Tiger Woods' return to major championship glory was cheered by the golf masses, but the folks accepting wagers on the Masters have had better days.Plenty of sportsbooks and fantasy sports gambling websites reported huge losses after Woods slipped on his fifth green jacket, but none bigger than William Hill U.S.According to ESPN, one gambler placed an $85,000 bet at 14-1 odds on Woods to win the Masters early last week at a William Hill U.S. sportsbook at SLS Casino in Las Vegas, and is now in line to collect $1.19 million, the largest single golf ticket in the company's history in the U.S.Its great to see Tiger back, Nick Bogdanovich, director of trading for William Hill U.S. said in a release. Its a painful day for William Hill our biggest loss ever but a great day for golf.The Action Network's Darren Rovell is reporting that the lucky winner will be flying to Vegas to pick up his check on Monday:
JUST IN: William Hill will present the largest single golf payout in its US history to bettor who won $1.19 million on an $85,000 bet on Tiger to win the Masters. Bettor flying into Vegas, will be given check where he placed the bet the @SLSLasVegas in person at 5pm ET. pic.twitter.com/t5NfD8ISNx— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 15, 2019As Rovell points out for context, that is a larger payday than every Masters contestant not named Tiger Woods received on Sunday.
Masters Winnings$2,070,000: Tiger Woods$1,190,000: Bettor who bet $85K on Woods to win at 14/1$858,667: Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka & Dustin Johnson— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 14, 2019
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Brooks Koepka is the new betting favorite after grabbing a share of the lead at the 83rd Masters with an opening-round 66.
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Webb Simpson took a major step toward a third appearance on the Ryder Cup USA team with his dominating win at the Players Championship. Simpson soared to No. 9 in the Ryder Cup Standings after starting the weekend at No. 23. The first eight players in the standings earn automatic qualifier status.
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Tony Finau's win over the Thomas Pieters was a long time coming.One year to be exact.His last visit to the WGC-Dell Match Play was in a word, uneventful.He showed up at the Austin Country Club
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Watch: Nicklaus turns back clock with long birdie putt from off green Source: The Golf Channel Jack Nicklaus has 18 major titles to his name, so it's safe to say he's made a big putt or two in his day. And even at 78 years old, the Golden Bear hasn't lost the touch that made him so great.
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Watch: Jack Nicklaus turns back clock with long birdie putt from off green Jack Nicklaus has 18 major titles to his name, so it's safe to say he's made a big putt or two in his day. And even at 78 years old, the Golden Bear hasn't lost the touch that made him so great.
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Michelle Wie won't be playing in next week's U.S. Women's Open. The 29-year-old took to Instagram Friday to share the news. "While I'm making progress with my recovery, I have decided to
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U.S. Open at Erin Hills. Thread You can watch if for free on the official site. my friends are probably celebrating right now and hoping Justin will hold on
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Mickelson maintains Desert Classic lead Mickelson is making his first tour start since early October and first competitive appearance since beating Tiger Woods in Las Vegas in November in a made-for-TV event. The Hall of Famer won the World 01/19/2019 - 4:40 pm | View Link; Mickelson grouped with Wise at Desert Classic
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PGA Tour player Dustin Johnson and his fiancée Paulina Gretzky became parents of a baby boy on Monday. The only other details released by Johnson's agent, David Winkle, were that the mother and child were both healthy and resting comfortably. The name of the baby has not yet been announced. But we already know that he has a "Great" grandfather.
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Players breaking into the top 10, but not winning, will share 6-8 percent of their prize with their caddies. Winning players may share up to 10 percent of the prize money with their caddy. Other earning arrangements for caddies might include receiving no set salary and instead earning 10 percent of all prizes won by the golfers.
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