Handling of Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Many sports bettors took to social media on Sunday to express their displeasure with certain sportsbooks voiding their bets on Wyndham Clark’s win at the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 바카라사이트 추천
Clark was deemed the victor on Sunday after PGA Tour officials determined Pebble Beach to be unplayable.
The storm affecting the Monterey Peninsula throughout the day Sunday is forecast to continue into the early hours of Monday with very strong winds,” a Tour statement explained. “Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all constituents, there will be no play on Monday. Therefore, in accordance with the PGA Tour Regulations, the tournament results will be final through the conclusion of 54 holes.”
The tournament’s abrupt ending made Clark, who shot a Pebble record of 60 on Saturday, the winner at -17. The victory gave Clark, last June’s US Open winner, his third win on the Tour and elevated his world ranking to number six.
Bettors Berate Books
With severe weather in the forecast, many golf bettors placed big bets on Clark following the completion of the third round. Expecting a cancellation, many of those bettors assumed their wager had even better odds of winning than the book’s line because the weather could cancel the final round.
Many sportsbooks’ house rules, however, void such bets. Books like DraftKings state that futures bets made after the completion of one round and before the start of another are voided if the subsequent round isn’t played.
“Bets stand once the player has teed off,” DraftKings explains its futures markets.
One bettor on DraftKings made a $20 wager on the exact top-20 finish order, which the bettor picked based on the top-20 leaderboard as of Saturday night. The bet would have won more than $755K should the fourth round have been played, and the top 20 remained unchanged.
In a statement to Casino.org, DraftKings said it is “reviewing the settlement” of certain bets placed on the tournament.
“We are currently reviewing the settlement of certain bets placed on this weekend’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am following the cancellation of the final round due to severe weather. DraftKings’ house rules are currently the same as they were at the start of this event,” read the DraftKings statement.