all cost.
If they do have a history of previous picks, take a few minutes to study and digest them.
Believe it or not, there are some tipsters out there that tell the truth! Not many though.
If the frauds can find a way of embellishing their numbers, you can guarantee they will.
The other thing that I will heartily recommend when it comes to golf betting is to back your selections each-way.
There is no value in picking one person to beat 140+ others.
As I stated above, Cesar Monestario at 250-1 came 4th, but still made me over 60pts profit.
That's about the same as a 50-1 shot actually winning! Thank you for your time and good luck with your golfing - whether it be playing or betting! P.
S.
6 of my last 10 months have returned a profit.
Just thought I'd highlight that!
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