Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

Phil Mickelson has placed more than $1 billion in sports bets over the last three decades, losing close to $100 million, famed professional gambler Billy Walters claims in a forthcoming autobiography.

Walters also alleges that the six-time major champion attempted to place a $400,000 wager on the 39th Ryder Cup in 2012—an event that Mickelson himself was playing in.

A request for comment sent to Mickelson through an online form was not immediately returned, but he took to Twitter on Thursday to say that he had “never” bet on the Ryder Cup.

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