By: Zephyr Melton June 16, 2020

Michael Jordan has never been afraid to wager some hefty figures on the course.

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In the wake of the hit documentary series The Last Dance, everyone seems to be coming out with their favorite Michael Jordan stories. Just on GOLF.com, Charles Barkley shared some insight into the type of gambling Jordan was keen to on the course, while Greg Norman spoke on the basketball superstars unrivaled drive and passion. There are few secrets left about Jordan, but such is life as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Though he didnt make his mark on the game of golf like he did on basketball, weve still spilled plenty of ink on this site regarding Jordans golf feats. But just when it seemed as though the Jordan golf stories were completely exhausted, former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon joined GOLFs Subpar and shared his favorite personal tale about the legend.

Back when both McMahon and Jordanwere Chicago sports stars, the two went out to the Merit Club for a friendlyround. Or at least as friendly as a golf match with Jordan could be, meaningthere was some cash on the line.

We were playing $100 Nassau agood bet for me, McMahon said. I had little kids at the time I wasntmaking a lot of money.

McMahon played well on the frontnine and had Jordan down two or three bets on the front. As McMahon preparedto hit his tee shot on No. 10, Jordan decided to raise the stakes.

He said, Alright, Ill play you this side for a million, McMahon said. I said, Dude I would love to, because right now, Im kicking your ass, but something would happen and I would lose this back nine and my kids dont go to college.

McMahon conceded that they couldkeep bumping up the $100 bet, if Jordan so pleased. The day ended with McMahontaking the pot on the golf course, but Jordan bested his compadre on the pooltable later that night.

Hes a pretty good pool player,too, McMahon said. He just loves to gamble.

That may be the understatement ofthe century. Check out the full episode of Subpar below.

Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com.

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