Tiger Woods came back in vintage Tiger fashion to win this year’s Masters which is his first win at a major tournament in nearly 11 years.
Tiger Woods wins the Masters for the fifth time, his first major title in 11 years and first Masters win since 2005 https://t.co/ohLllzYWNt pic.twitter.com/bLjUBZp3mo
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 14, 2019
10 years, 9 months & 27 days: Time in between major victories for Tiger Woods — June 16, 2008 & April 14, 2019 pic.twitter.com/2ekg2sUnsA
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 14, 2019
Tiger’s win was bad news for Vegas which lost millions of dollars due to Tiger’s win.
Tiger Woods winning his first major in nearly 11 years cost three sportsbooks in particular dearly.
William Hill, FanDuel and DraftKings each said they paid out more than $1 million.
JUST IN: FanDuel says Tiger winning cost the company more than $2 million. $1 million in fantasy entry fees refunded, as promised if Tiger won and more than $1 million in payouts to those who bet on @FDSportsbook.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 14, 2019
MANY sportsbooks suffered their biggest golf betting loss EVER with Tiger's victory today.
— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) April 14, 2019
William Hill reported that they paid out over $1 million to a bettor who bet $85k on Tiger this Sunday.
$1.19 million: What William Hill will pay bettor who made an $85,000 bet on Tiger on Tuesday.
“It’s great to see Tiger back. It’s a painful day for William Hill – our biggest golf loss ever – but a great day for golf.”
– Nick Bogdanovich, William Hill US Director of Trading
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 14, 2019
I’m sure no one is crying for Vegas todaY.