Rory McIlroy's Win at Open Reportedly Earns Dad $342K from 10-Year-Old Bet
Daily Mail UK, 22 July 2014
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 British Open by two strokes Sunday, and now his father, Gerry, and three of Gerry's friends can collect $342,000 from a bet they made in 2004. They bet £400 ($683) with 500-1 odds on 15-year-old Rory winning the British Open before the age of 26, and the 25-year-old delivered at the last time of asking.