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If Tiger Woods wins The Masters one lucky punter could win just under £1million

Tiger Woods made a strong start to the 2019 Masters as he hit a two-under-par 70 to sit one shot off the early clubhouse lead in the first round,

Woods has come back from injury and has been in superb form heading to the Augusta National tournament.

An impressive second place finish at The Open last July was just a sign of things to come.

He went onto claim The Tour Championship in the season-ending tournament on the PGA Tour last year.

Woods was priced at 14/1 to take home the Green Jacket this year just behind the likes of Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose in the betting markets, and is strongly fancied to win his fifth Masters come Sunday.

And one punter was extremely confident of his chances and willing to put some serious cash on the line.

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Somebody put a £65,000 bet on Woods to win The Masters which would return just under £1million.

The person placed the bet with William Hill US and, if Woods wins, it would be the largest pay-out for a golf bet in the company's history, according to ESPN's David Purdum.

Back in his prime Augusta was a happy hunting ground for Woods but his last win at The Masters was back in 2005.

However, with his improved health and renewed confidence, it's fair to say it's his best chance in a long while to win here.

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