Golf Betting Rules

General:

1. If the start of a round is delayed, or if play during a round is suspended, all pending wagers will remain valid for 48 hours. If the postponement lasts more than 48 hours, all pending wagers will be canceled and the monies refunded.
   
   
2. Wagers on a golfer who does not play in the tournament are graded as No Action, and all monies refunded.
   
   
3. A golfer is deemed to have played once he or she has teed off. In the event of a player withdrawing after having teed off, wagers on that player will be lost.
   
   
4. Wagers will be settled using the official tournament and match results (including final match correct score and individual match betting). This includes a match which finishes early, either by agreement of the players or because of injury.
   
   
5. On Golf outrights if two or more players tie, winners will be determinate by a Dead heat rule.

Outright Betting (Tournament Winner):

1. The "Field" includes all players not offered by name.
   
   
2. All outright bets are settled on the player winning the trophy. The result of play-offs is taken into account.
   
   
3. If a tournament does not go the specified number of completed holes (usually 72) and is shortened by the tournament officials, the leader at the end of the number of holes specified by the officials will be the winner, unless there is no further play or only part of a round completed after a bet has been placed, in which case that bet will be canceled.
   
   
4. In the event that two or more golfers are tied for the lead at the end of regulation play, a sudden death playoff is normally used to determine the winner of the tournament. In this case, the winner of the playoff is the winner for betting purposes. All other golfers in the playoff will be graded as second-place finishers.
   
   
5. In some tournaments, tournament officials may have the individuals play a specified number of playoff holes to determine the tournament winner. In this case, the golfer with the lowest score after completing the specified number of holes will be declared the winner, and all other golfers in the playoff will be graded as second-place finishers.

Golf Matchups:

1. In head-to-head matchups, both golfers must tee off in order to have action.
   
   
2. Players are paired for betting purposes only. The player with the lower score over the entire tournament is the matchup winner.
   
   
3. Settlement will be on the player achieving the highest placing at the end of the tournament. If the number of rounds played is reduced, as in the case of bad weather, bets stand providing that an official tournament winner is declared.
   
   
4. If one player misses the cut, the other player is deemed the winner. If both players miss the cut, the lowest score after the cut has been made will determine the winner.
   
   
5. If a player is disqualified or withdraws after starting, either prior to the completion of two rounds or after both players have made the cut, the other player is deemed the winner.
   
6. If a player is disqualified during either the 3rd or 4th rounds, when the other player in the match bet has already missed the cut, the disqualified player will be considered the winner

Group Betting

The winner will be the player achieving the highest placing at the end of the tournament. Any player missing the cut will be considered a loser. If all players miss the cut then the lowest score after the cut has been made will determine settlement.

In case of a tie on the score, the winner will be determined by who had the best last round score, if still a tie then with the previous rounds scores.

If a tournament is affected by adverse weather bets will be settled providing that there is a deemed tournament winner and a minimum of 36 holes are completed. The winner will be the player in the lead at the end of the last completed round.

18 Hole - 2 and 3-Ball Betting

Bets stand once the players have teed-off the first hole. If a round is abandoned then bets on that round are void.

Official tour site scores recorded on the day will count for settlement (subsequent disqualification after this time does not count)

Bets on 2 or 3-balls will stand irrespective of whether the actual pairings/group may differ. For tournaments using the Stableford scoring system the highest points scorer during the round is deemed the winner. Non-runners - 2 and 3-ball bets void. In 2-ball betting where a price is not offered for the tie then bets will be void in the event of a tie. If a price is offered for a tie, this will govern settlement. In 3-ball betting if two o three players are tied for the best score, the best back nine holes will determine the winner, if still tie then no action.