The final major of the season is upon us, and whether you’re in a season-long contest or just entering an office pool, the unique setup of the Open Championship can allow you to find some diamonds in the rough. RELATED: British Open picks 2025: 3 longshot bets our expert loves The Open is a beast of Read more…
What constitutes a ‘longshot?’ Longshot and ‘sleeper’ are always tricky, especially when trying to cater to those among us who follow the professional game so closely. It’s unlikely that I can deliver on names that are foreign to you, but for the sake of this exercise, I’ll focus on golfers who are down the odds Read more…
After a thrilling week in Scotland, we head to Northern Ireland for the final major of the year, the Open Championship. The host venue will be Royal Portrush, hosting just its third-ever British Open. Portrush is the only golf course that has hosted an Open outside of England or Scotland, and it is a tremendously Read more…
Strap in, folks. It’s perhaps the best two-week stretch on the golf schedule – the Genesis Scottish Open into the British Open. Make sure the coffee is hot. We plan to stay hot, too. We’re just two weeks removed from a massive 125-1 hit by our Anonymous Tour Coach, who nailed Aldrich Potgieter’s win at Read more…
Homa’s T-5 at TPC Deere Run was his first top-10 in more than 14 months, but that wasn’t good enough for some deranged golf punters, who took to the internet to harass Homa
Our anonymous tour coach has been red hot since joining the panel, though the haters will tell you that his three winners this year have been the favorites to win. That was very much not the case at the Rocket Classic, where he correctly selected Aldrich Potgieter at 125-1 (!) in our longshots section. Talk Read more…
The PGA Tour remains in the Midwest for the John Deere Classic, a staple on the schedule since the early 1970s. Formerly known as the “Quad Cities Open,” John Deere took over as the title sponsor in 1999, and TPC Deere Run has been the host venue since. The D.A. Weibring design features generous fairways, Read more…
And then there was one. Men’s major, that is. In 2025. Time flies when you’re having fun, and the year’s first three majors have been a treat with Rory McIlroy (finally) making Grand Slam history, Scottie Scheffler continuing one of the great extended stretches of golf ever and J.J. Spaun pulling off one of the Read more…
The 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club promises to be a brutal test of golf. Narrow fairways, thick rough and lightning-fast greens await the field. To win your U.S. Open pool, you need players who thrive under pressure and fit Oakmont’s demanding setup. This article highlights five golfers who I believe can boost your chances: Read more…
This is a first for our Golf Digest betting panel—which has been making picks on PGA Tour events since gambling was legalized in 2018. We’ve had consensus bets to win with three or more of our experts picking the same player to win. We’ve also had consensus fades of players that we’ve predicted would not Read more…
The PGA Tour heads north of the border for the RBC Canadian Open, one of the longest-running events on the schedule. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley is the brand-new host venue this week, a golf course in Caledan, Ontario designed by Doug Carrick. TPC Toronto features wide fairways and thick, Kentucky bluegrass rough. It is Read more…
After a down week for Scottie Scheffler, the books have adjusted in a massive way. Just kidding. Coming off yet another top five at Colonial, Scheffler is still an enormous favorite at +280 to win the Memorial Tournament. Scheffler is the defending champion at Jack’s Place, and he seems primed to become the first player Read more…
After a thrilling week in Texas, the PGA Tour heads north to Dublin, Ohio for the Memorial Tournament, one of the longest-standing events on the schedule. The tournament will be hosted once again at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus’ ode to Augusta National, which also plays as one of the most challenging golf courses Read more…
And just like that, we’re (kind of) halfway to the calendar Grand Slam. OK, so it’s not that impressive to pick winners when the top two players in the Official World Golf Ranking win the first two majors of the year, but we at the “Best Bets” department did have Rory McIlroy No. 1 entering Read more…
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