Thanks Tiger: How One Gambling Fan Won Over $1 million On The Masters
- Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters Tournament.
- Sportsbooks across the country reported a loss on the event.
- One bettor profited $1.19 million, with +1400 odds.
LAS VEGAS – Wearing his Victory Red, Tiger Woods lined up ten feet away from the 18th hole at Augusta. With the ability to two-putt his way to his 5th green jacket with thousands of people watching him live and millions more at home, he wasn’t the only one who may have felt the nerves.
Instead, one gambler, who placed a wager on the Masters with William Hill US Sportsbook two days before the event started, was likely just as nervous. No golfing was required for the unnamed gambler; however, these putts from Tiger were the difference between losing $85,000 or profiting $1.19 million.
Bad beats are easy to come by in the gambling world but this was a sure thing for Tiger, who finished the tournament with the best GIR and Putts per GIR.
Fast forward a few minutes, and Tiger sinks a bogey putt to seal the victory for himself and the gambler. Tiger gets the glory, the jacket, and the $2,070,000 prize, while the gambler gets the largest single-wager golf payout in William Hill US history with their +1400 odds.
Three other million dollar payouts have occurred with the book – all of them occurring last year when the Eagles beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
According to ESPN, it was the first ever wager placed from the gambler at a William Hill establishment, who didn’t cap the potential winnings.
"Pretty good first bet," said Nick Bogdanovich, the Director of Trading at William Hill U.S.
Tiger’s victory also cost other sportsbooks in the area problems as well. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas had Tiger at 12-1 odds before the tournament started. This was the first time the book suffered a net loss on the Master's winner, according to the Vice President of Risk, Jeff Sherman.
Other online sportsbooks and state-licensed sportsbook around the country have discussed their losses for the event. While many ran promotions that would have helped garner more business, the books were left with many winning gamblers who bet on Tiger.
According to DraftKings, 32% of their live betting action was taken on Tiger.
“That’s massive,” said Jame Shea, the DraftKings’s Head of Digital Sportsbook Operations, who watched the odds fluctuate on Sunday from +1000 to +1500.
LegalGamblingUSA knows one thing is for certain – never bet against Tiger when he is wearing his Sunday Red.
“I wear red on Sundays because my mom thinks that that’s my power color, and you know you should always listen to your mom,” said Woods.
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