Golf Betting Club – Final Review

We have reached the end of our nine month trial of the Golf Betting Club and here are the final results:-

 

Profit/Loss:	-17 points
Strike Rate:	11%
Bank Growth:	-3%
ROI:	-2%
Average number of bets:	12 bets per week
Cost:	n/a
VERDICT:	NEUTRAL
Rating:

 

You can view full results here.

 

Golf Betting Club – Full Review

 

The Golf Betting Club is a well-established golf tipping service, having been in operation since 2020.

This service is run by Duncan and Neil, two brothers from Scotland. They developed a keen interest in golf betting during their upbringing, influenced by their father’s career as a golf journalist for well-known UK newspapers.

Tips are sent out via Telegram and cover the PGA, DP World and LIV tours and include both pre-tournament and in-play tips (between rounds). 

Over the years, they have built a strong reputation for their in-depth player profiling and detailed tournament analysis.

Prior to our trial, their historical results were impressive, with profits totaling 779 points and an ROI of 16%.

However, our nine-month review painted a more mixed picture.

Performance During the Trial

The trial got off to a rough start, with significant losses accumulating early on. At one point, they were down by 196 points, making it a tough period for subscribers.

Golf betting, by its nature, can involve long losing streaks, particularly when betting at high odds, and this was certainly the case here.

Things did improve towards the end of the trial, with a couple of big-priced winners such as Paul Waring at 50/1 and Nick Taylor at 100/1 helping to claw back some of the losses.

Despite this late rally, the service still ended the trial 17 points down overall.

However, they had numerous heartbreaking near-misses, including two in just the last couple of weeks. Pablo Larrazabal only needed to two-putt the final green to win the Bahrain Championship for them at 200/1, but managed to three-putt and then lost in a playoff. 

And just this past weekend, Aldrich Potgieter looked a dead-cert winner at 60/1 in the Mexico Open whilst in a playoff, as his opponent’s ball looked to be sailing well out of bounds, which would have handed Potgieter victory. However, the ball somehow miraculously ricocheted back into play and the opponent produced a career-defining birdie to win.

There were numerous close shaves like this throughout the trial and whilst you can’t expect all of them to go your way, if just one of them had done so it would have ended in a profitable trial – well in profit in fact given the prices tipped at.  

And if two or three of them had done so we could easily be looking at a very profitable trial. 

As it is they have finished with a small loss of 17 points, but out of a 500-point bank that represents just a 3% loss of the bank nothing to get too downhearted about. 

Overall we think the only fair rating here can be a NEUTRAL rating, but it could have so easily been a very profitable trial so we will keep an eye on the service going forward as we do think the brothers have an edge on the golf markets given their long-term results and they could be due an upgrade in future if the luck starts to go their way a bit. 

 

Service Breakdown

Ease of use: The selections are sent out via the Telegram messenger app, usually on a Wednesday for pre-tournament bets and then on an ad-hoc basis during rounds. There are around 12 bets per week, so a reasonable, but manageable, workload. 

Availability of prices: Price availability was not an issue during our trial as they generally tip on Wednesdays when there is plenty of liquidity and the markets have settled (and then during the event when there is also usually plenty of liquidity).

As with most golf services, there is also the option to beat the win part of each-way bets by using the exchanges, with Betfair often offering much higher prices for the win on 100/1+ shots. You generally get a little worse odds on the place part, but that is more than compensated by the occasional winner at huge odds. 

Strike rate: The strike rate for our trial was quite low on the face of it at 11% (including placed golfers), but that isn’t unusual for golf services and as we discussed above, just one or two breaks going their way and they would have finished well in profit even with an 11% strike rate.

Advised Betting Bank: A 500 point betting bank is recommended for following the service. That seems very reasonable to us and was never in jeopardy during our trial. 

Subscription costs: The subscription costs at the time of writing are free until the 30th March 2025.

 

OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL

The Golf Betting Club had somewhat of a tough trial, but the fine margins of golf betting were evident, with several close calls that could have significantly changed the results.

While they finished slightly down with a 17 point loss, the overall deficit was minor in the context of their betting bank.

Given their strong long-term record and in-depth analysis, they remain a service to keep an eye on, and with a bit more luck, could easily return to profitability in future.

 

 

 

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – Results Update

21st January 2025

Golf tipster the Golf Betting Club has continued their good run of form lately, with a profit of 27 points made since our last update.

However, they are still 73 points down for our trial overall.  

You can view full results here.

