Golf is one of the most played games in the world, originating back in 15th century Scotland, and golf betting is growing in popularity especially on the four men’s major golf championships.
In the world of golf, the Major Championships hold market share when it comes to golf odds on offer and are made up of four highly prestigious pro-golfing tournaments:
- US Masters Tournament
- PGA Championship
- US Open
- The Open Championship
Betting on the Next Golf Major 2026
2026 US Open Betting Outright
| Player | Odds | |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Clark | 2.00 | Bet Now |
| Scottie Scheffler | 4.50 | Bet Now |
| Xander Schauffele | 11.00 | Bet Now |
| Tom Kim | 13.00 | Bet Now |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 17.00 | Bet Now |
| Collin Morikawa | 21.00 | Bet Now |
| Sam Burns | 21.00 | Bet Now |
| Sam Stevens | 26.00 | Bet Now |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 31.00 | Bet Now |
| Sahith Theegala | 41.00 | Bet Now |
US Open odds correct as of 20/06/2026 and subject to change.
Golf Odds & Previews
Major Golf Championships
Major Dates 2026
The dates for all the major golf championships in 2026 are detailed below.
| Date | Championship | Venue | Location | Defending Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9–12, 2026 | Masters Tournament | Augusta National Golf Club | Augusta, Georgia, USA | Rory McIlroy (2025) |
| May 14–17, 2026 | PGA Championship | Aronimink Golf Club | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA | Scottie Scheffler (2025) |
| June 18–21, 2026 | U.S. Open | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, New York, USA | J.J. Spaun (2025) |
| July 16–19, 2026 | The Open Championship | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport, England | Scottie Scheffler (2025) |
The Masters Tournament is the first of the golf majors each year with the fight for the green jacket starting in March or April annually. This is now followed by the PGA Championship in May, a tournament previously contested in August annually.
US Open golf championship in June, which is run across various golf courses around the United States unlike the US Masters that is held at the coveted Augusta National Golf Club every year.
Next-up is the UK’s turn with The Open Championship (formerly the British Open) tournament taking place on the week of the third Friday in July annually.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Par | Format | Prize Fund | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Masters Tournament | Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, USA | 72 | Stroke Play | US$21.5 million | 1934 |
| May | PGA Championship | United States (Aronimink Golf Club in 2026) | 70 | Stoke Play | US$19 million | 1916 |
| June | US Open of Golf | USA (Shinnecock Hills Golf Club 2026) | 70 | Stroke Play | US$21.5 million | 1895 |
| July | The Open Championship | England (Royal Birkdale Golf Club in 2026) | 70 | Stroke Play | US$17 million | 1860 |
Golf Betting
Golf betting is as big as the prize funds offered in the major golf tournaments across the year. Along with the four most prestigious golf championships – known as the Majors – fans can bet on a host of other professional golf tours led by the PGA Tour, European Tour and the four World Golf Championships events.
While US PGA odds are some of the most sought after golf markets, punters can also enjoy access to all of the PGA tour odds across the year at Ladbrokes.
Below is a look at some of the major golf markets and golf bet types.
TOURNAMENT WINNER
Outright golf odds on what pro-player will take out a set tournament, often offered before the event takes place as outright or futures betting.
TOP 5 FINISH
Odds on what golfers will finish in the Top 5 of a specified tournament.
FIRST ROUND LEADER
Back a golfer to finish ahead after the first round of play.
TOP AUSTRALIAN PLAYER
Get behind the green-and-gold contingent and back a top Australian golfer like Jason Day to finish ahead of his fellow Aussies in a specified tournament or golf championship like the US Open.
Major Golf Championship Winners
To win a golf major is a lifelong dream of many golfers, but an esteemed group of the pro-players have enjoyed multiple golf championship victories including six-time US Masters champion Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus also holds the record of four US Open golf victories with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan. The record number of The Open Championship (British Open) wins is six held by Harry Vardon, while America’s PGA Championship record of five wins is co-held by Nicklaus and Walter Hagen.
