🎧SBC Podcast #68: Pre-Event & In-Play Golf Edges ⛳

In the latest SBC Podcast I was joined by some returning guests who I last hosted on SBC Podcast #25 over 2 years ago.

Duncan and Neil Campbell are the sibling duo whose expertise makes up Golf Betting Club, the fantastic tipping service that has been going strong since its inception in 2020.

2 years is a long time in the golf world so I had lots of new things to talk to the Campbells about! Tours, markets and media coverage are all quite different from our last chat in 2021 so we covered lots of new ground.

Tipping ‘etiquette’, exotic markets, finding value in play and odds availability were some of the other topics that we focussed on.

With ‘GBC’ and SBC sharing a philosophy when it comes to betting, we have ‘partnered up’ for 2024. We love the way that GBC do things, think their in-play angle is a really strong USP and are delighted to welcome them to our Premium Tipster Stable.

We talk a little about that in this chat, alongside everything touched on above and so much more.

You can listen to Episode 68 now via Apple / Spotify / Google / YouTube and all other major podcast directories (search Smart Betting Club)

An In=Depth Chat With Hardened Golf Punters

In this episode, Duncan, Neil and I discuss:

  • Duncan & Neil’s dynamic, how they balance betting & tipping with other work and managing time with such an all-consuming business
  • Watching tournaments to find value and keep abreast of player performance
  • Getting on, exchanges and the challenges of backing value once you have found it
  • Place terms, the timing of bets and balancing value with attainability for members
  • Tipsters betting on Mondays and how GBC’s approach is different with ‘Best’, ‘Tracked’ and ‘Minimum’ prices all provided for their subscribers
  • Betting in-play and why the Campbells often prefer it over pre-tournament action
  • Exotic markets, 3-balls and the edges available outside of the core markets
  • How player profiling can help with in-play betting, especially for those players consistently disrespected by the markets
  • Reflecting on performance, planned improvements and changes in the golf betting markets
  • LIV, The PGA Tour, The DPWT and how the politics of golf may well offer up betting opportunities
  • Statistics, popular metrics and how the Campbells have their own approaches to assessing players, especially when they play on different tours
  • Pre-event vs. in play & using the first round to gauge whether a player makes the shortlist
  • Variance, losing runs and dealing with this (as both tipsters and punters)
  • Where to find GBC and how to access their content (much of which is free!)
  • Predictions for 2024 and beyond

It is great to speak to tipsters who take so much care in how and when they release tips, with attainability at the forefront of their mind with every message they send out.

This chimes with our ethos at the SBC and with so much else on offer, I can recommend following Golf Betting Club on social media (@golfbettingclub) or visiting their website if you have an interest in the sport (and betting on it!).

You can also learn more about ‘GBC’ on their SBC page, with sign up options for SBC members (and non-members) available at the bottom of the page.

Enjoy!

🎧SBC Podcast #67: How To Profit From Golf Betting in 2024!⛳

In the latest SBC Podcast I was joined by Tom Brownlee from Bookie Bashing and SBC’s very own Rowan and Josh to discuss everything golf betting for 2024

The great thing about assembling a ‘panel’ like this is that we all do things in our own way, we all have different levels of experience and we all have circumstances that dictate how we can bet.

This includes 2 strategies for betting each way (with bookmakers) and for the first time – betting to win (on exchanges mainly) and how each of us do this.

We covered the various options for different levels of bettor in our latest Special Report on Golf Betting and in this pod, we ‘add some meat to the bone’, with practical tips, insight and experiences that can help you.

You can listen to Episode 67 now via Apple / Spotify / Google / YouTube and all other major podcast directories (search Smart Betting Club)

An In-Depth Chat With Hardened Golf Punters

In this episode, Tom, Rowan, Josh and I discuss:

  • ‘Cliff golfers’ – those who have cost us the most but who we dare not leave off our shortlists!
  • How we bet on golf, including shops, online soft bookmakers, exchanges and even Fantasy Golf
  • How the Bookie Bashing Golf Tracker works
  • Odds ranges, ‘sweet spots’ and which bands of odds can deliver massive profits from places
  • Timing, bookmaker profiling and when we bet to balance every consideration
  • Lesser known bookmakers and exploring firms not on the Oddschecker grid
  • Win only betting – why the tracker finds value (if it does!)
  • Quirks in the data between different tours
  • Drawdowns, tempering expectations and finding strategies that match individual risk appetites

You can learn more about the Bookie Bashing Golf Tracker by clicking here and the service we run together, where we share weekly tips using the powerful algorithm is profiled here.

