Golf presents a structurally different betting challenge from team sports. A tournament field of 70 to 156 players competes across four rounds with no direct opponent — the bettor is pricing an individual against the full field across 72 holes. The outright tournament winner market, the central format in golf betting, carries long odds at the start of a Major week because the distributed field makes any single player difficult to price below 5/1 except in the most dominant eras. At 1xBit, the golf section covers all four Majors, both major professional tours, team events, and alternative tours with pre-match and live markets available through each week of competitive play.
The four-round structure creates a continuous four-day betting cycle that is uncommon across mainstream sports. Thursday through Sunday at a Major week means markets update with each round completion, cut lines reshape the field on Friday, and leaderboard composition on Saturday directly influences Sunday outright pricing. Bettors who track ball-striking statistics, course fit data, and historical performance at specific venues have a deeper analytical foundation to work from than in most sports.
Coverage
The four Majors form the highest-priority fixtures in golf betting. The Masters at Augusta National runs each April with full pre-match and live coverage. The US Open, set annually at a USGA-selected championship course, runs in June. The Open Championship — the oldest Major, played on links courses in the UK and Ireland — runs in July. The PGA Championship completes the slate, typically in May at a rotating major venue.
PGA Tour coverage spans the full season from the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January through the FedEx Cup Playoffs in August, including the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in March. The Race to Dubai on the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) receives consistent coverage from February through November, covering events across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Team events are listed separately: the Ryder Cup (Europe vs USA, biennial), the Presidents Cup (USA vs International), and the Solheim Cup (women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup). LIV Golf is covered with match winner and individual round markets. The LPGA Tour has dedicated coverage with Major events — AIG Women's British Open, US Women's Open — receiving full market depth. The Senior PGA Tour is available with outright and round markets on selected events.
Betting Markets
Pre-Match Options
The tournament outright winner market is the primary format in golf betting and remains the most popular entry point for the sport. With outright coverage available on all Majors and flagship PGA Tour events, a bettor can place tournament winner positions across the full field at the start of each week. Each-way betting — structured as top 5 or top 10 finish depending on field size — reduces variance significantly and is the standard approach for players priced 25/1 or longer.
Top nationality markets isolate the performance of specific national contingents within the full field and provide a more targeted outcome than a raw outright in competitive weeks. Head-to-head matchup markets pair two players against each other for the round or tournament and remove the full-field element, creating a two-outcome format closer to standard match betting. Make/miss cut betting resolves after 36 holes and covers players who have a strong record in the early rounds but historically underperform in weekend play. Round leader, round score over/under, and hole-in-one propositions add granular options within each round's live window.
| Market | Format |
|---|---|
| Tournament Outright Winner | Full field, resolves Sunday |
| Each-Way | Top 5 or Top 10 finish depending on event |
| Top Nationality | Best finisher from a specified country |
| Head-to-Head Matchup | Two players paired across round or tournament |
| Make/Miss Cut | Resolves after Round 2 (36 holes) |
| Round Leader | Player leading after each round |
| Round Score Over/Under | Individual player's round score vs total line |
| Hole-in-One | Yes/No proposition across tournament |
Live Betting
Live golf markets operate on a hole-by-hole basis during each round. The leaderboard betting format updates outright pricing continuously as players move through their rounds, and a bettor watching a developing leaderboard on Saturday afternoon can respond to position changes before they are priced into the opening odds for Sunday. Round leader markets resolve at the completion of each 18-hole round, creating discrete settlement points within the four-day structure.
Cash-out is available on pre-match outright positions during the tournament, which is particularly relevant when a player holds a multiple-shot lead going into Sunday but faces deteriorating weather conditions or a compressed leaderboard behind them. Round score over/under markets for individual players provide a live entry point tied to statistical form rather than field position, useful on days when leaderboard movement is slow but individual ball-striking data suggests scoring overperformance.
Crypto Payments
The four-day tournament structure at Major weeks creates one of the most sustained betting windows in professional sport. Thursday through Sunday means four consecutive days of round completions, leaderboard updates, and market resets — a cycle that benefits from instant crypto deposits when a bettor wants to add to an existing position as the leaderboard develops. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT are accepted at 1xBit with withdrawals processed directly to a wallet without KYC documentation under standard limits. For bettors active across the full PGA Tour and DP World Tour season, USDT deposits maintain a stable balance denomination across the ten-month competitive calendar.
Available Competitions
Coverage includes all four Majors (The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship), the full PGA Tour regular season and FedEx Cup Playoffs, the Players Championship, the DP World Tour (Race to Dubai), LIV Golf, the LPGA Tour including Women's Majors, the Senior PGA Tour, the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup, and the Solheim Cup. Qualifying events and secondary tours are listed on selected fixtures with match winner and round markets.