You’ll find weekly golf betting tips here at MFT with tournament previews for all the key competitions on the PGA Tour, European Tour, WGC Events, the Ryder Cup and of course all four Majors.
GOLF: FINGERS CROSSED FOR 369-1 DOUBLE
OUR golf tipster Ace Venturer is waiting on Jordan Spieth to win the Farmers Insurance Open for a tremendous 369-1 double. His top tip for the Qatar Masters was Sergio Garcia at 8-1 and in fact he wrote “I can’t see passed the Spaniard” before giving his reasoning. Garcia...
GOLF: QATAR MASTERS/FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN TIPS
A STUPID ruling cost Rory McIlroy the win at the Abu Dhabi Championship last week and prevented me off to a great start to the season. However, we got a good place with Joost Luiten who didn’t seem to do much wrong while finishing sixth. This week I can’t...
GOLF: ABU DHABI BETTING TIPS
ANOTHER year, another dollar. Let's see if we can make some this season. First up is the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the first of the “Desert Swing” tournaments with a stellar field which includes world No.3 Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson (4), Rory McIlroy (6) and Sergia Garcia (10)....
GOLF: THIS WEEK’S BETTING TIPS
WHAT a weekend that was. Double bogeys and triple bogeys were the story of my selections in the Dunhill. Then there was Darren Fichardt with a 10 at the 18th in the second round while he was among the leaders. He missed the cut by one! Hopefully we can...
GOLF: ALFRED DUNHILL BETTING TIPS
WE were knocking at the door again last week but nobody wanted to let us in. What was Hennie Otto my 25-1 antepost tip – doing? He really Otto know better! Leading the South African Open by two with four holes to play he bogeyed 15 and double-bogeyed 16...
GOLF: SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN TIPS
IF there’s one thing I’ve learned from last week it’s stick with your first pick. At least we had an each-way with Ian Poulter and Jamie Donaldson nearly did us a favour. I talked up Henrik Stenson but his wrist problems put me off. This week we turn our...
GOLF: DP WORLD TOUR TIPS
WELL we got close last week with a third (Justin Rose) and fifth (Ian Poulter) after some great golf action, especially from shock winner Victor Dubuisson, so let’s see if we can hit the jackpot this week. A couple of months ago I thought Rose and Henrik Stenson would...
GOLF: TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN TIPS
LAST week wasn’t great but at least Martin Kaymer gave us a run for our money and almost an each-way place. Hopefully we can recoup some of our money at the Turkish Airlines Open which has enticed favourite Tiger Woods (9-2, general), Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel...
GOLF: WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS TIPS
THE WGC-HSBC Champions tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai has certainly pulled in the players this week. What with 18 Major winners and 40 of the world's top 50 taking part picking a winner is going to be tough but I’ll give it a good shot....
GOLF: US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS
THE final Major of the season start on Thursday and William Hill are reporting solid support for Tiger Woods to win the USPGA at 9-2. You might get 5-1 with some bookies but there are a number of people who think he could run away with it after his...
GOLF: LATEST BETTING TIPS
AFTER picking The Open winner for the second year running I feel duty bound to put up some tips for this week's events. We go from the sublime to the ridiculous on the European Tour with Simon Dyson favourite to win the Russian Open at Tseleevo, Moscow. All the...
GOLF: 25-1 OPEN CHAMPION
FOR the second year running I was lucky enough to pick The Open champion. Twelve months ago I tipped Ernie Els and this time Phil Mickelson was one of the three outright selections I recommended last Wednesday. Mickelson, whose display in winning on the Castle Stuart links course last...
GOLF: THE OPEN BETTING DAY 4
THERE should be a thrilling finish to The Open with 10 players within three shots of the lead held by Lee Westwood. The Englishman has performed well all week, boosted by coaching sessions from Ian Baker-Finch and Sean Foley, and is in prime position to land his first Major...
GOLF: THE OPEN BETTING DAY 3
IT was a incredible day at The Open which ended with Tiger Woods sitting menacingly in joint second place – just one shot behind leader Miguel Angel Jimenez. World No.1 Woods birdied the last to stay two under and has been cut to 5-2 favourite to win at Muirfield....
GOLF: THE OPEN BETTING LATEST
WE could be set for an Open shoot-out between old foes Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson after a fascinating day one at Muirfield. While the likes of Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald shot themselves out of contention, the American giants plotted their way round superbly to be two of...
