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At sportsbooks, Rai's PGA win a major long shot
Key takeaways
- Aaron Rai's first career major victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday will go down as one of the biggest long-shot wins in golf betting history.
- Draft Kings Sportsbook reported it had Rai at 290-1 to win the Wanamaker Trophy on Thursday morning just before the tournament at Aronimink Golf Club began.
- Odds vary across the sportsbook marketplace, as BetMGM closed Rai at 150-1 and the Westgate in Las Vegas had 200-1.
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Aaron Rai's first career major victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday will go down as one of the biggest long-shot wins in golf betting history.
Draft Kings Sportsbook reported it had Rai at 290-1 to win the Wanamaker Trophy on Thursday morning just before the tournament at Aronimink Golf Club began. It also took a $288 wager at 230-1 that paid out $66,240.
At those odds, according to ESPN Research, Rai is the biggest long shot to win a major in at least the past 20 years, surpassing Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and Louis Oosthuizen at the 2010 Open Championship. They were both 200-1.
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