For Bettors, Masters is A Major Event, Too

Golf and gambling have been linked forever. Countless weekend foursomes begin their rounds with the familiar first-tee question: “So, what are we playing for today?” Lee Trevino even said that “real pressure is playing for $10 a hole when you don’t have a dime in your pocket.” Yet, while many (if not most) golfers think of their sport as the perfect betting game — who hasn’t at least played miniature golf for an ice cream or a soda? — it was not until recently that golf’s popularity surged in the more traditional gambling sense.