US Masters Golf Betting – essential statistics for picking the 2006 winner
For all golf fans, the US Masters in early April is without doubt one of the highlights of the golfing calendar. For golf bettors, its also a fantastic betting opportunity and a close study of past and current form is vital if you want to bet profitably on the event. So what are the most important golf stats for picking the US Masters winner?
1 — Since 1990, more than 80% of US Masters winners have won or finished 2nd atleast once already that year.
In that time, just Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999, Ben Crenshaw in 1995 and Nick Faldo in 1990 failed to finish top 2 or better on either the US PGA or European tour in the year they won the tournament.
Interestingly all three golfers had already won the Masters in a previous year however — in 1994, 1984 and 1989 respectively.
2 — This year, more than ever, Augusta will favour the big hitters. That’s because the course has been extended a further 155 yards to 7445 yards with alterations to six holes. Augusta has now been lengthened over 400 yards in the last 5 years. The course plays long so...