GOLF: THE OPEN OUTRIGHT TIPS
THE OPEN has always been a minefield for punters but the fact up to eight places (BetVictor) are being offered means with dead heats you've got a chance of a return if your man finishes top nine or even 10. Barring hot favourite Tiger Woods – who has been...
GOLF: THE OPEN BETTING LATEST
WILLIAM HILL have reported a surge of support for Phil Mickelson to win The Open Championship after his success at the Scottish Open. Lefty conquered a links course for the first time and after his impressive display at Castle Stuart is 18-1 from 28-1 to triumph at Muirfield this...
JULY 11: SCOTTISH OPEN GOLF TIPS
IT'S the week before The Open and a chance for some of the world's best golfers to hone their game ahead of Muirfield. The likes of Ernie Els (20-1, Paddy Power), Henrik Stenson (20-1, Betvictor) and Phil Mickleson (20-1, Skybet) will tee up at Castle Stuart, outside Inverness, but...
GOLF: LATEST BETTING NEWS
JUSTIN ROSE'S US Open win cost Ladbrokes £2million – but I was interested to read about the six punters who won 57 between them! The Englishman was heavily backed before the tournament started at 25-1 and in-play punters had the opportunity to punt Rose as big as 66-1. However,...
GOLF: BRUCE’S US OPEN TIPS
US Open, Merion Golf Club, Pennsylvania, par 70 BRUCE ROBERTSON has posted golf tips in the past and is a knowledgable punter. You may remember him as a losing semi-finalists in the tipster contest when he lost to Craig Alves who landed a massive gamble. We've asked Bruce to...
US OPEN GOLF BETTING TIPS
I'm kicking off our US Open coverage with tips I put in today's Daily Record. Later in the week site regular and golf fan Bruce Robertson will post his thoughts TIGER WOODS has been prowling Merion wondering how on earth he can conquer a little gem that hasn’t hosted...
GOLF: LYONESS OPEN PREVIEW
After all the rain in Europe, the Lyoness Open in Austria must be under some threat and the chances of a reduced event are high. An analysis of the first three year's stats suggest that an ability to find greens with regularity is the key attribute and with the...
GOLF: ST JUDES CLASSIC PREVIEW
The St Jude Classic began life as the Memphis Open, way back in 1958. For the last six years it's preceded the US Open, so we have a couple of factors to consider. How hard will the big-names be trying this week, given their minds will be firmly fixed...
GOLF: NORDEA MASTERS TIPS
I'VE had Bernd Wiesberger in mind for this tournament for a long time as he has just the right game for the venue. The 2012 Ballantine's champion started the year sluggishly but following a fifth-placed finish in Morocco, with a respectable defence in Korea (31st) and a win in...
GOLF: MEMORIAL BETTING TIPS
WHAT will it take to win the Memorial Tournament? Without doubt the key stat is Driving Accuracy. Although the fairways are fairly generous missing them spells disaster and at a ranking of 17th last year, Tiger Woods was the first winner in eight years to rank outside the top...
GOLF: WENTWORTH DAY 3 TIPS
IT'S been a tough tournament so far at Wentworth with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Paul Lawrie already on their way home. Here Milesey offers up his best Saturday selections. Back Anders Hansen to beat Pablo Larrazabal 4u @ 2.1 (10.50am) Starting Saturday from six off...
GOLF: CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL UPDATE
PUNTERS looking for an angle in to this week's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial immediately have their attentions turned to second favourite Zach Johnson. The 2007 Masters champion has an outstanding record at the venue, winning on two occasions (2012 and 2010) and recording a further top five (2011)...
GOLF: CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL TIPS
What will it take to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational? IT'S all about accuracy this week, both off the tee and from the fairway at Colonial. You need to avoid the fairway bunkers and find the right portion of the fairways to attack the small greens. There a number...
GOLF: BMW PGA 3-BALL TIPS
THE European Tour returns to HQ for the BMW PGA Championship and here are a quartet of picks from the first-day three-balls. Ian Poulter was disgusted with his performance at last week's Matchplay where he exited at the first hurdle. However, he is as strong as they come mentally...
GOLF: BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS
What will it take to win the BMW PGA Championship? Being able to play in windy conditions and having the experience of the Wentworth wind is crucial. As well as a yardage book, the players are issued with a wind map but just how much it helps I've no...
