Coral golf punter wins £140,000... by mistake Visit Coral Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 8 Feb 2012 Tweet Gonzalo Fernandez-Castanol of Spain during the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club on February 5, 2012 in Doha, Qatar. (credit: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) Related Articles See all Golf news Share it Pin It A 60-year-old man from Belfast is celebrating this week, after he won almost £140,000 on a golf bet that he placed in error. The punter, who wishes to remain anonymous, placed the bet online with coral.co.uk, and thought he had backed Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano to win the Qatar Masters and Kyle Stanley for the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a £50 each-way double.However, he actually backed the Spaniard to be leading at the end of the first round in Doha after he selected the wrong market on the bookmaker’s website, something that turned out to be a winning outcome.Coral spokesman David Stevens told Bettingpro.com: “The customer was unaware of his mistake, and when Paul Lawrie triumphed in Qatar, he assumed his double had gone down as Gonzalo Fernando-Castano finished outside the top five, so he didn’t tune in to see Kyle Stanley complete a remarkable victory in America.“When he logged on to his account on Monday morning, he got a very pleasant surprise to see his balance was almost £140,000, and once he checked the bets he had actually placed, he was able to celebrate.”Both selections were priced at 50/1, returning the customer £139,162.50.Stevens continued: “He admitted that he meant to back Fernando-Castano to win the tournament, not lead after the first round, so had no idea he had won so much, but he said the winnings will make a huge difference to his family, with his son’s wedding later this year chief among his spending plans.“When we saw his bet we thought he was an incredibly shrewd golf punter, but now we know he’s also the luckiest, and certainly making a mistake has never been so profitable.” Read our Coral review Claim your £50 free bet at Coral now Like Like Post to wall 384 Reads All Golf News Recent Golf Articles BMW PGA Championship scores - Luke Donald 5/2 as James Morrison leads by 425 May 2012James Morrison leads the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by four shots after two rounds – but is Crowne Plaza Invitational scores - See the 1st round story in pictures25 May 2012In-form Zach Johnson is the 3/1 favourite with Bet365 for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial BMW PGA Championship scores - See the story of the 1st round in pictures24 May 2012Luke Donald is the 6/1 favourite for the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after opening with a fou BMW PGA Championship Betting Latest23 May 2012William Hill have trimmed the price of Padraig Harrington winning the BMW PGA Championship followin BMW PGA Championship Tips – Rose may finally bloom at Wentworth23 May 2012Justin Rose will be looking to finally end his wait for Wentworth glory when he tees off at the BMW BMW PGA Championship Tips23 May 2012The 2012 European Tour heads to Wentworth this week for flagship tournament, the BMW PGA Championsh More Stories Recent Articles Coop Beach Tour - Live streaming matches on bet36526 May 2012The second leg of the Coop Beach Tour starts in Lucerne today. Smart Beach Tour - Live streaming matches on bet36526 May 2012The Smart Beach Tour kicks off today in Germany CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden - Live streaming matches on bet36526 May 2012Catch the action in the CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden. CEV European Championship Baden Masters Beach Volleyball - Live streaming matches on bet36526 May 2012The CEV European Championshp Baden Masters continue in the Austrian city of Baden today. FIVB Patria Direct Prague Open Beach Volleyball - Live streaming semifinal matches on bet36526 May 2012The FIVB Patria Direct Prague Open continues today. Women's Olympic Handball Qualifiying Tournament - Watch live streaming matches on bet36526 May 2012Day 2 of the Women's Olympic Handball Qualifying Tournament continues in Lyon, Guadalajara and Aalb More Stories Tags
