With one week to go until the Masters, Rory McIlroy is still the man to beat – at least, in the eyes of oddsmakers.
McIlroy couldn’t keep pace with Tiger Woods at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but a seventh straight top-10 finish means the Ulsterman remains the betting favorite for the season’s first major. McIlroy is listed at 8/1 according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, followed by world No. 1 Dustin Johnson at 10/1.
Kevin Kisner’s run through the bracket in Austin caught the eyes of bettors, as his Masters odds dipped from 100/1 to 60/1 over the last week. Dell runner-up Matt Kuchar went from 50/1 to 40/1, while defending Masters champ Patrick Reed moved the other way by drifting from 40/1 to 50/1.
Here’s a look at the odds via the Westgate on several other contenders, with players set to drive down Magnolia Lane in a week:
8/1: Rory McIlroy
10/1: Dustin Johnson
12/1: Tiger Woods, Justin Rose
14/1: Justin Thomas
16/1: Jon Rahm
18/1: Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler
20/1: Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Bryson DeChambeau
25/1: Jason Day, Bubba Watson, Francesco Molinari
30/1: Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey, Tony Finau
40/1: Matt Kuchar, Hideki Matsuyama, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Louis Oosthuizen
50/1: Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Marc Leishman
60/1: Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Smith, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Kisner, Gary Woodland
80/1: Webb Simpson
100/1: Charles Howell III, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Zach Johnson, Branden Grace, Ian Poulter, Charley Hoffman, Brandt Snedeker
Source: Internet