PGA Profit Review
PGA Tour outrights, proofed independently to Smart Betting Club since 2018.
Every figure on this page is quoted from the linked source over the window that source published it. We do not restate anyone's record over a period they did not report, and where a service publishes nothing we leave the column blank rather than fill it in.
Verdict
The best-audited record on our leaderboard and the worst independent forward result on it. Seven proofed years at 23.47% is a longer, better-checked run than anything else we list, ours included. But Honest Betting Reviews subscribed, placed the bets as they were sent, and finished an 18-month trial in March 2023 down 289 points at -25% ROI, with 58% of the bank gone. Both of those are true, and anyone deciding whether to pay needs both.
The record
PGA Profit bets PGA Tour outright markets and has submitted its selections to Smart Betting Club for proofing since 2018. That word is doing real work. Proofed means an independent third party received the picks before the tournament and settled them afterwards, so the record cannot be assembled with hindsight, and losing bets cannot quietly fall out of it. Most services in this market publish their own numbers and ask you to trust them.
The proofed figure is roughly 1,400 points at 23.47% ROI over seven full years, six of which were profitable. That is the number we put in the table.
It is not the number PGA Profit advertises. Their own site claims 2,137 points at 30% ROI. We have no evidence the higher figure is dishonest - it may well cover a different set of bets or a different window - but where a service publishes one number and an independent auditor publishes a smaller one, the auditor's number is the one worth acting on. We apply the same rule to ourselves, which is why the models of ours that lost money are on the leaderboard alongside the one that did not.
The gap between those two figures is the single most useful thing on this page. A prospective subscriber comparing advertised ROI across services is comparing marketing copy. Comparing proofed ROI is comparing evidence, and far fewer services have any.
Pros
- Seven years of independently proofed selections - the longest audited run we found
- Six of seven completed years profitable
- Proofing means the record was kept in advance, not assembled afterwards
- Outright markets, so the bets are available at any sportsbook
Cons
- An independent 18-month forward trial finished -289 pts at -25% ROI and rated it FAILED
- The advertised 30% ROI does not match the proofed 23.5%
- Outright betting means long odds and long losing runs by nature
- Subscription service - the picks are not free
- UK-oriented: prices are quoted in fractional odds against UK bookmakers
PGA Profit FAQ
Is PGA Profit's record independently verified?
Yes. Smart Betting Club has proofed the selections since 2018, meaning it receives them before the event and settles them itself. That is a materially stronger claim than a self-published results table.
Why does PGA Profit advertise 30% ROI when you list 23.5%?
The 30% is the service's own figure from its own site; the 23.5% is what Smart Betting Club reports from proofed selections. Where the two disagree we quote the proofed one, because it is the one somebody independent checked.
Has anyone followed PGA Profit's tips in real time?
Yes, and it went badly. Honest Betting Reviews ran an 18-month trial to March 2023, placing each advised bet as it arrived, and finished 289 points down at -25% ROI - 58% of the bank - which earned a FAILED rating. That does not contradict the proofed 23.47%: the audit covers seven years including the strong 2018-21 run, while the trial covers the year and a half after it. Read together they say a long audited record tells you the service has an edge, not that the next eighteen months will pay.
Is PGA Profit worth it for a US bettor?
The record is genuine, but the picks are outrights priced against UK bookmakers, so you will be shopping US books for the same golfer at a different number. Expect the realised ROI to differ from the published one for that reason alone.
A note if you bet in the UK or Ireland
PGA Profit bets with British bookmakers, largely outrights and each-way. Golf Tipsters is a US service - top-finish markets in American odds at DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM - and each-way is not offered at US sportsbooks at all. If you are betting in the UK, our sister site GolfForecast covers that market properly.
Go to GolfForecast (UK)How PGA Profit compares
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