Tiger Woods superfan James Adduci made national headlines in April when he won $1,275,000 on an $85,000 bet that Tiger Woods would win the 2019 Masters. Woods delivered, capturing his 15th career major championship with a thrilling win at Augusta National Golf Club, earning Adduci a major payday.
According to the Rovell piece on Action Network, the $85,000 bet on Tiger Woods represents the largest single-liability on a golf bet for the William Hill sportsbook’s U.S. Division, and singlehandedly bumped Woods’ overall odds as this year’s Masters from the 14-1 line to 10-1.
During a clinic at his Tiger Jam event, Woods was asked what he thought of the $85,000 bet. Woods’ response was perfect.
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'I thought it was probably an $85 or $8,500 bet,' Bogdanovich said. 'But they were for real.' Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite to win the Masters at 7-1 odds, followed by Dustin Johnson at 10-1. -100000, which means that this is a 1000-1 bet. This odds means that the $20,000 wager will return a total profit of $20 (that's right, $20) if Tiger Woods doesn't win. William Hill, the London-based casino conglomerate that operates 115 sports books in Nevada and others in states across the country, accepted a $85,000 bet on Tiger Woods to win the Masters at 14-1.
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“ great bet….. dumb*** for the Grand Slam part though.”
It was reported earlier his month that Aducci returned to the same casino he placed his original bet to wager $100,000 that Woods would win all four major championships in 2019. A few weeks later, Woods missed the cut at the PGA Championship, which was won by Brooks Koepka.
Tiger Woods is once again the toast of the golfing world after winning career major No. 15 on Sunday with a brilliant second nine at the Masters.
It had been nearly 11 years since Woods won a major championship, and he hadn’t won the Masters in 14 years. Needless to say, the slump was defeated in dramatic style.
Despite not having won a major in over a decade, Woods has remained a betting favorite to win major championships since his recovery from back surgeries. One bettor, feeling confident in Woods’ chances before the Masters, is walking away from the weekend with an incredible haul.
Darren Rovell of The Action Network reports a bettor laid down $85,000 on Tuesday for Woods to win. Now that he has won, said bettor won $1.19 million.
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The bettor who landed this haul laid down his wager at 14-1 odds.
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You can be sure the sports books will not be so generous this coming June when Woods and the rest of the world’s top golfers descend upon Pebble Beach for the U.S. Open.