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Somebody bet $45,000 on Phil Mickelson to win U.S. Open, and the payout would be astronomical

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Somebody bet $45,000 on Phil Mickelson to win U.S. Open, and the payout would be astronomical

Somebody bet $45,000 on Phil Mickelson to win U.S. Open at Winged Foot. It's the second-largest liability for an individual golf wager in the history of William Hill US. The odds for Mickelson to won are 75-1. He's never won a major championship. He hasn't placed better than a tie for 28th in his last six U.,S., Open starts. His last win was on PGA Tour Champions. On Friday night he took a shot at himself on Twitter about his Wingedfoot problems.

Somebody bet $45,000 on Phil Mickelson to win the U.S. Open. Mickelson has had a bad run of results recently.

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