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Cory Woodroof

Will Zalatoris gave bettors a huge break by withdrawing from the Masters before his tee time

Bettors caught a huge break as golfer Will Zalatoris withdrew from the 87th annual Masters Tournament on Thursday.

With Zalatoris stepping away due to a back ailment ahead of his scheduled tee time, any bets placed on the golfer will be returned to the bettors as he never actually started the tournament.

Kevin Na backers were not nearly as fortunate.

Zalatoris had +5000 odds to win the Masters heading into Thursday’s start. Action Network Darren Rovell reported that 2.3-percent of the bets and 2-percent of the money were placed on Zalatoris to win the tournament with BetMGM.

The withdrawal is a shakeup in the Masters competition pool, but bettors caught a huge break as Zalatoris said he wasn’t golfing this tournament before the bets on him were locked.

With the tournament underway, there are still a bunch of golfers vying for the title that could be wise bets.

While it may not be Zalatoris sporting the green jacket this year, bettors can breathe a sigh of relief that their bets won’t be going to waste.

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