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bet365
Reviewed by Theodora Ashby-Wade. Tested April 2026. UKGC 039011-R-319371-001.
SPORT · GOLF
Golf: The Open to the Ryder Cup.
The Open, the Ryder Cup and the four Majors — Augusta, Shinnecock or equivalent, Royal Portrush or equivalent, Atlanta for the Tour Championship. Our golf scorecard emphasises tournament-winner futures published on Monday of tournament week, top-finish each-way pricing, hole-by-hole two-balls and three-balls, and leaderboard-after-R1 markets.
The Open rota runs through Royal Birkdale, Royal Portrush, St Andrews, Royal Troon and Carnoustie. Our 2026 Open coverage centres on Royal Portrush's return — course notes from the 2019 edition carry through to the futures pricing analysis you'll find in our dispatches section. Top five: bet365, William Hill, Paddy Power, Unibet, SkyBet.
TOP 5 OPERATORS FOR GOLF
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William Hill
Reviewed by Theodora Ashby-Wade. Tested April 2026. UKGC 000-038898.
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Paddy Power
Reviewed by Edmund Hawkins. Tested March 2026. UKGC 000-039099.
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Unibet
Reviewed by Clementine Beaulieu. Tested February 2026. UKGC 000-039408.
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SkyBet
Reviewed by Theodora Ashby-Wade. Tested April 2026. UKGC 000-039011.
DISPATCH
The Open at Royal Portrush: early markets, long views
Royal Portrush returns to the Open rota in 2026. Six early-market picks, course notes from the 2019 edition, and odds-margin analysis across five operators.
GUIDES FOR GOLF
GUIDE
Each-way bets, explained
Win-and-place, double stake, fractional placepot payout — the workhorse bet of horse racing. A Cheltenham-informed primer.
GUIDE
Understanding betting odds: fractional and decimal
Decimal primary, fractional in parentheses. Why the methodology calculates margin on decimal values, and how to convert between formats in your head.
METHODOLOGY
Every golf scorecard is built from the fourteen-metric methodology. Read how we review →