[Golf Topic] Amateur Golfer "160 Million Won Jackpot Thanks to English Win?"

Harris English cheers after making a birdie on the 18th hole of the final day at the Travelers Championship. Cromwell, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○... "Odds 90,396 to 1."

On the 30th (Korean time), the U.S. sports media ESPN introduced a case where Harris English (USA) won the PGA Tour Travelers Championship in a playoff, resulting in a jackpot of 1.6 billion KRW from a 17,000 KRW bet. Here is the story. An anonymous individual living in London, England, placed a bet of $15.50 on an English sports online gambling site on the 22nd. The probability of correctly predicting the outcomes of all six events is extremely low.

First, in the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020), Croatia beats Scotland, and England beats the Czech Republic. Also included are Steve Stricker winning the PGA Champions Tour Senior Players Championship, Nelly Korda (USA) winning the LPGA Tour KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Viktor Hovland (Norway) winning the European Tour BMW International Open, and English winning the PGA Tour Travelers Championship.

The bettor stated, "I was confident about Stricker, Korda, and Hovland winning, but I was doubtful about English's victory." It is interesting that English joined the playoff after making a birdie on the 18th hole (par 4) on the final day of the Travelers Championship on the 28th, and after a grueling battle of eight holes, finally claimed the top spot. The payout of $1.36 million (1.63 billion KRW) was more than the winner's prize money of $1.332 million. He added, "When English's playoff birdie putt went in, I thought my heart would stop."

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