After promising money back as a free bet if McIlroy wins the Masters, William Hill was hurt by the double outcome.
One of the largest payments in William Hill’s golf betting history was sparked by Rory McIlroy’s thrilling play-off victory at The Masters.
Customers who backed McIlroy are not only collecting, but the top bookmaker’s offer of Money Back as a Free Bet in the event that McIlroy wins has given all bettors a substantial seven-figure return.
Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “Masters Sunday 2025 will go down as one of the most dramatic we’ve ever seen, but also as one of the most significant in the history of betting on golf for William Hill.
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“Rory McIlroy was always the biggest liability in our book before a ball was hit, and the stakes were raised when we announced Money Back as a Free Bet if McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam. In total, we’re now looking at a seven-figure payout.
“We laid tens of thousands of individual bets on McIlroy to win The Masters alone, while there was a good spread of business across the competitors this year with punters safe in the knowledge they had some Rory insurance. In the end it was an amazing sporting moment and it’s great to see Rory in that elite group of golfers.”
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Before he started at Augusta on Sunday, McIlroy was 2/1, but he is now William Hill’s 8/11 clear favorite for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 2025.
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