Rory McIlroy currently sits outside the top 10 on the Masters leaderboard, but he’s the man to beat at the betting window.
McIlroy teed off with 7/1 odds at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, behind only Jordan Spieth once Dustin Johnson’s eleventh-hour withdrawal was factored. After an even-par 72, McIlroy is tied for 12th and seven shots behind Charley Hoffman but now an 11/2 betting favorite heading into the second round.
Hoffman, who began with 125/1 odds, now sits second behind McIlroy at 13/2 after opening with 65 to take a four-shot lead over William McGirt as he looks for his first major title.
Here’s a look at the odds for several contenders with 54 holes still to play:
11/2: Rory McIlroy
13/2: Charley Hoffman
9/1: Justin Rose
15/1: Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Lee Westwood, Rickie Fowler
20/1: Jason Day, Jon Rahm
25/1: William McGirt, Russell Henley, Paul Casey
30/1: Jason Dufner, Justin Thomas, Matthew Fitzpatrick
35/1: Matt Kuchar, Marc Leishman
40/1: Thomas Pieters
50/1: Shane Lowry
60/1: Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Kevin Chappell, Soren Kjeldsen
80/1: Danny Willett, Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker, Andy Sullivan
100/1: Henrik Stenson, Charl Schwartzel, Brooks Koepka, Alex Noren