Golf Betting Online in Indiana
Golf is one of the most diverse and interesting betting markets in sports. There are more ways to bet on golf than almost any other sport or event (save for betting on the Super Bowl, of course).
PGA tournaments tee off just about every week, all year long. With 75 or more golfers typically in the field, that makes for an almost endless number of betting lines and futures odds.
You can bet on everything from who will win the tournament to who will shoot the lowest number in different groups of golfers. There are head-to-head and round-by-round bets, bets on how the course and specific holes will hold up against the field, and much more.
Indiana online sportsbooks have the PGA Tour completely covered—and many of these betting lines are also available for European Tour and LPGA events. On this page, you’ll find everything you need to know about betting on golf in Indiana, from the best golf betting apps to the latest PGA Tour event odds.
Top Indiana golf betting apps
Live Golf odds at Indiana online sportsbooks
See below for live golf odds direct from Indiana online sportsbooks. Use the drop-down menu to change your tournament and see all available odds boards. Click on any odds to jump right to the online sportsbook, claim your bonus and get your golf bets in.
How to download a betting app and bet golf
Indiana online sportsbooks all have sports betting apps that help turn your phone or tablet into a mobile sportsbook you can use to bet on PGA Tour events.
You can download and install these sports betting apps for free. Apps can be downloaded on Android devices running on the Android 5.1 operating system or better, and Apple devices using iOS version eight or better.
The download and installation process is similar for most devices. Although, you may have to change the settings on your Android device to allow downloads from sources other than Google Play. Just click on Settings > More > Security > Unknown Sources to complete that process.
Complete the rest of the download and installation process for any mobile device and start betting on PGA Tour events by following these four easy steps:
- Click the links on this page to go directly to the Indiana online sportsbooks of your choice.
- Look for ‘Apple' or ‘Android' and tap on the one for your device. Follow any prompts to download and install the app.
- Once the download is complete, tap on the app's newly created icon on your device.
- Sign up for an account, deposit funds, and browse through the PGA Tour markets until you find something to bet on.
Golf betting offers, odds boosts and bonus bets
Don’t be surprised to find various betting promos surrounding the latest PGA Tour events at Indiana online sportsbooks, particularly around golf’s four majors. That means all kinds of odds boosts on various golf bets, including several surrounding the performances of the most popular golfers on tour such as Jon Rahm or Dustin Johnson.
Online sportsbooks may also run match deposit bonuses and bonus bet promos surrounding big events on the PGA Tour.
Bet on golf’s major tournaments in Indiana
Golf’s four majors attract more interest and more betting than any other events on the PGA Tour. These events involve the world’s best golfers playing on the most challenging golf courses on the planet.
The Masters
- April 7-10, 2022
- Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, GA
- Purse Size: $11,500,000
- Defending Champion: Hideki Matsuyama
Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters at -10. Will Zalatoris finished in second place at -9.
- Claim your bonus bets and see current Masters futures odds at DraftKings Sportsbook here
The PGA Championship
- May 19-22, 2022
- Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK
- Purse size: $12,000,000
- Defending Champion: Phil Mickelson
Mickelson was the surprise winner at -6 last time around, outpacing second-place finishers Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen by two strokes.
US Open
- June 16-19, 2022
- The Country Club in Brookline, MA
- Purse size: $12,500,000
- Defending Champion: Jon Rahm
A -6 from Rahm was enough to get it done last year. Louis Oosthuizen took down second at -5.
The Open Championship
- July 14-17, 2022
- The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
- Purse size: $11,500,000
- Defending Champion: Collin Morikawa
It was Morikawa on top at -15, followed by Jordan Spieth in second at -13 last time around.
How does golf betting work?
Whether it’s before or during a PGA Tour event, the PGA Tour betting markets listed below should be available at most Indiana online and mobile sportsbooks.
That includes both pre-event betting markets and live betting markets available during each round. Live odds change with the action on the course. Live betting markets may also include various shot-by-shot and hole-by-hole bets.
- Futures: Bets on golfers to win a future event. Futures markets are open year-round for golf's four majors. Golf odds are adjusted based on what oddsmakers think of each golfer's chances, past performance, and the current leaderboard leading up to (and throughout) an event. Odds are locked in when you place a bet.
- Outrights: Bets on golfers to win a current event.
- First round leader: Bets on a golfer to secure the lead after the first round of an event is completed.
- Finishing position: Bets on a golfer to finish in the top-five, ten, or 20 in a current event.
- Each way: Bets on a golfer to finish in the top-three, four, or five in a current event.
- Against the field: Bets on a golfer versus the field or a group in the field, or the field versus one specific golfer.
- Group betting: Bets on one golfer against a group of four or more
- 2/3 Balls: Bets on one golfer against two others in a current event.
- Head-to-head: Bets on one golfer versus another in a current event or round.
Here’s a futures odds feed for upcoming PGA tournaments from top Indiana sportsbooks. Tap the drop down menu on the top left to find players' odds for the next events:
What are the most useful stats to use for golf betting?
The Cinderella story of a golfer coming out of nowhere to win at the Masters is the fantasy of fictitious greenskeeper Carl Spackler at Caddyshack's Bushwood Country Club. In reality, Cinderella stories are quite rare on the PGA Tour.
You can predict who will compete for the title in any upcoming PGA Tour event by paying attention to the recent performance of the tour's top golfers. You can also compare recent stats to how the course for an event usually plays.
Golfers are either playing well heading into an event or they aren't. Golfers on a hot streak win. Golfers on a cold streak miss the cut. Paying attention to the finishing position of the tour's top golfers over the past few weeks heading into an event will tell you who's on the cusp of competing for the win and who isn't.
