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Phil Mickelson bet ONE BILLION DOLLARS on sports over 3 decades.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38166053/phil-mickelson-wagered-1-billion-tried-bet-ryder-cup-book-alleges“Citing betting records and "two very reliable sources," Walters writes that from 2010 to 2014, Mickelson made 858 bets of $220,000 and 1,115 bets of $110,000. He estimates Mickelson endured losses of approximately $100 million while betting more than $1 billion over the past three decades.”
"The only other person I know who surpassed that kind of volume is me," Walters writes.
According to the book excerpts, in September 2012, Mickelson called Walters from Medinah Country Club during the 39th Ryder Cup and asked Walters to place a $400,000 wager for him on the U.S. team to win.
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https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2023/8/10/23827360/pga-news-phil-mickelson-lost-100-million-wagered-1-billion
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No wonder Mickelson was such an easy mark for the Saudis.
Walters, an avid gambler and bookmaker in his own right, noted that Mickelson’s accounts were “as large as anyone [he had] seen.”
So much so that Mickelson suggested to Walters that he place a substantial wager on himself and his team to win the 2012 Ryder Cup.
“[Mickelson] was so confident that he asked me to place a $400,000 wager for him on the U.S. team to win,” Walters wrote. “I could not believe what I was hearing.”
“‘Have you lost your f***ing mind?’ I told him. ‘Don’t you remember what happened to Pete Rose? You’re seen as a modern-day Arnold Palmer,’ I added. ‘You’d risk all that for this? I want no part of it.’”
“‘Alright, alright,’ he replied.”
Whether Mickelson followed through with that bet is unknown, as he did not place it with Walters. Hopefully, for Mickelson’s sake, he did not, as the Europeans stormed back from a 10-to-6 deficit on Sunday to reclaim the cup.
So much so that Mickelson suggested to Walters that he place a substantial wager on himself and his team to win the 2012 Ryder Cup.
“[Mickelson] was so confident that he asked me to place a $400,000 wager for him on the U.S. team to win,” Walters wrote. “I could not believe what I was hearing.”
“‘Have you lost your f***ing mind?’ I told him. ‘Don’t you remember what happened to Pete Rose? You’re seen as a modern-day Arnold Palmer,’ I added. ‘You’d risk all that for this? I want no part of it.’”
“‘Alright, alright,’ he replied.”
Whether Mickelson followed through with that bet is unknown, as he did not place it with Walters. Hopefully, for Mickelson’s sake, he did not, as the Europeans stormed back from a 10-to-6 deficit on Sunday to reclaim the cup.
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No wonder Mickelson was such an easy mark for the Saudis.