2011 US Open Golf betting

The second golf Major of the season, the US Open, gets underway at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland and golf betting will be huge for this event, the second oldest Major in golf history. This tournament is on the golf schedule to take place on the dates of 16th to 19th June and 2011 US Open golf betting should be record-breaking.

South African, Charl Schwartzel, walked off with the first Major of the season, the Masters, earlier this year and this event looks to be as open with the possibility of some good value punts and top odds, when making 2011 US Open golf bets.

The home of golf, the UK, will see a vast flurry of activity for 2011 US Open golf betting, especially with home grown favourites, Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, amongst others, in action. This is therefore a good time to be an online bookmaker with scores of them available on the internet to make a punt with, offering a free bet or even free bets if a punter is willing to open and fund an account with them. However, it is necessary for a punter, when engaging in US Open 2011 betting, to check a site’s odds in general and with golf betting in particular, as what they can earn in a free bet that can be used just once, they could lose over time with inferior odds.

Before engaging in online US Open golf betting, it is advisable to do research of the event and other golfing tournaments in order to gauge which golfers are realistically in with a chance, in order to narrow the field. Studying previous fixtures of the US Open and results of recent tournaments at similar courses, will allow a punter to make his final 2011 US Open golf bet with as much information as possible.

There are of course other ways that a predictor of this event may go about improving his chances further when making a 2011 US Open golf bet. There are currently many sites, some of whom use ex-professional golfers, golfing celebrities, sports presenters or even self proclaimed golfing ‘experts’ who sell themselves as being able to come up with good predictions and tips on major events, encouraging US Open 2011 betting. However, these representatives are often affiliated to online bookmakers and will be pushing ‘top offers’ from the ‘best online bookmaker’. A punter must remember that whether he goes with a free bet offer or not, it’s his money on the line and not the ‘expert’s’; bet with caution.

Another way to impartially improve betting chances is by being involved in live US Open golf betting. Many of the top online bookmakers, like 888sport, have ‘in play’ betting facilities where a punter can look at the latest Open standings or see live action or highlights on TV and then make an informed bet. It’s very hard, with a field of 40-60 players, to choose 1 to win outright, the odds are obviously good but it is still a (golf) shot in the dark. However, allowing a punter to partake in live US Open golf betting shifts the pin in his favour, allowing him to monitor events before making a final, decisive bet and making the most of the information at hand. With live betting becoming more and more popular, this is surely the future of sport betting.

Any veteran gambler, who has been involved in online US Open golf betting before, will advise that the teeing off schedule is checked beforehand as conditions could change through the day. Big golfing dates such as this one are notoriously subject to varying winds and rain, which could affect decisions on your 2011 US Open golf bets, standings on the leaderboard can change quickly, affecting results and leaving previously thought of ‘good tips’ being worthless.

Good Luck on your 2011 US Open golf betting!