As ever, if you have any questions, comments or feedback please get in touch via the normal channels!

8 reasons why we love betting on golf at SBC

Every single member of the SBC team loves betting on golf. It’s probably fair to say that golf is currently our favourite sport to bet on. That may change in the future as the markets evolve and we adapt to them, but it’s where we stand right now.

But why do we love betting on golf so much?

There are many many reasons, 8 of which we’ve highlighted in this post. We hope by the end of reading it you’ll be just as excited about betting on golf as we are.

1. It is very profitable

The main reason is the most obvious – golf betting is very profitable indeed over the long-term.

This is perfectly showcased by the results that SBC tracks as part of its independent review service. 

You can see an overall picture of SBC golf results, plus specific records on the SBC Golf page.

But to give you an idea, betting records for the 3 SBC Golf tipsters up until end of 2021 were as follows: 

These results are all over the long term with the 3 specific SBC golf tipsters records going back at least 3 year for every service. 

2. It doesn’t take up too much time

One of the great things about betting on golf is that it’s not time intensive. Typically, there are 2 major tours to tackle when betting on golf: the PGA Tour and the European Tour (now named the DP World Tour).

This means that twice a week you’ll be placing your bets for a few hours at a time. It’s not like horse racing where there are multiple events per day, golf is just 2 hours per week. Once your bets are on, tournaments will usually start on a Thursday and finish on a Sunday. So for this period you can sit back and see how your guys get on.

Some tipsters also advise extra in-play bets at the end of each day and of course you can always use the in-play betting element to get any other bets that you might have missed out on before Day 1 began.

3. Big wins, high ROIs

Due to the nature of golf betting markets, the odds on players to win an event are usually quite large: It’s not uncommon for 40/1, 50/1 and above winners. 

You can see some of these winners on the SBC Golf page. which demonstrates the potential for long odds selections getting the  job done. And with big winners, big return on investments (ROI’s) are not far behind. 

Some notable results and records from previous years would be…

  • Martin Laird winning in October 2020 at 275/1
  • K.H. Lee winning in May 2021 at 175/1
  • PGA Profit’s 2021 record of +444.60 points at 51.28% ROI

4. Bookmaker Options 

The services we feature and recommend at SBC provide tips that are available at multiple bookmakers or even on betting exchanges like Betfair (see below).

These will range from your ‘blue chip’ bookies down to some of the lesser-known companies.

That means there are great options for placing bets and if you don’t have access to one bookmaker, you’ll likely have access to another that is providing the same value bet.

Bookmakers will also regularly offer plenty of concessions when betting on golf each way. Standard place terms are usually that they will pay out on the first 5 golfers to finish, but bookies will pay out anything from 7 places to 11 places at major tournaments. This is a great way to find value bets when betting on golf.

5. Less Restrictions 

In general, our experience is that bookmakers tend to be less sensitive to golf bets when it comes to restricting the size stake bets you can get down.

It’s well known that sometimes even a whiff of a suspicion that you’re a shrewd bettor on the horses and you’ll quickly get stake restricted at the bookies. 

This is less common when betting on golf. Clearly it still happens sometimes, and winning accounts will get closed down eventually; but it’s likely your betting account will last longer by betting on this sport than when betting on others.

In a similar vein, some bookies will restrict on a per sport basis. In our experience at SBC, you’re sometimes still able to get money down on golf even if restricted on another sport with the same bookmaker.

Overall, it is our feeling the bookies are less ‘sensitive’ to golf betting profits and will take a lot longer to close or limit your accounts if winning on the sport.

6. Odds Movement 

Odds movements in golf markets tend to be a lot slower than other sports such as horse racing. 

Again, due to the nature of golf betting, money will trickle in over the few days before the event starts meaning price volatility is lower. This is a good thing for bettors as it means you have more time to get on good value bets.

Using a selection from a tipster as an example, once the tip is sent, it’s likely you will have hours rather than minutes to obtain the advised price.