Then, look at the course and how it normally plays. Some golf courses are longer than others. Some have deeper roughs and place a premium on driving accuracy. Others are known for how tough the greens are and others for how forgiving they can be.
The PGA Tour website lists a whole lot of stats for every golfer in the tour, including how they perform:
- Off the tee
- Approaching the green
- Around the green
- Putting
- Scoring
- Streaks
- Money/Finishes
- Points/Rankings
- Records
Look closely and these stats will tell you how a golfer is expected to perform on a specific course. Combine all this research and you should have a good idea who to bet on in any upcoming PGA Tour event.
Bet on Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup
The Ryder Cup is a match-play golf competition held between teams from Europe and the US every two years. The venue alternates between golf courses in the US and Europe. Europe won the last Ryder Cup in 2018 at the Albatros Course at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France.
The 2020 Ryder Cup was scheduled for September 2020 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, but it was rescheduled for the same venue from Sept. 24-26, 2021.
The Presidents Cup is another match-play golf competition held between teams from the US and the rest of the world outside of Europe every two years. The US and captain Tiger Woods won in 2019 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.
The next Presidents Cup is now scheduled for Sept. 19 to 25, 2022 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Betting markets should be available for both of these events at the top Indiana online sportsbooks.
Bet on other golf tours
You can also bet on LPGA and European Tour golf at Indiana online sportsbooks.
Several LPGA events were canceled or rescheduled in 2020. The LPGA returned to a regular schedule with the Drive On Championship in July 2020.
The 2021 LPGA Tour is back to its regular schedule, and can be found here.
The 2019-2020 European Tour took a three-month hiatus before returning in July 2020 with the Betfred British Masters.
Bet on the match or golf special events
One of the offshoots of the PGA being shut down during the beginning of the pandemic was the expansion of celebrity or specialty golf contests to bet on. The Match II, featuring Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning playing against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady, was a huge (and Covid-safe) attraction that drew in millions of eyeballs during golf's downtime.
The Match III, where Mickelson and Charles Barkley upset Steph Curry and Peyton Manning, was a comparable sensation.
One thing you can guarantee when something is a success is you’ll see more of it. Expect Indiana online sportsbooks to post plenty of betting odds and props any time a special event is on the radar.
The PGA Tour in Indiana
The BMW Championship is the penultimate event in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoff. The event was held near Chicago at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois from 2009 to 2011.
However, the BMW Championship was held at Crooked Stick Golf Club in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Indiana in 2016 (won by Dustin Johnson) and 2012 (won by Rory McIlroy).
Crooked Stick also played host to the 1991 PGA Championship won by John Daly.
Golf betting systems and tips
The key to success when betting on golf is research. Do your homework and you can turn guesses into educated guesses.
Even beginners can make winning golf bets. As long as they target that research to the recent performance of the PGA Tour’s top golfers, how courses play, and the stats that show how certain golfers will perform on those courses.
Beginners should also diversify, betting on more than one golfer to win an event. The prices are usually good enough in the futures and outright markets that you can pick several golfers to win an event and still profit if one does.
When diving into golf futures markets, beginners should also bet as early as they can ahead of an event. The odds will drop dramatically for the real contenders closer to and during an event. The object should be to get in the market early enough that you can take advantage of the good prices available well ahead of tee-off time.
Why bet on golf online?
Golf offers one of the most fun, diverse, and interesting betting markets in all of the sports. There's just so much to gamble on and so many different ways to do it.
The average PGA Tour event starts with 75 golfers playing up to four rounds each. With pre-event betting markets and live betting markets available, featuring more than a dozen unique bet types, the number of betting opportunities is simply too many to count.
That's why golf is quickly becoming one of America's favorite sports to bet on and why even sports betting novices are getting in on all the PGA Tour action at Indiana online sportsbooks.
Golf Betting FAQ
Indiana online sportsbooks want your business and offer all kinds of bonus bets, no deposit bonuses, and deposit bonuses for new customers. There's no reason why you can't use these bonus bets or any of the free money they give you to bet on golf.
You can find golf's best betting lines from the privacy of your own home or wherever you are inside Indiana with internet access.
Just browse through the golf betting markets at more than one Indiana mobile sports betting apps and compare the lines. That's called line shopping and it's a process that'll allow you to find the best price available on any bet.
Golf isn't any harder to bet on than other sports. There's simply more to bet on, and while that might make it look more difficult to bet on, it isn't.
All the betting opportunities golf presents simply means you have to be more selective and careful about how you spread your bankroll around. That may make betting a golf bankroll a little harder to maintain over the long haul, but the act of betting on the game is no more difficult than it is for other sports.
2/3 Ball betting in golf is group betting in groups of three. In other words, you bet that one golfer in a group of three will score lower than the other two. The groups are put together randomly by sportsbooks or because the golfers in the group are somehow connected. You may also be able to put together your own 2/3 Ball groups.
Each Way betting in golf is more akin to betting on horse racing than most other sports. With Each Way betting, you pick a golfer to finish in the top three, four, or five in a tournament. You get paid lesser odds than you would picking winners in the outrights market, but the golfers you pick don't have to win for your bets to.
Golf betting pools are similar to betting pools in other major sports. Traditionally, you and the other pool entrants pick a set number of golfers for your team. Then, you pay to enter your team in the pool and earn points based on the finishing position of the golfers on your team. A prize pool made up of the entry fees minus any administrative costs or fees is split among the teams that earn the most points.