Man Picks 3/4 Of 2017's Major Winners, Loses Out On £2M

Jordan Baker came one leg away from winning £2m!

One punter correctly picked three out of the four major winners this year and would have won £2m if Rickie Fowler won the Open!

Man Picks 3/4 Of 2017's Major Winners, Loses Out On £2M

Whilst Justin Thomas will be feeling over the moon today, this bettor must be thinking, what if?

'What if I backed Jordan Spieth to win the Open instead of Rickie Fowler?'

Well he didn't, and this fourfold accumulator came agonisingly close to winning £2m from just £2.

@OfficialBakes correctly picked Sergio Garcia to win the Masters, Brooks Koepka to win the US Open and Justin Thomas to win the USPGA.

He tweeted Bet365 after both Garcia and Koepka had won...

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Unfortunately for him, Rickie Fowler was not the 2017 Champion Golfer of the Year...If only he picked Jordan Spieth.

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He tweeted Fowler asking for a game at Augusta...

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He has also tweeted "I feel sick" as well as this GIF...

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Here is the final betting slip...

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Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV