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Paddy Power, a legal betting firm, lost the equivalent of $1.6 million because Bubka's prediction had set off "a betting frenzy," according to the Irish Times and other media outlets in Ireland.
The odds on Glover, 29, who had won one PGA Tour event and never had made the cut in a U.S. Open, had been 175-1 before Bubka appeared on Newstalk radio Wednesday night, June 17. After he mentioned Glover as the favorite, the odds had dropped to 11-8 by Monday, June 22, the final day of the Open.
Bubka, an East Hampton native who has covered the tour for years and now is known as the voice of World Golf Radio, said he has been kidded by buddies that he was a personal economic stimulus for bettors in Ireland.
He explained that one night early in the week, he had dinner with Butch Harmon, swing coach to Phil Mickelson and other pros. "Our discussions naturally got around to Dick Harmon, who was a good friend of mine," Bubka said about Butch's late brother, who had been Glover's mentor and close friend.
With Glover on his mind, Bubka sought out the golfer and his caddie on the Bethpage driving range the next day. Both men told the reporter that Glover had "found something" that worked during the Open qualifier. "I told him, 'If you found something, that's good enough for me,' " Bubka said.
A spokesman for Paddy Power told Ireland's TalkSport radio, "We're hoping Bob gets a bad case of laryngitis the week before the British Open and keeps his mouth shut."
Bubka does not have a favorite yet for the British Open. But he did say he had picked Angel Cabrera to win the Masters this year, too.
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