{"id":393,"date":"2021-06-22T22:19:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/jon-rahm-us-open-victory-costly-outcome-for-sportsbooks-as-bettors-heavily-backed-spaniard\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T22:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:19:55","slug":"jon-rahm-us-open-victory-costly-outcome-for-sportsbooks-as-bettors-heavily-backed-spaniard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/jon-rahm-us-open-victory-costly-outcome-for-sportsbooks-as-bettors-heavily-backed-spaniard\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Rahm US Open Victory Costly Outcome for Sportsbooks, as Bettors Heavily Backed Spaniard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Innholdsfortegnelse<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/jon-rahm-us-open-victory-costly-outcome-for-sportsbooks-as-bettors-heavily-backed-spaniard\/#Instant_Icon\" title=\"Instant Icon\">Instant Icon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/jon-rahm-us-open-victory-costly-outcome-for-sportsbooks-as-bettors-heavily-backed-spaniard\/#One_Major_Remains\" title=\"One Major Remains\">One Major Remains<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Jon Rahm won his first major title with a victory at the US Open last Sunday. His Torrey Pines heroics on the final two holes also resulted in him becoming the first Spaniard to win the US national championship.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177065\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177065 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-142x103.jpg?x38396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-142x103.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Jon Rahm US Open golf odds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"873\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-142x103.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Jon Rahm US Open golf odds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-142x103.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/90-2-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">Jon Rahm celebrates yet another clutch putt, this one of the 72nd hole of the US Open at Torrey Pines. The 18-footer turned out to be the winning putt. (Image: The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For oddsmakers, however, Rahm\u2019s triumph provided little reason to celebrate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior to round one, BetMGM revealed that the 26-year-old was responsible for the most money wagered (11.4 percent), and most tickets (8.0 percent) among the 156-player field.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>Jon Rahm winning the US Open was the worst result for the sportsbook,\u201d<\/strong> revealed Jason Scott, BetMGM vice president of trading. <strong>\u201cRahm received the most tickets and handle to win the tournament, resulting in a seven-figure loss for BetMGM.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to all of our customers that backed Rahm,\u201d Scott said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instant_Icon\"><\/span><b>Instant Icon<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rahm made two career-changing putts on the 71st and 72nd holes to assume the lead in the clubhouse. When Louis Oosthuizen tugged his tee shot left on 17 into a hazard and went on to make bogey, Rahm nearly had his hands on the US Open Trophy, ready to hoist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When Oosthuizen failed to eagle the par-5 18th, Rahm became a Spanish hero. He paid tribute to his own hero, Spaniard Seve Ballesteros, who put Spain on the global golfing map. Ballesteros won five majors, but his best US Open finish was third. Ballesteros died in 2011 at the age of 54 from brain cancer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was definitely for Seve. I know he wanted to win this one most of all,\u201d said Rahm, his voice cracking with emotion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This was definitely for Seve.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonRahmpga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@JonRahmpga<\/a> won this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USOpen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#USOpen<\/a> for his country. <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/72x72\/1f1ea-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"??\" class=\"wp-smiley\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Za4gFE6gs\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/8Za4gFE6gs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfDigest\/status\/1406773512711380992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>BetMGM bettors weren\u2019t the only ones who had an inkling that Rahm would be the last man standing on Father\u2019s Day. William Hill reported that Rahm, who recently became a dad, fueled four percent of the tickets and eight percent of the money wagered. In terms of handle, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/phil-mickelson-pga-win-fueling-us-open-betting-lefty-major-liability\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Mickelson<\/a> and Koepka had more cash.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rahm becomes only the third man from Spain to win one of golf\u2019s four majors. In addition to Ballesteros, he joins 2017 Masters winner Sergio Garcia and two-time Masters champ Jose-Maria Olazabal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_Major_Remains\"><\/span><b>One Major Remains<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Open Championship is the final 2021 opportunity for the world\u2019s best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/hideki-matsuyama-masters-win-a-major-victory-for-oddsmakers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">golfers to win a major<\/a>. Royal St. George\u2019s Golf Club in Sandwich, England, will host the oldest golf tournament in the world from July 15-18.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>It will give Oosthuizen a shot at redemption. The South African made plenty of new friends for his demeanor and handling of his loss yesterday at Torrey Pines. When Oosthuizen won his first and only major at The Open in 2010, the odds seemed strong that he would have a handful of such major titles at this time, more than a decade later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Instead, Louis has since finished second in five majors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, it\u2019s frustrating. It\u2019s disappointing. I\u2019m playing good golf, but winning a major is not just going to happen. You need to go out and play good golf,\u201d Oosthuizen said. \u201cI played good today, but I didn\u2019t play good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ll keep knocking on that major door. Gave it my best and am thankful to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@USGA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usopengolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@usopengolf<\/a> for a great week. Enjoy the win, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonRahmpga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@JonRahmpga<\/a>! Nothing like a major win on Father\u2019s Day as a new dad. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USOpen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#USOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlXjzDhX6R\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/WlXjzDhX6R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louis Oosthuizen (@Louis57TM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Louis57TM\/status\/1406773360068005896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for The Open, Oosthuizen\u2019s odds are around 30\/1.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jon-rahm-us-open-victory-costly-outcome-for-sportsbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Rahm US Open Victory Costly Outcome for Sportsbooks, as Bettors Heavily Backed Spaniard<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Rahm won his first major title with a victory at the US Open last Sunday. His Torrey Pines heroics on the final two holes also resulted in him becoming the first Spaniard to win the US national championship. 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