HENRIKÂ Stenson had never won a Major championship before Sunday. Aaron Baddeley hadn’t won a US PGA Tour event in more than five years.
Stenson won the Open Championship in Scotland on Sunday and Baddeley was victorious at the Barbasol Championship in Alabama. And yet one brilliant (crazy?) golf fan decided to bet on both of them last week. Before their tournaments started. In the mother of all multis.
In this case, the anonymous gambler paired Stenson (at 34-to-1 odds) with Baddeley (at 51-to-1 odds). The result was a price of $1,734. Since the punter wagered $50, his overall return was $86,700. Not too shabby.
