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Si Woo Kim’s second PGA Tour win at the Players Championship landed one Irish punter an absolute fortune.
According to Irish Golf Desk, the 21-year-old South Korean – who won by three shots from Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen at TPC Sawgrass – earned a Dubliner a cool €60,200 (£51,184).
Ahead of the tournament, Kim was 500/1 as he saw off the star-studded field at Ponte Vedra Beach to become the youngest Asian two-time PGA Tour winner, with the person – who wishes to remain anonymous – sticking on €100 each way.
What’s even more surprising given the size of the bet is Kim’s form in the lead up to the flagship event, which was a best finish of T22 in his last 16 PGA Tour starts.
Si Woo Kim's recent starts:
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 15, 2017
T63
WD
MC
T30
WD
MC
MC
MC
MC
T72
WD
T49
T30
WD
MC
T22
1st 🏆
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Liam
Glynn, BoyleSports spokesperson, said: “Hats off to the Dublin savvy
punter who picked Si Woo Kim to win the Players Championship at the
massive odds of 500/1.”
He added: “The lucky punter certainly knows
their golf and no doubt they will be able to afford plenty of four
balls at The K Club after netting a whopping €60,200 from their €200
bet.
“We can certainly say this time that they got a hole-in-one over us
and a little birdie told us that they are already enjoying spending
their winnings.”
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