The first thing Larry Shea wants people to know is his $6,575 loss on Carl Yuan at the Mexico Open is just fine.
“Like I tell the college students: Never make a bet that will impact your real life,” said Shea, who co-owns Tom & Marty's with his brother, a college bar in Binghamton, New York. “I'm not saying $6,500 is chump change, but I want to make clear I’m not jeopardizing my financial situation. It's a lot of money, but it's not going to jam me up.”
So how did Shea lose $6,575 on a little-known PGA golfer?
It started innocently enough. Shea said he would bet $5 on Yuan for every like he got on a tweet. He said he would normally bet $100 or so on golf each week, and judging by his normal interactions on Twitter, he figured …'