The Ryder Cup is a golf tournament between the U.S.A and Europe, it is held every two years in alternate locations in the U.S.A. and Europe and this year from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September it will be held in France at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Both teams have twelve players and the format follows:
Friday - Foursomes and Four-balls
Saturday - Foursomes and Four-balls
Sunday - Singles
Foursome matches is where two players from each team take turns to play each stroke. Four-ball is where four players play and the player that wins the hole scores a point for his team, if the strokes are level for a player on both teams then the hole is “halved”.
Singles are straightforward matches between each player on each team.
Betting Markets, Odds and Recommended Bets
Please not the that the match betting prices will not be available until Thursday when the fixtures are announced by the Ryder Cup organizers and so are not given here however there are still many fantastic markets to gamble on from outright betting through to individual performance betting with some great value available. Please find our overall summary of the most popular markets with previous results information and some recommended bets.
Outright
The online bookmakers make the U.S.A. favorites @ 1.80 with *Europe @ 2.25. The Tie is @ 13.00
From 1979 when the UK & Ireland team was extended to Europe there has been one tie, and Europe have won it ten times and the U.S.A eight times. The U.S.A players tend to prefer wide fairways and short rough which most US courses accommodate however in Europe the fairways tend to be less wide and have taller rough coupled with more adverse weather conditions.
The USA won The Ryder Cup in 2016. Since 1999 Europe have won it six times to the U.S.A.’s three.
There are also outright markets available for each day:
Day 1 Winners
USA @ 2.10, Europe @ 2.25, *Tie @ 6.00
Day 2 Winners
USA @ 2.10, Europe @ 2.25, Tie @ 6.00
Day 3 Winners
USA @ 1.83, *Europe @ 2.37, Tie @ 8.00
Correct Score
There are numerous “Correct Scores” to choose from:
USA 15-13 Europe @ 8.00
*USA 14.5-13.5 Europe @ 9.00
USA 15.5-12.5 Europe @ 11.00
USA 16-12 Europe @11.00
*USA 16.5-11.5 Europe @ 15.00
USA 17-11 Europe @ 15.00
Europe 15-13 USA @ 11.00
Europe 14.5-13.5 USA @13.00
Europe 16-12 USA @ 15.00
Through to…
Europe 20-8 USA @ 151.00
USA 21.5-6.5 Europe @ 151.00
Europe 20.5-7.5 USA @ 201.00
Europe 21-7 USA @ 201.00
Europe 21.5-6.5 USA @ 251.00
Of course “14-14” (The Tie) is @ 13.00 as per the outright market.
The previous results since 1999
2016 Minnesota
U.S.A. 17 / Europe 11
2014 Scotland
U.S.A. 11 ½ / Europe 16 ½
2012 Illinois
U.S.A. 13 ½ / Europe 14 ½
2010 Wales
U.S.A. 13 ½ / Europe 14 ½
2008 Kentucky
U.S.A. 16 ½ / Europe 11 ½
2006 Ireland
U.S.A. 9 ½ / Europe 18 ½
2004 MI
U.S.A. 9 ½ / Europe 18 ½
2002 England
U.S.A. 12 ½ / Europe 15 ½
1999 MA
U.S.A. 14 ½ / Europe 13 ½
Day 1,2,3 Correct Score
Markets for Correct Score betting for each day are also available and these are:
Tie 4-4 @ 6.00
USA 4.5-3.5 Europe @ 6.00
*USA 5-3 Europe @ 6.00
Europe 4.5-3.5 USA @ 7.00
Europe 5-3 USA @ 7.00
through to…
USA 8-0 Europe @ 201.00
Europe 8-0 USA @ 251.00
The odds for the first two days are the same in the Correct Score Markets, for the third day (Singles) the odds are slightly different:
Tie @ 8.00
Europe 6.5 - 5.5 USA@ 8.00
USA 6.5 - 5.5 Europe @ 8.00
USA 7 - 5 Europe @ 8.00
Europe 6.5 - 5.5 USA@ 8.00
Europe 7 - 5 USA @ 9.00
Through to…
USA 9.5 - 2.5 Europe @ 41.00
Europe 9.5 - 2.5 USA @ 51.00
Individual Player Betting Markets
There are also many markets available to gamble on your favorite player(s) and or who you think will perform very well from top points scorer betting to top rookie betting. These markets follow:
Top European Points scorer
*J Rose @ 6.00
R McIlroy @ 6.00
J Rahm @ 8.00
Through to…
T Hatton @ 26.00
T Olesen @ 26.00
Top USA Points Scorer
*D Johnson @ 6.00
B Koepka @ 7.00
J Thomas @ 7.00
*J Spieth @ 8.00
T Woods @ 8.00
Through to…
W Simpson @ 23.00
T Finau @ 26.00
Top Combined Points Scorer
D Johnson @ 9.00
*B Koepka @ 11.00
J Rose @ 11.00
J Thomas @ 11.00
R McIlroy @ 11.00
T Woods @ 13.00
Through to…
T Hatton @ 51.00
T Olesen @ 51.00
Top American Rookie (Debutant)
The USA has three players that have not played in a previous Ryder Cup:
J Thomas @ 1.72
B DeChambeau @ 3.25
*T Finau @ 4.50
There is slight value here for a one in three true odds chance (3.00)
Top European Rookie (Debutant)
The European team have five players that have not played in a previous Ryder Cup:
Rahm @ 3.00
T Fleetwood @ 3.00
A Noren @ 5.00
T Hatton @ 7.00
*T Olesen @ 8.00
Top Combined Rookie (Debutant)
*J Thomas @ 4.00, J Rahm @ 5.00, T Fleetwood @ 5.00 through to T Olesen @ 13.00
Top American Wildcard
*T Woods @ 2.25
B DeChambeau @ 3.50
P Mickelson @ 5.00
T Finau @ 5.00
On the back of his tournament win last week Tiger has been on fire in the last month.
Top European Wildcard
H Stenson @ 3.50
*I Poulter @ 3.50
P Casey@ 4.00
S Garcia @ 4.00
Poulter consistently finds form at the Ryder Cup hence his inclusion in the team.
Top Combined Wildcard
*T Woods @ 4.00, B DeChambeau @ 7.00 through to *P Mickelson @ 9.00 and T Finau @ 9.00
Mickelson is a top top player and looks good value here - also remember to check back here in November at Thanks Giving for the Woods vs Mickelson match markets.
Hole-in-One
For a player to get a hole-in-one at any time during the tournament the odds for all the players are @ 151.00 except for A Noren, B Watson, P Mickelson, T Finau, T Hatton, T Olesen and W Simpson who are all @ 201.00
A fun bet on Tiger perhaps?
Final Word
One market to avoid is “To hit the first tee shot for America” and “To hit the first tee shot for Europe” for these are dependent on who is matched up to play with each other and by the fixtures chosen.
The odds for individuals and correct scores are pretty high so by combining bets into doubles and trebles and parlays it is possible to win a lot of money so it is worth considering smaller stakes on these too. Enjoy the one of the best golf tournaments in the world and good luck with all of your selections!
