Even experienced gamblers like John Daly can’t predict their own blow at Sanford International.
After his 88 disastrous opening matches at Minnehaha Country Club, including the 12th record 19 games, Daly pulled out of the tournament and licked his wounds.
Daly is a well-known gambler who claimed his biggest gambling victory was $9.3 million in 2022. But at the blackjack table, he also lost $6.2 million.
Most of Daly’s gambling is done in the casino on his own admission, but he occasionally bets on winning golf games himself, a practice that is not usually prohibited by professional golf. Betting on the bet is a bit sticky.
At his peak, Daly would stick with his thousands of dollars to win games, usually very clumsy odds.
“I’ll go to Las Vegas and put in $5,000 or $10,000 to win, and usually I’ll get 30-1 or 40-1. If I’m going to play, I’ll probably support myself, too.”
Sadly, Daley’s golf bonus was not officially recorded by any dealer, or he might have been ranked No. 1 in the biggest winning golf bet.
Scottie Scheffler (2023 Player Championship) – $300,000 shares – $3.3 million
Given his current form, Scottie Scheffler is currently one of the safer bets in the golf world and has helped win a lot of loot.
But the biggest recording rate so far is that Scheffler won a $300,000 bet to win the 2023 Player Championship, with his five-shot performance comfortable.
A lucky Fanduel Sportsbook Bettor went down for as much as $3.3 million.
Jordan Spieth (Master of 2015) – $200,000 shares – $2.2 million
The 21-year-old Jordan Spieth caught the attention of a Texas businessman who reportedly invested $200,000 in a 10/1 bet.
Not only did Spieth win the game, but it also set new records for the lowest 36 and 54 holes in Masters history, which helped the Texans bring back $2.2 million in payments.
Given his current form, you won’t bet that Spieth will catch a cold.
Tiger Woods (Master of 2019) – $85,000 in shares – $1.19 million in spending
Tiger Woods’ victory in the 2019 Masters is widely regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in golf history, his first major victory since 2008.
Woods returned from multiple back and knee surgeries to his 15th major championship and his fifth green jacket.
Given that he dropped out of the top 1,000, winning the odds of 14/1 is a bit thin, but a lucky bettor is enough.
James Adducci dropped $85,000 bet at Woods and walked away for $1.19 million, widely regarded as William Hill’s largest American golf salary.
Rory McIlroy (opened in 2014) – £200 shares – £100,000
McIlroy’s father Gerry is so convinced that his 16-year-old son will win the Open in a decade that he and a friend made £200 on the BET, which is said to be priced at 500/1.
Fathers bet their sons could be one of the more stable markets for gamblers, who may have snatched millions of dollars from the foggy half-scissor dad, lowering all kinds of cash with huge long-term shots.
But that’s not a long-term thing, Gerry knew his son would be one of the greatest golfers in the world, and by 2007 he turned into a professional player and started winning games, the 500/1 odds looked stupid.
Rory lets his father sweat. He didn’t win the Open until 2014, just within the ten-year deadline of the bet.
A spokesman for Ladbrokes said: “This is the most expensive open result since the heyday of Tiger Woods in 2006, but despite the heavy losses we face, we can’t help but appreciate the vision of Rory’s father and his friends a decade ago.”
“This is not the first time that famous parents have brought us to the cleaner. Lewis Hamilton’s family and friends have made money from the bets when the F1 star was only nine.”
“In 10 times, there were 9 bets without them, but in this case, the bettors certainly know more than we do.”
Gerry and his friends aren’t the only McIlroy “insiders” to have a huge victory in the open victory. Rory’s hometown of Holywood is also another bettor, winning £50,000 at a £200 bet of 250/1, which he will win the Open at the age of 50.
Stenson & Baddeley (2016 Open and Barbasol Championships) – Share $50 – Pay $86,000
A well-known Australian golf gambler won over $86,000 with a 1700/1 double (Henrik Stenson) to win the Open and Aaron Baddeley and won the Babasol title in 2016.
Given that he finished in the top three in the 2013 and 2014 PGA Championships and fourth in the 2014 U.S. Open, it was a pretty solid bet.
But the random Babasol Championships in Baddeley and Kentucky were a huge gamble. Australia hasn’t won the PGA Tour since 2011, and he won the game only through the playoffs against the young Koreans, which allowed us to get very well…
Kim Si-woo (2017 Player Champion) shares – 100 euros per payment – 60,200 euros
An anonymous Irish bettor has won over €60,000 after 500/1 Korean outsider Kim Si-woo randomly bets to win the Sawgrass player title.
This is the 21-year-old PGA Tour champion who claimed to win the Wyndham championship a year ago, so maybe his odds should be short.
Bookies Boylesports said in a creepy press release: “Fighting against Dublin’s savvy bettor, he chose Kim Si-woo to win the player title with a huge odds of 500/1.
“The lucky bettors certainly know their golf balls, and there is no doubt that they have received up to €60,200 from the €200 bet, and they will be able to afford a lot of four balls at the K club. This time we can say they can say they have a hole in us and a little bird told us that they already enjoy winning the prize.”
Four Tour Accumulators – £5 per stock – £14,898
Bet on all casual gamblers’ dreams. Every thick ACCA on the market in four independent golf games was placed on a boring Sunday night as you watched the final round of Pebble Beach Pro-AM early this season.
It will collect dust in your online account for several months and you completely forget about it. Then, you know, it comes in and your account never looks healthier.
A lucky bettor predicts that Bryson DeChambeau will win Liv Golf Korea, Scottie Scheffler CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Stewart, Stewart cink the Insperity Invitational and Black Desert Championship Haeran Ryu.
William Hill said: “It’s hard enough to predict a complete winner, but winning four times on different tours is special and our clients are rewarding well.
“The contender options for the contest landed in the range of 2,000/1, thus garnering a life-changing expense from a moderate £10.16 ($13.55) stake.”
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