Scottie Scheffler cruised to a first place finish at The Players Championship on Sunday, winning by five strokes over Tyrrell Hatton at 17-under par on the infamous TPC Sawgrass course.
Scheffler barely broke a sweat while carding a fourth round 69 to close out his tournament. Not only did that reclaim the title of No. 1 golfer in the world for Scheffler — dethroning Jon Rahm —it earned him a cool $4.5 million and a shiny trophy as the richest event on the PGA Tour came to a close.
Which means that one savvy bettor barely saw their blood pressure rise despite $300,000 riding on Scheffler to win outright at +1000. And that also means the bettor walked away with $3.3 million after Scheffler finished his round on Sunday.
🤯 𝐎𝐌𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐍 🤯
One bettor placed $300,000 on Scottie Scheffler to win The Players Championship before the tournament started…
THEY JUST WON $𝟯.𝟯 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 💰💰@PGATOUR | #THEPLAYERS pic.twitter.com/9kpo1z8Aie
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) March 12, 2023
Let’s put this in some context.
The $25 million purse at The Players makes it the largest of any event this year. This bettor earned more than every single player in the field besides Scheffler.
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Hatton earned $2.725 million in second. Tom Hoge and Viktor Hovland each won $1.475 million for a T3 finish. Hideki Matsuyama earned $1.025 million for coming in fifth.
Maybe next time those guys will want to put a little side action on Scheffler, too. It’s proving to be an immensely profitable strategy this season.
Results speak for themselves.
Scottie Scheffler is back on top of the world 🏆 pic.twitter.com/STTGvRHzqb
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 13, 2023
