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A few months ago, we told you about the World Series of Golf, which combines golf with no limit poker style gambling on each hole. Well, the inaugural WSOG took place over the weekend and it was won by Mark Ewing, a 31-year-old day trader who quit his job two months ago to “take some risks in life.”
Ewing is only a 10-handicap but he managed to come up big at the end and make timely bets. Playing like a poker pro (and beating Phil Ivey), he forced his opponents to go all-in on the final hole 16th and made putt to secure first place and $250,000 in prize money. He will split the prize with two friends who each paid 1/3 of the entry fee. They planned on putting $40,000 of their prize money on one hand of blackjack. Charles Barkley would be proud.
Considering the popularity of poker, this type of betting seems to be a lot of fun. But it’d be a little difficult to keep track of during your weekly Sunday outing. Playing a round on the weekends is slow enough as it is, can you imagine having to deal with four jackasses in front of you trying to figure out chip leads and all-ins? Let’s hope this stays a TV sports.
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[MSNBC]: Day trader wins World Series of Golf in Las Vegas
2 replies on “Day trader wins first World Series of Golf tourney”
World Series of Golf format — First, Mark Ewing is no 10 handicap. I’ve watched him play and he plays to about a 2. Drives the ball like a pro and has a great short game too.
His best bluff was keeping his true ability hidden from the World series of Golf officials and players.
This shows the flaw in the World series of Golf format. if there is no way to accurately varify handicaps, then this touney is unfair. Not to mention it takes forever to play and will hold up the course.
not a 10?? — where did you see this guy play?? if he is a 2 why are they saying he is a 10??