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The PGA European Tour is the organisation that operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. The European Tour is the primary golf tour in Europe and is second to the U.S.-based PGA Tour in worldwide prestige. The European Tour was established by the British-based Professional Golfers' Association, and responsibility was transferred to an independent PGA European Tour organisation in 1984. Most events on the PGA European Tour's three tours are held in Europe, but in recent years an increasing number have been held in other parts of the world outside of North America.

The European-based events on the European Tour are nearly all played in Western Europe and the most lucrative of them take place in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain. Of the events held in Europe, only one, the Russian Open Golf Championship, takes place east of the former Iron Curtain.

The PGA European Tour also conducts the Ryder Cup Matches in cooperation with the PGA of America.

PGA European Tour tournaments

Professional golf began in Europe, specifically in Scotland. The first professionals were clubmakers and greenkeepers who also taught golf to the wealthy men who could afford to play the game (early handmade equipment was expensive) and played "challenge matches" against one another for small purses. The first multi-competitor stroke play tournament was The Open Championship also known as the British Open, which was introduced in 1860. That year it was for professionals only, and it attracted a field of eight. The following year, amateurs were permitted to enter. In contrast to many other sports which originated in the United Kingdom, the amateur-professional divide never created major problems in golf, at least at the elite competitive level.

All of the events up until late March take place outside of Europe, and most of these are co-sanctioned with other tours. The 2008 season includes three events in China plus one in Hong Kong, China; three events in South Africa; two each in India and the United Arab Emirates; and single events in Australia, New Zealand, Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea. All four major championships are official stops on the European Tour, as are the three individual World Golf Championships events, and the majority of these events take place in the U.S. From around the end of March the tour plays mainly in Europe, and the events in its home continent generally have higher prize money than those elsewhere, apart from the ones in the U.S. The season ends with the Volvo Masters, the equivalent of the PGA Tour's Tour Championship, which is normally scheduled to end on the last Sunday of October, but in 2008 will occur in November.

European Tour Golf Betting Odds

The betting odds & lines for the European Tour golf are in the same format than the other golf tour odds, including moneylines. The most basic form of golf betting involves picking the winner of a tournament. Typically the sportsbook will list 35 or more golfers along with a field (all others) option, at various odds.

An example of PGA European Tour Betting Odds is the next , Pádraig Harrington may be listed at 2-1, Vijay Singh at 3-1, Adam Scott at 35-1, etc. If you bet $100 on Vijay Singh at 3-1 and he goes on to win the tournament, you win $300 plus your $100 back, for a total payoff of $400.

Another popular form of golf betting involves matchup propositions, in which two golfers are paired against each other in a head to head wager, with a betting line on each golfer set by the sportsbook. The golfer with the better (lower) score wins the matchup. (If one golfer continues play in the tournament after his opponent misses the cut, the golfer who continues play wins the matchup.)

Especially in Major Golf Tournaments, the sportsbook offers odds on unusual golf propositions, such as the over/under on the winning score, the over/under on the lowest round by any golfer or the over/under on the finishing position by a particular golfer.

Useful European Tour Golf Information

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• PGA European Tour News & events coverage
• European Tour Leaderboard
• Betting Lines & Odds for the European Tour

Outright Betting

All outright wagers are settled on the player winning the Tournament and includes any playoff. Should the Tournament be reduced from the scheduled number of holes any wagers placed after the final completed round will be void. If the scheduled number of holes in a Tournament are not completed all outright bets are void unless an official winner is declared, in which case outright bets will stand.

72 Holes Match Betting

The winner will be the player with the lowest score over 72 holes. Should one player make the cut and his opponent miss it, the player making the cut shall be deemed the winner.

18 Holes Match Betting

The player scoring the lowest score over the 18 holes stated will be deemed the winner. Both players must tee off for the wager to have action. Should one player withdraw before the start of the round all wagers shall be void. Should a player retire or be disqualified during the round the remaining player shall be deemed the winner. Irrespective of scores at the time. A tie price is always quoted. Should both players shoot the same score over the 18 holes the tie line will be deemed the winner, and wagers on the named players losers. Note: Golf wagers on an event will still have action as long as the event is played within a week from the original schedule date or is played on the same tournament.

All props will be graded 2-4 hours after the event is completed.

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