Long known as the “Bob Hope,” The American Express tees off Thursday at PGA West. Here are the best bets from Wes Reynolds, co-host of VSiN’s “Long Shots” golf betting show.
Golf
When the LPGA Tour released its 2021 schedule over the holidays, it included a new high-profile event: a match-play tournament to be played the final week of May with a purse of $1.5 million.
The PGA Tour season began in September with the first 12 events, but a new calendar year brings a fresh start. The Sentry Tournament of Champions starts Thursday.
No matter the subject, looking back on 2020 can only be done through the lens of coronavirus and its impact on the year. Golf is no exception.
Las Vegas resident Danielle Kang won the LPGA Tour’s Vare Trophy, awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season. She finished at 70.082.
Former UNLV golfer Taylor Montgomery finished among the top 25 players on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn his PGA Tour card, but the pandemic forced the tour to make changes.
Aaron Wise shot a final-round 63 at the Mayakoba Classic, vaulting him to second place for his best finish on the PGA Tour since an unlikely win in his rookie year in 2018.
The arrival of fall weather and football season did nothing to slow the huge growth of golf during the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures compiled by the National Golf Foundation.
The Paiute Las Vegas Championship will be played April 15 to 18 on the Sun Mountain course at Paiute Golf Resort, with a 156-player field competing for a $600,000 purse.
Reflections on a November Masters, which featured one of the most dominating performances in a major championship in recent memory by Dustin Johnson.
William Hill, the Westgate and Stations each reported solid wins on the Masters. But BetMGM, which took a $10,000 wager to win $120,000 on winner Dustin Johnson, reported a loss.
The Masters was played in the fall for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dustin Johnson shot a record 268.
During the 1974 U.S. National Senior Open at Winterwood Golf Course in Las Vegas, 64-year-old pro Mike Austin reportedly hit a ball 515 yards with a 27 mph wind at his back.
Tiger Woods, three shots behind leader Paul Casey in fifth place, is 14-1 at updated odds at the Westgate to win the Masters after he was 50-1 earlier this week.
During the 1974 U.S. National Senior Open at Winterwood Golf Course in Las Vegas with a 27 mph wind at his back, 64-year-old pro Mike Austin reportedly hit a ball 515 yards.
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