If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about gambling, it’s him Jeff Ma.
While Ma’s latest gig is working with Troon Golf as its chief digital officer for the golf management company’s new loyalty program, he’s perhaps best known for his incredible blackjack internship as an MIT student. which inspired the book”Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions“, and the movie “21.”
Ma still co-hosts a golf gambling podcast, and on this week’s episode of Subpar, Ma talked about his Vegas exploits in detail. But he also has a fun suggestion for a group of friends looking for a new way to bet on golf with each other. A warning: you may have to be patient to earn money.
The first step is gathering a group of friends to participate. For Mana, it was a circle of three. Then, you create a draft of key players. I got eight.
“Each person got like eight golfers, and if your golfer wins a major in the next five years, the other two people have to pay you $500,” Ma explained. hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz.
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“So the first obvious choice is Scottie (Scheffler),” Ma continued. But then it’s like when we did the draft, which was a little over a year ago, my next pick was (Jon) Rahm at that point. But now it looks like the next choice is probably Xander (Schauffele).
Part of the appeal is the long-term nature of the bet, Ma said. But when one’s drafted player seals the deal, payment must be made immediately.
“You have to get them on Venmo right after the tour is over,” Ma said. “It’s a lot of fun.”
Who would Knost and Stoltz look at in such a bet? Both were hot on Ludvig Aberg’s prospects.
“I thought it was really good at the Memorial this year, and Jack Nicklaus was in the booth, and they were talking about who he thinks might be the one to challenge Scottie, because at the time, Scottie had a massive hold on the World No. 1,” said Knost. “And Ludwig had played a major championship at that time. And that’s what he chose.”
“People who see it day in and day out, it’s different,” Stoltz agreed. “And he’s young. He just started.”
For more from Ma, Knost and Stoltz, including Ma’s take on how he approaches golf betting, watch the full episode of Subpar below.
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