Best Books to Bet Golf?

[GOLFSTUD]

I usually bet football only, but I am impressed with the quality of golf handicapping I have seen in the forum.
I would love to pick up some extra cash by coattailing some of the action.
I currently have an account a Pinnacle.

I would like to know what books I should get accounts with to have the best betting optioins on golf. I am sure it is better to have several accounts to get the biggest variety of betting options and possibly better odds at certain books.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks
Golfstud

 

[ScreaminPain]

dogs that Bark, Stanley, anyone.....I'm also looking forward to Golfstuds request....

Help!

 

[Lestat]

Here's Stanley's article on preferred books for golf wagering.

http://www.tour-tips.com/list.htm

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

I'll give it my best--as far as books to read--I don't know any I would recommend to learn capping golf. I think it would serve you better to go back past years archives here on events as they come up and see what angles others are using and make notes on them.This has been a pretty successful crew and many make explainations on their selections.
I think you are making wise decision on selecting golf to wager on as there are a lot less varibles than team sports and with stats available on Stans site it will save you lots of time in research. It has cut my time by 75% from old days. There are several to coat tail here as you go along and pick up some cheese--but do not get to confident and bet modestly thru learning process as it is always easy to get on someone after hot streak and everyone has cold streak. One area to coatail would be Stans selection on Senior tour in particular.He has very few down weeks in past 5 years.
If you decide after a year or so this is your cup of tea I might suggest you go a step further.Everyone has same stats available and if you crunch #'s most will get same result,however there are 3 things in golf for most part that will make deviations from these #'s in a tounament--rough--green conditions (firmness and pin placements) and wind.
While this takes some effort it will reap rewards--and that is keep notes during each tourney on these areas and after each tourney print results of tourney, fill in wind on each round plus info on rough and greens. Then you cam formulate player data that there are no stats for.After several years when touney comes up you have data and notes not available to most--of course interpreting the data will be the key.

As far as books go you have a good one in pinnacle but it is a must to add 5dimes as they offer the most match plays.One piece of advice I can't emphasis enough is DO NOT play match bets at books where ties lose unless you find a very big edge.

as far as outrights you need to read
http://tour-tips.com/Other/outrights.htm
also look at "the list" on Stans site for books.

I am quite odd in the way I handle outrights--so I will not go into that area,but article above from Stans site is very good.

 

[Stanley]

As soon as you move away from the Don Best screen and its matchups and away from futures, you'll find a huge variety in the odds available for golf across the different bookies and in the markets that they provide. There is no substitute for a large number of books, but you can follow a lot of plays in this forum with 4-5 accounts.

For matchups, there is no substitute to Five Dimes and, in second place, Pinnacle. You'll find lots of different matchups elsewhere, but these should be #1 and #2 on your list.

For outrights, place BetFred.com as #1 on your list. Very well established with a chain of shops in the UK, offer a good variety of markets and, importantly, they use Neteller and allow US residents to bet with them. Thereafter it depends very much on how you weight ease of transfer of funds, how long the book has been established, etc.

Props have become popular in this forum this season because of Wagerweb, who are also sponsoring this year's golf contest. Their golf compiler is also providing the lines for Hollywood Sportsbook. They are definitely worth opening an account with for golf plays that will be posted on this forum.

Hope this helps

 

[Stanley]

BTW if you want to coattail some of my outright and matchup plays, you can go to http://www.tour-tips.com/fpdb/pageupdates.asp, make your selections and you'll receive an email when I have posted a play on the site (and in this forum at the same time).

 

[PJ Kray]

Hey Stud: i can safely say that betonsports.com is not a very golf friendly book. I need to find another. PJ

 

[GOLFSTUD]

Great info dogs. Thanks for helping out. I already looked at the link you gave me and the info is great.

Golfstud

 

[GOLFSTUD]

Stanley,
Thanks for the response. You seem to have a big presence in this forum and the guys give you much respect. I will definitely be coattailing you and some of the others. Thanks for the help.

Golfstud