A DraftKings sports bettor won more than $4 million backing heavy underdog Tom Kim ahead of his Genesis Scottish Open win over the weekend.
Key Takeaways
- At least 20 golfers were ahead of Kim in odds to win the event.
- The Official World Golf Rankings determined that Kim’s weekend showing was the best of his career.
- DraftKings has Kim as a +6,200 underdog at The Open Championship this week.
The DraftKings user wagered $47,700 on Kim, the 66th-ranked golfer in the world last week. They overcame a 1.2% implied probability to win $4,006,800, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ben Fawkes.
Pretournament betting odds from DraftKings had American Scottie Scheffler (+495) as the favorite. Rory McIlroy (+990) and Jon Rahm (+1,300) were also among the top contenders, followed by Ludvig Aberg (+2,000), Xander Schauffele (+2,000), and numerous others.
There were at least 20 golfers with shorter odds to win the Scottish Open. Although the complete list of DraftKings’ pretournament odds is no longer available, FanDuel listed 23 golfers with a better chance of winning than Kim (+6,500).
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Dominant showing
Kim saved his best for the final round of the four-day event, scoring a round-best 6-under to bring him 17 below par. He trailed several other golfers on the final day, but none of them came close to matching his bogey-free performance.
McIlroy and Viktor Hovland also shot 6-under on the final day to finish tied for seventh (-12) and tied for 13th (-9), respectively.
The impact of Kim’s big weekend extends beyond U.S. sports betting. He vaulted to 33rd in the World Golf Rankings, closing the gap on his personal record of No. 11 in October 2023.
The victory ended Kim's three-year winless drought. Still only 24, he has now secured four PGA TOUR event wins in his career: the 2026 Scottish Open, the 2022 and 2023 Shriners Children’s Open, and the 2022 Wyndham Championship.
Kim earned just over 70 ranking points on the Official World Golf Ranking - his highest point total from any tournament, about 66% more than the 42.2 points he gained from his second-best performance.
Open Championship odds
Kim’s time for celebration won’t last very long, as he and the world’s top competitors will be in action at the Open Championship from July 15-18.
Scheffler (+620) and McIlroy (+770) lead DraftKings' Open Championship odds. Rahm (+1,700) leads a chase pack that also includes Matt Fitzpatrick (+1,950), Tommy Fleetwood (+2,050), Schauffele (+2,400), and numerous others.
Kim is a +6,200 underdog - 25th of all contenders with a 1.6% implied chance.
He is also +900 (10% chance) to finish in the top five and +415 (19.4% chance) to finish in the top 10, both including ties.
