Sportsbook fans have taken a major interest in PGA golf over the past decade and online sportsbook have seen major growth in golf betting odds. The reason for this boost in sportsbook action of course is due to the rise of Tiger Woods and his dominance of the online sportsbook golf betting. But with Woods recently announcing that he’ll be out competition for 4-6 weeks many sportsbooks could see interest in the PGA Tour drop significantly.
Sportsbook clients that bet on golf generally do so when Woods is in the field. If Woods isn’t entered in a PGA event it automatically falls to second-tier status and many sporstbook fans that would bet on the event otherwise change their mind. Such is the effect that the world’s most dominant athlete has on the sport of golf and on online sportsbook aficionados. So when the world’s number ranked player announced that he would be having knee surging and would miss at least a month of sportsbook betting, it’s understandable how it created such an online sportsbook frenzy.
But just because Tiger won’t be featured in the up coming PGA Tour events is no reason not to tune into the sportsbooks action when it comes to golf betting. Chances are Woods wouldn’t be playing in many of the up coming tournaments in any event and so sportsbook fans really aren’t missing out on that much. His main focus now will be the British Open which will fall in the same 4-6 week recovery period that was reported by online sportsbooks. He’ll no doubt be working and rehabbing like a maniac to make it back in time for one of the premier sportsbook betting events in golf. It could be a tight time table to make it back for the second Major sportsbook betting event, but any sportsbook client that knows anything about Woods shouldn’t bet against it. Even if he’s at less than 100% he’ll still likely play in the monster sportsbook betting event.
On the bright side, his time away from the game will give a chance for other golfers to shine in the online sportsbook world. There is currently a huge crop of young players waiting to make their mark on sportsbook fans and this could be their chance. Sportsbook bettors should keep their eye on recent Masters champ Trevor Immelman who could use his victory to propel himself to sportsbook superstardom.