In 2024 all four majors were won by American pro-golfers after Xander Schauffele took out the PGA Championship – The Open Championship double. It was the eleventh time in history Americans made it a four-peat in the majors in a single calendar year, and the first time in 42 years.
Below is a list of winners of the four Golf Majors dating back to the year 2000.
| Year | US Masters Winner | US Open Winner | The Open Championship Winner | PGA Championship Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rory McIlroy (IRE) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Rory McIlroy (IRE) | Scottie Scheffler (USA) | Scottie Scheffler (USA) | Scottie Scheffler (USA) |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (USA) | Bryson DeChambeau (USA) | Xander Schauffele (USA) | Xander Schauffele (USA) |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm (ESP) | Wyndham Clark (USA) | Brian Harman (USA) | Brooks Koepka (USA) |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler (USA) | Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) | Cameron Smith (AUS) | Justin Thomas (USA) |
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) | Jon Rahm (ESP) | Collin Morikawa (USA) | Phil Mickelson (USA) |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson (USA) | Bryson DeChambeau (USA) | Major cancelled due to COVID-19 | Collin Morikawa (USA) |
| 2019 | Tiger Woods (USA) | Gary Woodland (USA) | Shane Lowry (IRE) | Brooks Koepka (USA) |
| 2018 | Patrick Reed (USA) | Brooks Koepka (USA) | Francesco Molinari (ITA) | Brooks Koepka (USA) |
| 2017 | Sergio García (ESP) | Brooks Koepka (USA) | Jordan Spieth (USA) | Justin Thomas (USA) |
| 2016 | Danny Willett (GBR) | Dustin Johnson (USA) | Henrik Stenson (SWE) | Jimmy Walker (USA) |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth (USA) | Jordan Spieth (USA) | Zach Johnson (USA) | Jason Day (AUS) |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson (USA) | Martin Kaymer (GER) | Rory McIlroy (IRL) | Rory McIlroy (IRL) |
| 2013 | Adam Scott (AUS) | Justin Rose (GBR) | Phil Mickelson (USA) | Jason Dufner (USA) |
| 2012 | Bubba Watson (USA) | Webb Simpson (USA) | Ernie Els (ZAF) | Rory McIlroy (IRL) |
| 2011 | Charl Schwartzel (ZAF) | Rory McIlroy (IRL) | Darren Clarke (IRL) | Keegan Bradley (USA) |
| 2010 | Phil Mickelson (USA) | Graeme McDowell (IRL) | Louis Oosthuizen (ZAF) | Martin Kaymer (GER) |
| 2009 | Ángel Cabrera (ARG) | Lucas Glover (USA) | Stewart Cink (USA) | Yang Yong-eun (KR) |
| 2008 | Trevor Immelman (ZAF) | Tiger Woods (USA) | Pádraig Harrington (IRL) | Pádraig Harrington (IRL) |
| 2007 | Zach Johnson (USA) | Ángel Cabrera (ARG) | Pádraig Harrington (IRL) | Tiger Woods (USA) |
| 2006 | Phil Mickelson (USA) | Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) | Tiger Woods (USA) | Tiger Woods (USA) |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (USA) | Michael Campbell (NZ) | Tiger Woods (USA) | Phil Mickelson (USA) |
| 2004 | Phil Mickelson (USA) | Retief Goosen (ZAF) | Todd Hamilton (USA) | Vijay Singh (FJI) |
| 2003 | Mike Weir (CAN) | Jim Furyk (USA) | Ben Curtis (USA) | Shaun Micheel (USA) |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (USA) | Tiger Woods (USA) | Ernie Els (ZAF) | Rich Beem (USA) |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (USA) | Retief Goosen (ZAF) | David Duval (USA) | David Toms (USA) |
| 2000 | Vijay Singh (FJI) | Tiger Woods (USA) | Tiger Woods (USA) | Tiger Woods (USA) |