The London-based player’s victory was secured by a 20-foot birdie putt from Harris English to win the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour.
An England fan has won over £ 1 million on a £ 11.50 bet after correctly supporting a series of six golf and soccer results at odds of over 90,000 to one.
The London male fan, who chose to remain anonymous, won £ 1,039,554 on a six-fold bet that started by correctly predicting England would beat the Czech Republic and Scotland in their final Euro games on Tuesday against Croatia would lose group stage 2020.
Profits for Steve Stricker at the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, Nelly Korda at the KPMG Womens PGA Championship and Viktor Hovland At the BMW International Open, the golf enthusiast only saw Harris English to win the Travelers Championship.
The only player with multiple wins in 2021 ?? @Harris_English won the @TravelersChamp! pic.twitter.com/h8vvswZ4vH
– PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 28, 2021
With odds of 35 to one, the American golfer won the tournament on Sunday with a 20-foot birdie putt on the eighth hole of a play-off.
“I thought I was going to have a heart attack when the putt went, I couldn’t believe it,” said the anonymous sports fan after his victory.
“I enjoyed watching football so I recorded a few European Championship games and I watch a lot of golf.
“I was sure Hovland, Korda and Steve Stricker were good bets, but I was a little unsure of Harris English.”
Viktor Hovland’s win at the BMW International Open was part of the winning bet (Bradley Collyer / PA)
The player said he plans to spend his winnings taking “a few months” off work to travel with his partner.
“I also enjoy golf and would like to take some friends over to the US to play TPC Sawgrass,” he added.
“Hopefully I can celebrate even more if England beats Germany. I think it’s going to be a great game and I think England will put the demons to bed and win 2-1. “
England meet Germany on Tuesday (Nick Potts / PA)
The bet was placed on Betfair, for which spokesman Sam Rosbottom said the company was “excited” and “couldn’t be happier to pay out such a large amount of money”.
“We have been in touch since his big win to help him with his payout and to give him his big win training, which discusses the importance of controlling the game, using secure gambling instruments and handling a sum like £ 1 million. “Added Mr. Rosbottom.
“We share his optimism about the game against England and we hope the rest of the nation can celebrate a win for Southgate’s side.”
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