PGA Tour vs. PGA Champions Tour: What’s the Difference?

Which is Best to Wager?

The PGA Tour vs. PGA Champions Tour isn’t a rivalry you would imagine, and we look at the differences between the golf tours.

The PGA Tour leaderboard is always packed with the biggest names in golf, including Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.

It gets much more attention than the Champions Tour, so let’s look at the difference.

What is the Champions Tour?

The Champions Tour is for players over the age of 50 who hold a PGA card.

Players under 50 must play elsewhere, whether it be the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, or any other tour, so long as they’re a PGA member.

Many of the Champions Tour tournaments are played over three rounds, which considers the age of some golfers, including the likes of Bernhard Langer, who is still winning at the age of 66.

Some ageing PGA Tour players wait patiently so they can join, although it’s not always a right of passage to join. Some players are good enough to stay on the PGA Tour and earn better money.

However, most over 50’s decide to play on the Champions Tour, where it’s much easier to win. It’s still tough competition, including Steve Stricker, who won on the PGA Tour not long ago.

The prize money is still generous, so it’s a great way for the older golfers to earn a living, without worrying about the strong younger players hitting it miles past them. Even Vijay Singh got back in the winners circle lately.

“It was a long time coming,” Singh said after his victory. “Whenever I tee it up on the Champions Tour, I have a chance to win. I’ve been working really hard… So I’m really happy with this win, and I look forward to the next events. I think my game’s coming around and this was the start of it.”

When deciding between the PGA Tour vs. PGA Champions Tour, a player must weigh up how well he’s playing. Phil Mickelson is eligible to play, and Tiger Woods is only three years away, but we can’t see either player teeing it up on the ‘Senior Tour’.

What is the PGA Tour?

The PGA Tour is the biggest tour in the world, and most of the world’s best players are members.

The PGA Tour schedule features one tournament every week, except for a few weeks after the TOUR Championship in August.

Making the tour isn’t easy, but there are various ways to be accepted, including posting a win, qualifying through the Korn Ferry Tour, or being a college standout.

It’s much harder to win on the PGA Tour than the Champions Tour, but it’s all relative. There are players who dominate the leaderboard PGA Champions Tour, such as Stricker and New Zealand’s Steve Alker, so winning isn’t easy no matter where you play.

What’s Better to Bet On?

The PGA Tour vs. PGA Champions Tour betting markets are very different.

Odds for the PGA Tour are often more generous because of the openness of the field. However, on the Champions Tour, there are some players who have little chance of ever winning.

There is usually a dominant favorite on the Champions Tour, whether it be Stricker, Alker or Langer, they are often well-backed with the sportsbook.

On the PGA Tour, depending on the strength of the field, the tournament favorite can be anywhere from +600 to +1200. There is always good value with PGA Tour markets, but it’s harder to predict.

If you enjoy backing favorites, give the Champions Tour a look. There is good value to be snapped up.

For golf betting news, odds, analysis, and more, visit Point Spreads Sports Magazine.


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