Barstool Sports founder and owner Dave Portnoy has placed a massive $180,000 bet on Scottie Scheffler to win the Travelers Championship this weekend amid his revelation that he was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Just three days after announcing that he underwent surgery to remove melanoma in his neck, which surprised many, Portnoy, 47, shared a screenshot of his latest betting slip on social media on Saturday, one day before the last day at TPC in Tierras Altas del Río.
‘I have made a big bet. I expect Scheffler to be 3 strokes ahead after today. My man never lets me down. #dkpartner,” he captioned his latest post on X.
If Portnoy wins, he will receive a total payout of $504,000, a 180 percent change.
Earlier this month, Barstool’s ‘The President’ made a profit of $1.6 million when the Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship after initially depositing $100,000.
Dave Portnoy is betting big on Scottie Scheffler winning his first title since his disastrous performance at the US Open earlier this month.
Portnoy will receive a total payout of $504,000 after betting $180,000 on the world No. 1.
Scheffler, meanwhile, joined the leaders at -13 under par after making his birdie on the par-3 fifth hole in Cromwell, Connecticut.
He is behind Tom Kim, who finished first on his birthday, Friday.
Scheffler, who shares the same birthday as the South Korean, gave away his cake to fans after some of them waited for an hour in the dark to interact with the two-time Major winner.
Scheffler hopes to make amends for his disastrous performance at the US Open earlier this month at the Travelers.
He arrived at the PGA Tour stop with his wife, Meredith, and newborn son, Bennett, to begin what he hopes will be a moment of redemption earlier this week.
South Korea’s Tom Kim currently leads the standings at the TPC in River Highlands. He is -14 less
Last month, Scheffler was arrested at the PGA Championship for “disobeying” a Louisville police officer following the death of a tournament organizer nearby.
The charges were later dropped.
Scheffler called the incident a “big misunderstanding.”