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Don Shapiro
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According to reports, golfer Rory McIlroy’s dad Gerry and three of his friends placed a 400 pound bet (equivalent to US$170.87) on the then-15-year-old winning a British Open Championship by the age of 26. An undisclosed bookie took the bet at 500/1 odds.
McIlroy turns 25 on Sunday and he enters the day atop the British Open leaderboard and held a 6-shot lead. No one has ever lost a six-shot lead in the 121 years that The Open has been contested over 72 holes.
The 10-year-old bet could end up paying an incredible 200,000 pounds (approximately US$341,730).
McIlroy won his first major, the U.S. Open, at the age of 22. The Irishman went on to win the PGA Championship the following year.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