GOLF: MILESEY’S BETTING UPDATE
I’VE had another bet in the Volvo World Match Play Championship and as it starts first thing in the morning I thought I’d get the ball rolling early. The least said about today the better really but I will just touch on it. I’ve had a shocker – and...
GOLF: BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING TIPS
FIRST staged in 1944 as the Dallas Open and won by the man the event is now named after, the HP Byron Nelson Championship has an impressive list of champions. Indeed, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan won the next two stagings, two top-quality maiden winners in Jason Day and...
GOLF: WORLD MATCHPLAY BETTING TIPS
FIRST staged back in 1964 and won by Arnold Palmer, the Volvo World Match Play Championship is now a different event to the old autumnal Wentworth treat that many will remember with much fondness. It was oh so easy back then – a collection of the world's best would...
GOLF: PLAYERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING TIPS
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Course Details Par 72 – 7215 yards Stroke Index in 2012 – 72.47 THIS is widely regarded as golf's fifth Major but what will it take to win the Players' Championship at Sawgrass? The odd big-hitter has obliged but driving distance is pretty...
GOLF: WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS
WE have another high-quality for the 11th staging of the event at Quail Hollow but with with Tiger Woods and other top-ranking players missing it doesn't quite have the strength of previous years. Designed by George Cobb in 1961, Quail Hollow underwent an extensive renovation by Tom Fazio in...
GOLF: VOLVO CHINA OPEN BETTING TIPS
THE China Open venue is the Binhai Lake GC which was designed by Schmidt-Curley Design with the help of Pete Dye. It is a long, flat, windswept, links-style track with wide fairways. There are 10 waterfront holes and small, undulating greens are protected by a number of Dye's trademark...
GOLF: ZURICH CLASSIC TIPS
WHEN Jason Dufner won 12 months ago he was ranked 25th for Greens In Regulation but that looks an anomaly. All the other winners at this venue have ranked inside the top 10 for greens hit. The other stat to examine closely is Par 5 Performance – the worst...
GOLF: BALLANTINE’S CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING TIPS
The Ballantine’s Championship Blackstone Golf Club, Icheon, Seoul, South Korea HAVING had just two renewals at this venue, finding a way in isn’t easy, especially as the first winner here was an experienced pro and the second a rookie. Both winners, Lee Westwood and Bernd Wiesberger, came here in...
GOLF: RBC HERITAGE 3-BALL BETTING
CARL PETTERSON ran away with the title last year, winning by five shots without ever looking in danger. The Swede is not in quite the same form this time around but made the cut at Augusta and must be backed at an enormous price to beat esteemed playing partners...
GOLF: THE RBC HERITAGE BETTING TIPS
THIS will be the 45th staging of the RBC Heritage and this year, as it did in the years 1983-2010, immediately follows the US Masters. Venue: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Course Details: Par 71, 7101 yards. Hilton Head has been the event's sole venue so...
GOLF: SPANISH OPEN BETTING TIPS
FIRST staged in 1912, the Open de Espana is one of the oldest tournaments in the world and kicked off the brand new European Tour, way back in 1972. Venue: Parador de El Saler, Valencia, Spain. Course: Par 72, 6945 yards. Designed in 1968 by Javier Arana, Parador de...
US MASTERS: THE VERDICT
IT was one finish to the US Masters last night but what we learned for next year? Adam Scott, who went off at 30.0, ticked all the boxes both before the event and in-running. At 32 he was bang-on the right age to win his first Green Jacket. He'd...
US MASTERS: 2-BALL TIPS
AFTER last year's third place, Peter Hanson's Masters campaign has been bitterly disappointing but I can see him battling on for a respectable finish. His consistent record owes much to an ability to keep moving forward when all seems lost, as illustrated last week with a final round 66...
GOLF: US MASTERS DAY 1 REVIEW
SERGIO GARCIA turned in a bogey-free round to claim a share of the Masters lead. Garcia shot a six-under 66 on Thursday, leaving him tied with Marc Leishman and matching the Spaniard’s best score at Augusta National. Marc Leishman’s second go at the Masters began with an opening-round 66...
US MASTERS: 3-BALLS TIPS (RD 1)
THIS year at the Masters, more than any other, I get the feeling we're in for a real treat. The three market leaders absolutely love the course and all look in good shape. Tiger Woods has regained the No.1 ranking and positive vibes about his putting continue to reach...
