Scottie Scheffler bet lands gambler $3MILLION

An unnamed bettor has won a reported $3MILLION after correctly predicting Scottie Scheffler’s PLAYERS Championship victory.  

Scheffler, 26, romped to a five-shot victory in the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament.  

In doing so, he sealed a sixth title on the US-based circuit, returned to world No.1 and he joined Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to hold The Masters and The PLAYERS at the same time. 

He also banked a cool $4.5million – a sum almost eclipsed by a fan who lumped a bet on him to win at TPC Sawgrass.  

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According to Ben Fawkes of The Sports Betting Network, one gambler wagered $300,000 on Scheffler to win The PLAYERS at offs of 10-1 before the tournament got under way.  

The American’s win landed the lucky bettor an extraordinary $3million. That’s more than Tyrrell Hatton won for finishing second. 

The payout dwarfs the $1.2million won by another bettor, James Adducci, on Tiger Woods’ 2019 Masters victory. 

One bettor at @FDSportsbook wagered $300,000 on Scottie Scheffler to win The Players Championship at 10-1 odds before the tourney.

Bettor wins a cool $3 million today

— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) March 12, 2023

Meanwhile, Scheffler himself added that he believes his best yet to come – and that he’s excited to get to Augusta National next month to defend his Masters title.  

“I feel like I’m improving,” he said. “I’m definitely learning more and more the more you can get into contention and be in the moments.  

“I would say that’s probably the most valuable thing is knowing what you feel like and being able to prepare for it. 

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“Going into the Masters, it’s going to be a fun week. Champions Dinner, there’s going to be a lot of fun stuff that I get to do that week, but by the time we tee it up Thursday everybody starts at even par. 

“I get excited for a good hard test. I feel like that I can find a way to make pars and hang in there. This week, I think I had five bogeys for the whole week. Around this place that’s really, really hard to do and that’s probably what I’m most proud of is just playing so solid.”

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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