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The PGA Tour is ready to embrace betting on golf
If the Supreme Court overturns a federal ban on sports betting, the PGA Tour is prepared to support golf-related betting, according to a report from Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard.
The PGA Tour has talked with both the NBA and MLB about types of betting that don’t undermine the integrity of competition (such as bets on negative outcomes–missing a fairway, etc).
“It’s important that the types of bets and the types of markets that are created around our competitions are ones that don’t increase the risk of corruption,” said Andy Levinson, the PGA Tour’s senior vice president of tournament administration. “By having some say in the types of bets that are offered we feel we can mitigate the risk that can be posed.”
Levinson also called attention to the PGA Tour’s development of an integrity policy that makes clear to players “the potential for corruption that might exist.”
The Tour is also keen to have its own proprietary statistics used for any wagering, so that no discrepancies in accuracy arise.
Interestingly, expanding on the Tour’s rationale for wading into the waters of sports betting, PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, had this to say (per USA TODAY)
“You have keep in mind that betting is happening right now, with illegal black markets and offshore betting, and we don’t have any exposure to what is happening. If it’s legalized and regulated, you get to a point where you can better ensure the integrity of your competitions. You can provide adequate protection for consumers, which doesn’t exist today. There are commercial opportunities for us, which is one of the things we’re here to do, which is to create and maximize playing and financial opportunities for our players.”
Currently, four states are exempt from the federal ban on sports betting: Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, and Montana.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision before its July recess.
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Photos from the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
GolfWRX is live this week at Colonial Country Club for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Custom Camerons and some “super” new grips from SuperStroke are filling our galleries early in the week as well as WITBs — including the always interesting “Cashmere Keith” Mitchell.
Check out links to our photos below, which we’ll continue to update throughout the week.
And while you’re making your way through our photos, be sure to check out last year’s incredible gallery of prototype and personal Ben Hogan golf clubs.
General Albums
- 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #1
- 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #2
- 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Keith Mitchell – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Rafa Campos – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- R Squared – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Martin Laird – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Paul Haley – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Tyler Duncan – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Min Woo Lee – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Austin Smotherman – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Lee Hodges – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Sami Valimaki – WITB – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
Pullout Albums
- Eric Cole’s newest custom Cameron putter – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- New Super Stroke Marvel comic themed grips – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Ben Taylor’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Tyler Duncan’s Axis 1 putter – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Cameron putters – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Chris Kirk’s new Callaway Opus wedges – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- ProTC irons – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Dragon Skin 360 grips – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Cobra prototype putters – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
- SeeMore putters – 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge
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thefutureisTRON
Apr 13, 2018 at 1:43 pm
So, can we have Pokerstars back now? If we’re going to allow degenerate sports betting, why not a skill game like online poker?
Cornwall1888
Apr 13, 2018 at 5:39 am
Been betting on golf here forever in the uk, thought America was land of the free?
TheCityGame
Apr 13, 2018 at 11:24 am
That’s just a marketing slogan, not an ethos.
Birdswing Golfer
Apr 15, 2018 at 7:53 am
In reality you don’t want this Golf is the hardest sport to bet on 120+ players each week 90% more than capable of winning too!
Great when you get a winner mind!
Justgolf
Apr 13, 2018 at 4:07 am
As a decent society we should ban any betting, guns and all advertising. Who needs this senseless stuff anyway?
youraway
Apr 12, 2018 at 7:52 pm
Pitiful – but if it’s legal how is it any business of the PGA Tour?
OG
Apr 12, 2018 at 3:49 pm
“… risk of corruption …” ???!!!!! The pros have already corrupted themselves with the OEMs and overpriced clubs. Look at PXG… 😎
thefutureisTRON
Apr 13, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Well, Parsons has to do something for money. His GoDaddy site has no future with the direction technology and the internet is headed. GoDaddy will literally have no reason to exist in a few years. I suspect this is the real reason the guy got into the golf business. He needed something else because he knows GoDaddy has a bleak future.
Look into companies like Tron to see what I’m talking about. Tron will put GoDaddy out of business soon. Forget about the fact that I own 25,000 of their TRX coins. LOL. It’s actually true.
Better Than Most
Apr 12, 2018 at 11:18 am
Just allow betting on caddy races. That’s all anyone really wants.
2putttom
Apr 12, 2018 at 11:06 am
well now..I won’t have to look over my shoulder anymore