Dead-Heat Rules Calculator
See exactly how a tie reduces your golf payout. Enter your odds and stake, how many golfers tied for the position, and how many paid spots were available.
Dead-heat factor66.7%
Stake that counts$13.33
Odds (decimal)5.00
Stake lost to dead heat$6.67
Total return$66.67
Profit / loss+$46.67
Dead-heat rules explained
- What are dead-heat rules in golf betting?
- When more golfers tie than there are payout spots remaining, standard dead-heat rules divide your stake into a winning portion and a losing portion. The winning stake is your original stake multiplied by spots available divided by players tied. It is paid at full odds; the rest of the stake is lost, not refunded. Check your sportsbook's rules for any market-specific exceptions.
- How is a dead heat settled? (example)
- For a $20 top-5 bet at +400, suppose 3 golfers tie for fourth with 2 paid spots remaining. Two-thirds of your stake wins at decimal odds of 5.00: $20 x (2 / 3) x 5 = $66.67 total return, including the winning stake. The remaining $6.67 of your original stake is lost. Your net profit is $46.67. Calculations use the unrounded stake portions.
- Do dead heats affect outright winner bets?
- Outright winners are usually decided by a playoff, so dead heats rarely affect the win market. They most often hit finishing-position and each-way place bets, where many golfers can share the cut-off position — exactly the markets this calculator covers.