US MASTERS: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
TIGER WOODS is back – and boy how golf's missed him. There's a buzz about the sport again and no matter your thoughts on his private indiscretions there's nothing better than watching the world No.1 rip apart a challenging course. When you think Tiger you think Green Jacket. It's...
US MASTERS: MILESEY’S TIPS
MOST punters will be chasing massive odds with a bet in the winner market but there are plenty of ways of making a profit from the Masters. In just a few days the world will fall quickly and strongly in love with golf when the year’s first Major gets...
US MASTERS: 1st RD PAIRINGS
TIGER WOODS has been partnered with England’s Luke Donald and fellow American Scott Piercy after the opening-round draw was made for this year’s Masters. The world No.1 and his playing partners tee off at 3.45pm BST on Thursday and will go out at 6.41pm in Friday’s second round. Woods...
US MASTERS: HOLE-IN-ONE BETTING
THIS will be the 77th US Masters and during the first 76 events there have only been 23 aces. At first glance their scarcity would suggestt the only feasible option is to lay Yes or back No in the Hole-in-one Market but that’s definitely not the case. In the...
US MASTERS: ENGLISH CHALLENGE
IT'S been 14 long years since a European golfer donned the famous Green Jacket and on recent evidence it will take a big effort for one to win the first Major of the season come Sunday evening. I believe the Europeans are worth opposing at this week's US Masters....
GOLF: VALERO TEXAS OPEN PREVIEW
THE avalanche of money behind Tiger Woods’ bid for a fifth US Masters title shows no sign of stopping after none of his closest rivals made a meaningful bid for the Houston Open which instead went to rank outsider DA Points. Matched at the maximum odds of 1000.0 pre-tournament,...
GOLF: SHELL HOUSTON OPEN
PHIL MICKELSON is a mercurial and fascinating character and I can't wait to see how he performs in the Shell Houston Open this week. At Bay Hill last week he was dreadful, four-putting from four feet on one occasion and playing just about as bad as he can but...
GOLF: TIGER BACK ON TOP
TIGER WOODS is in to 4.7 favourite to win the first Major of the season – the US Masters – after returning to the top of the world rankings with a smooth success at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Woods led the field by two going into the weather-interrupted final...
GOLF: TAMPA BAY CLASSIC BETTING
ODDS of 170.0 about Sean O'Hair catch the eye and not just because he's already won this Tampa Bay Classic back in 2008. O'Hair is precisely the sort of proven winner worth sticking with when at big odds due to a lack of recent form. Four PGA Tour wins...
Ryder Cup Betting Preview
THE Ryder Cup starts on Friday and if Paddy Power are right the Americans shouldn't have even bothered turning up. Before the Yanks set foot on UK soil the Irish firm took the unprecedented step of paying out on Europe to win at Celtic Manor. They are that convinced...
RYDER CUP BETTING LATEST
THE Ryder Cup promises to be closely fought but Coral have eased the Europeans to 6-4 (from 5-4) for victory at Medinah later this month after USA skipper Davis Love named his wildcards. The USA are 4-6 (from 4-5) favourites after Love went four a mixture of youth and...
GOLF: US PGA BETTING
I FELT sorry for Adam Scott as his late collapse at The Open handed victory to Ernie Els even though I'd tipped the South African at 45-1. Scott didn't do too much wrong and will be looking to make amends and land his first Major when the PGA Championship...
ELS: OUR 45-1 OPEN CHAMP
LIKE the big man himself I can scarcely believe it. Ernie Els, Open champion 2012. All day it looked Adam Scott's Claret Jug until the Big Easy birdied his final hole to set a target that proved too good in the end for the Aussie nearly man. I tipped...
GOLF: THE OPEN FINAL ROUND
ADAM SCOTT has one hand on the Claret Jug and it will be difficult to wrestle golf's most famous trophy away from the Australian on Sunday evening. Scott has played exceptionally well over the first three rounds at Lytham and looked coolness personified as he defended a four-shot lead...
GOLF: THE OPEN BETTING LATEST
THE OPEN is about to tee off and once again the race for the Claret Jug is wide open. Windy conditions are predicted on Thursday and Sunday so the chances of many could be blown away before they've really got going. The Royal Birkdale track is tight and tough...
