After a career-defining win at The Masters, capturing golf's Grand Slam, it’s no surprise to see Rory McIlroy’s odds of 4/1 to win the Truist Championship this week.
The Northern Irishman has been pushing for that elusive green jacket for 17 years, coming agonisingly close on multiple occasions, including blowing a four-stroke lead in 2011.
His win means that the pressure is off, and the “relief” that he felt as he crumbled to his knees over the magnificent Augusta National Golf Club could well open the floodgates for this generational talent.
Thursday sees the start of another signature event on the PGA Tour.
The Truist Championship (previously the Wells Fargo) will be McIlroy’s first non-team appearance since his Masters win and is, understandably, a short-priced 4/1 favourite to add a fourth trophy for 2025.
Even without the world number one, Scottie Scheffler, it’s tough to find value in Rory McIlroy’s odds, so instead, we’ve opted for a bet365 Bet Boost that includes top 10 finishes for Ludvig Aberg, Justin Thomas and Rors.
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg and Justin Thomas all top 10 finishes (including ties) | 8.37/1 |
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Justin Thomas entered August’s St Jude Championship a career low 34th in the Official World Golf Rankings after another miserable season that saw the American searching for his first win since the 2022 PGA Championship.
However, things have picked up for 2025, with strong showings at The American Express (2nd), Waste Management Phoenix Open (T6), The Genesis Invitational (T9), and the Valspar Championship (2nd) to help him claw his way back into the top five.
This proved to be the building blocks that Thomas needed to get back in the winner's circle, getting the job done at the RBC Heritage in April.
He looks close to his major-winning best, gaining 2+ strokes on the field in five of the ten events he’s entered for 2025 and tees it up on a course that will suit his laser-accurate iron game.
Ludvic Aberg’s start to 2025 has been inconsistent, but there are few in the field this week (possibly only Rory) that has as much talent as the Swedish stud.
His singular win came at the Genesis Invitational, where he flushed his way to a one-shot victory, gaining a staggering 3.88 shots over the field throughout the week.
A solid seventh-place finish at this year's Masters and a T5 at The Sentry back in January gives a taste of just how good the 25-year-old is proving to be.
His Truist Championship betting odds of 16/1, despite inconsistent form, prove the bookmakers recognise this and he could be a real problem this week if he can get the putter working.
McIlroy comes into the week as red-hot favourite with the best golf betting sites, and rightly so.
He’s finished no lower than T17 this year, add the fact that his closest rival in terms of world rankings, Scottie Scheffler, has opted to miss the Truist Championship this week, sets him in a league of his own.
This will be his first solo event since winning The Masters, so there will be a lot of intrigue surrounding where his game stands now that the pressure is off.
Most are backing McIlroy to continue his fine form as he goes in search of completing the calendar-year grand slam (winning all four majors in the same season), which has been achieved just once by the legendary Bobby Jones.
To top off the trio, we have Rory McIlroy odds of 4/1 to win, but a combined price for all three to finish in the top 10 (including ties) at 8.37/1 looks like the play this week.