We’d been saying for a while that just landing one big winner could turn things around and they have now done it not just once but twice, with Nick Taylor winning the Sony Open in a playoff for them at 100/1, following on from 50/1 winner Paul Waring in November.

The profits from that 100/1 winner have been somewhat eroded by other losses on the month, but they are still making steady progress on reducing the large deficit they racked up earlier on in our trial. 

Just to also note that given last year’s losses they are currently offering free membership until 30th March 2025.  

 

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – Results Update

18th December 2024

It’s been a much better time for golf tipster the Golf Betting Club lately, with a profit of 95 points made since our last update.

That means they are now 100 points down for our trial overall.  

You can view full results here.

Recent highlights include Paul Waring winning the Abu Dhabi Championship at 50/1 and Ryan Van Velzen placing at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at 350/1. 

However, things could have been so much better with Van Velzen needing a birdie up the par-5 last to win, or a par for a playoff but managing to finish with a bogey. 

The week before they also had Aldrich Potgieter at 100/1 who had a three shot lead on the back nine but somehow failed to win. 

It’s often fine margins in sports betting but it’s particularly jarring in instances like this when you’re backing 350/1 and 100/1 shots who just miss out. They can really make or break a year’s betting.

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – Results Update

7th November 2024

The tough times continue for golf tipster the Golf Betting Club sadly, with a loss of 13 points made since our last update.

That means they are now 196 points down for our trial overall.  

You can view full results here.

As mentioned previously they could really do with a big winner or two soon to turn things around as has been a bit of a ‘mare so far unfortunately.

 

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – Results Update

2nd October 2024

The brutal run goes on for golf tipster the Golf Betting Club unfortunately, with a loss of 64 points made since our last update.

That means they are now 183 points down for our trial overall.  

You can view full results here.

There isn’t much to say really other than that they could really do with a big winner or two…

That’s golf betting though in a nutshell – the losing streaks can be pretty savage, especially when tipping at average odds of over 100/1 as these guys do. 

It can all turn around quickly though with a big winner so fingers crossed they can land one (or two) soon.

 

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – Results Update

26th August 2024

The tough times continue for golf tipster the Golf Betting Club, with a loss of 47 points made since our last update.

That means they are now 119 points down for our trial overall.  

You can view full results here.

As we so often say with golf betting, it only takes one winner at a big price to turn things around and given they tip at prices up to 300/1 and 400/1, one of those coming in really would turn things around!

Whether it’s at a huge price like that or something smaller, they could certainly do with a winner or two soon. 

 

 

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – Results Update

22nd July 2024

It’s been a rough start to our trial of golf tipster the Golf Betting Club, with a loss of 72 points made for our trial to date after two months. 

You can view full results here.

The only real bright spot so far was a 40/1 winner this weekend with Nick Dunlap winning the Barracuda Championship. 

Hopefully that’s a sign of things to come and the start of a turnaround for them. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Golf Betting Club – New Review

14th May 2024

We are starting a new review today of a golf tipping service called the Golf Betting Club. 

This service is run by Duncan and Neil, two brothers hailing from Scotland. They developed a keen interest in tour predictions and golf betting during their upbringing, influenced by their father’s career as a golf journalist for renowned UK newspapers.

Their summers were often spent attending events at prestigious venues such as Loch Lomond, Gleneagles, Wentworth, and various Open Championship locations, immersing themselves in the sport.

Their journey in golf betting spans over two decades, but the inception of the Golf Betting Club occurred in March 2020, amidst the temporary halt in professional golf caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Utilizing this hiatus, they pooled their extensive knowledge to craft free golf betting tips accessible to all.

Drawing from years of experience, they meticulously crafted over 100 player profiles of the world’s top golfers, constantly refining and expanding their database. 

This has resulted in very strong performance to date, with a profit of 779 points made so far since starting up in 2020.

That has been achieved with a return on investment (ROI) of 16%. 

Each year so far has been profitable, with the standout year being 2020 when they made 366 points profit.

Last year was also a good one with 167 points profit made and this year has started well too with 22 points profit made so far.

Tips are provided in the PGA, DP World and LIV tours and include both pre-tournament and in-play tips (normally between rounds). 

With a strong reputation this is a service we are looking forward to reviewing so we will kick things off (or should that be tee things off?) today.

Results will be updated here as we go along as usual so you can see how they are getting on.

In the meantime you can check out Golf Betting Club for yourself here.

N.B. – sign up to a 6 or 12 month membership of Golf Betting Club quoting ‘HonestBettingReviews25’ and they’ll refund £25 as a discount.