Jason Sobel

3 days ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

Great news for everyone who enjoys betting on golf: Scottie Scheffler isn’t in this week’s RBC Canadian Open field. Nothing against the world’s No. 1-ranked player, of course, but he’s back to doing those 2024 things again, essentially leaving everyone else playing for second place after claiming his third title in his last four starts. That could very well be the case again next week at Oakmont for the U.S. Open, where he’s already a 3/1 favorite as he’ll chase his fourth major championship.

3 days ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

Perhaps the most compelling answer during Scottie Scheffler’s post-victory press conference at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday evening wasn’t even given by the man who was asked the question. Not long after the world’s No. 1-ranked player punctuated his 16th career PGA Tour title by playfully removing his hat and placing it on the head of his 1-year-old son, Scheffler was questioned about his killer instinct – one which feels much like a human swatting a mosquito from their arm.

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

With one round in the books on most of the world’s major professional golf tours, let’s take a look at some live betting options for each tournament. The Memorial TournamentIn most cases, a player fresh off victory who posted the low number of the opening round by two strokes would easily be the live favorite on the board, but this isn’t most cases.

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

So far during this PGA Tour season, we’ve had a signature event directly before a major championship and it felt a little too something, and we’ve had a signature event directly after a major and that felt a little too something else, but as Goldilocks might say about this week’s Memorial Tournament, this one feels just right.Of course, that’s for those of us watching these events unfold, as it strikes what feels like the proper balance to give the schedule a nice rhythm and cadence between...

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

If there’s a women’s major championship that’s ripe for picking some players with longer odds, it’s the U.S. Women’s Open. Just check out how the game’s best players have fared at this one. Nelly Korda is No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings, but she’s played this event 10 times and has more missed cuts (3) than top-10s (2). Jeeno Thitikul is No. 2, and while her experience is more limited, she just posted her first top-10 last year.