Tiger Woods both compliments and roasts man who placed $100G bet on him to win the next three majors
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Before Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters tournament back in April, he was seen as somewhat of a long shot, having not won a major in over 10 years.
But at least one bold gambler believed in him, wagering $85,000 on him to win.
James Adducci from Wisconsin took home $1.2 million from that bet, prompting Tiger to talk about him about at a driving range on Friday during his Tiger Jam event in Las Vegas.
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"F---ing great bet," Tiger said in an Instagram post by Adam Weinraub, which drew laughs from the crowd.
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Adducci took his good luck a step further after the Masters, when he decided to bet $100,000 on Woods to win the next three majors, which would have required the golf star to accomplish the highly unlikely "grand slam." With 100-1 odds, Adducci would have taken home $10 million.
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A grand slam is when a player wins golf's four biggest golf tournaments: The Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship (British Open) and PGA Championship within a calendar year. The only person to win a grand slam was Bobby Jones back in 1930. Woods had won the four major tournaments in a row before, dubbed the "Tiger Slam", but not within a calendar year.
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Tiger's grand slam opportunity faded when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship back on May 18, causing the luck to run out for Adducci.
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Tiger acknowledged his second bet probably wasn't a good idea, seeing as no one has accomplished the feat in over 80 years.
"Dumb--- for the Grand Slam part, though." said Tiger, poking fun at himself and Adducci.