7. Bet on the Exchange

Betting on golf is very much exchange friendly. While some tipsters require you to bet at bookmakers to take advantage of the extra place payouts, there are plenty of services whose models are not so reliant on extra places and can be used to turn a profit at the exchange.

This blog article gives a great explanation on 2 exchange friendly golf betting tipsters and how their tips are profitable at Betfair Exchange. 

To be able to bet profitably at somewhere like Betfair, is perhaps seen as the holy grail of betting as you can free yourself from the shackles of bookmaker account restrictions and closures. The more you can do this the better!

8. Scalable

Finally, golf is certainly a sport that you can grow your bankroll on as the larger than usual ROIs allow you to increase profits as you see fit. 

This of course can be true for all sports when making a profit but as the SBC team will testify, there has been some healthy bankroll growth over the last few years when betting on golf.

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We hope this goes some way to explaining why golf is such a great sport to bet on. You can learn about our golf specific products at the SBC Golf page and you can also ask me anything at alex@smartbettingclub.com

The tennis tipster with a great record laying & backing – ideal for exchange punters

Last week saw the release of the very latest SBC Magazine (Issue 106) which featured reviews of 3 new winning tipsters to help in your profitable betting quest.

Chief amongst them was my in-depth exploration of the fascinating Tennis tipping service with a tremendous record advising both lays and backs in men’s and women’s tennis.

It’s a service ideally suited to those of you keen to bet on betting exchanges such as Betfair or Smarkets, either because bookmakers have closed you down or you are looking to diversify your betting.

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A Fantastic Track Record Laying At Short Prices

My initial interest in reviewing this tipster was based on the outstanding performance levels my team and I observed from the lay bets put forward since 2016.

Recommending a handful of tennis lays each day at short prices, over the course of 1279 tips they have made a pre-commission profit of 80.8 points profit at 14.2% ROI.

Of course, nobody can place a lay on an exchange without paying a commission fee, so I adjusted these profit figures to deduct 5% off each winning lay. 5% is Betfair’s starting commission rate (it reduces the more you use them) so is a good ‘worst-case scenario’ to work off.

With 5% taken off, this worst-case scenario worked out as 59 point profit at 10.4% ROI if using Betfair. Those of you with lower Betfair rates or even with a lower exchange fee service like Smarkets or Matchbook might well be even better off.

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Using this post-commission record as the basis of our reporting, I also began to investigate performance across several other variables.

Chiefly amongst this was the price range that lays were taken on at, where I found the service to be profitable across the board.

Below you can see how I broke down the performance based on the price bracket, with the majority of lays being for selections 1.50 and below. Impressive figures indeed.

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I also found no major difference as to whether this tipster was advising lays in either men’s or women’s tennis with a very similar record across both ATP and WTA tours.

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It’s not only lays that this particular tennis specialises in but also his ‘back’ bets where he too has a very impressive record.

Although only commencing in 2017, over the course of 619 back bets so far, a profit of 40.9 points at 6.9% has been achieved.

You can see how this breaks down to 1 point level stakes below:

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Save £5 A Month On This Tipster With SBC

With profit figures both laying and backing, it’s easy to see why I took the time to analyse this service with a 9-page review of what they offer in SBC 106.

You can read about all aspects of the service including betting bank analysis and our odds tracking data, which indicates how viable these results actually are.

Best of all, I was also able to negotiate a special deal whereby SBC members can join for just £19.95 per month – instead of their usual £25 monthly fee. All part of the tipster savings SBC can offer due to our 100% independent status, whereby we take no kick-backs or ‘affiliate’ earnings for our reviews.

If my team and I say a tipster is good – it’s because it genuinely is. Not because we have been paid to say that! (and not something you can say for every ‘independent’ tipster review service.

Grab Your Copy Today (And The Entire Back Catalogue!)

If interested in reading the full review above, you can access it and our entire back catalogue of magazines the instant you join the Smart Betting Club.

This includes access to every single tipster review we have ever written (there are literally hundreds available) and all of the Hall of Fame Tipsters we recommend to make you money betting.

Check out some of our latest publications.

You can also enjoy significant discounts on the cost of joining many of these tipsters via our unique Tipster Discounts – exclusively available to SBC members only.

See you on the inside

Best Regards,

Peter Ling
Smart Betting Club Editor

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