Why Golf Is the Best Sport for Prediction Markets

Golf might not generate the betting audience of football or basketball, but its structure makes it unusually well suited to prediction markets. Tournaments run for four days, prices can change after virtually every hole, and large fields create dozens of possible contracts around players, scores and finishing positions.
The numbers are beginning to support that argument. Kalshi reportedly recorded $545 million in trading volume on the 2026 Masters, surpassing the volume generated by the most rec