GOLF: SCOTTISH OPEN TIPS
CASTLE STUART is the perfect setting for The Open warm-up and a strong field has gathered in the north of Scotland. World No.1 Luke Donald starts as short-priced favourite to defend his Scottish Open title and is 8-1 favourite with the likes of William Hill, Ladbrokes and bet365. The...
US OPEN COMP: FINAL LEADERBOARD
IT was a close run thing late last night at Olympic as Webb Simpson emerged from the pack to win the US Open and it was just as close in my US Open Competition sponsored by Blue Sq. As Jim Furyk's challenge faded so did overnight leader Jonathan Grieve's...
US OPEN COMP: ROUND 3 LEADERBOARD
AFTER Round 3 at Olympic Jonathan Grieve has stolen a march on the rest of the field in my US Open Competition, sponsored by Blue Sq. His team of Westwood, Furyk and Garcia kept up the pace to put him on a aggregate score of +6, three points ahead...
US OPEN COMP: ROUND 2 LEADERBOARD
IT'S been a tough two rounds in the US Open at Olympic with just three players under par. Those are Tiger Woods, Mr Fixit's 40-1 tip Jim Furyk and David Toms all on -1. Woods has proven a popular pick in our competition, as has Furyk but no one...
GOLF: US OPEN BETTING TIPS
A COUPLE of days ago I was asked for my thoughts on the US Open and the names I put up were Luke Donald and Jim Furyk. The reasoning behind that was all the reports about the brutal Olympic course suiting an accurate player over a big hitter. A...
GOLF: US MASTERS BETTING LATEST
BY the look of our Masters contest leaderboard plenty of you took our golf tipster's advice and backed Phil Mickelson pre-tournament. The American was tipped up by Steven Clark at 12-1 and is now a biggest 6-4 (various) to put on the Green Jacket tonight. Mickelson stormed round Augusta's...
US MASTERS: BETTING NEWS
THERE are some cracking Masters offers out there and not much better than the Tiger Woods' special from Paddy Power. They will refund all losing outright bets up to £100 if the great man wins. So this is one for backers of players such as Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson...
US MASTERS: 1ST RD THREEBALLS
By Steven Clark PREDICTING the winner from a three-ball matchup can be one of the trickier bets to successfully navigate in golf. I don’t see any real value in going with someone shorter than 1-1 when they have two people up against them so on that note I’ll be...
US MASTERS: BEST OF THE REST
By Steven Clark I'VE already flagged up Phil Mickelson as my Masters winner and now I'm looking beyond the main contenders for some each-way value. Aside from Mickelson's win two years ago the majority of Masters champions in recent years have came from out of nowhere to claim victory....
GOLF: US MASTERS PREVIEW
EVEN without a rejuvenated Tiger Woods v the young pretender Rory McIlroy, the US Masters would be one of the highlights of the sporting year. Thursday marks the start of the 76th Masters and I'm hoping to give you some pointers from a betting direction. Firstly, I'm having a...
GOLF: £140,000 LUCKY LINE
I LOVE hearing about big winners – and here's three from the world of golf. A 60-year-old man from Belfast picked up almost £140,000 at the weekend on a bet he placed with Coral in error. He thought he had backed Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano to win the Qatar Masters and...
GOLF US PGA
GOLF'S stars tee it up in the USPGA Championship on Thursday with America having one last chance to claim a Major this season. Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke have taken the first three big ones of the season and McIlroy is the bookies favourite in Atlanta....
GOLF: BMW OPEN 2nd Rd
HENRIK STENSON is just 4-1 with William Hill to win the BMW International Open after starting with an eight-under 64 in Munich. The Swede is one clear of George Boyd who I marked out as an 80-1 dangerman pre-tournament. English ace Boyd is now 14-1 with the likes of...
GOLF: BMW OPEN
RORY McILROY quite rightly has taken a week off after his US Open power show. That at least gives someone else a chance of glory at the BMW International Open in Munich. Home hero Martin Kaymer is title favourite at a best 10-1 with Paddy Power but his recent...
RORY McILROY SPECIALS
FOLLOWING Paddy Power’s €1.7million payout on Rory McIlroy’s maiden major victory at the US Open the bookie has opened betting on how great the Northern Irish wizard will go on to be. One man who must have been sweating almost as much as the bookies would have been an...