#Rory McIlroy

When it comes to Masters trends, Hideki Matsuyama broke the mold with his 2021 win. One of the great things about trying to handicap the golf season's first major is we're intimately familiar with Augusta National Golf Course, and the smaller field lends itself to the cream rising to the top. It's a big reason why Sunday at the Masters is the best…

The field for this week's RBC Heritage will have heaved a collective big sigh of relief when they discovered money-machine and now Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is taking a week off. The world No.1, a 16/1 winner for us last week, will need a computer to work out the winnings from that phenomenal four-victory-in-six week golden stretch but the…

There used to be a time when golf betting was a niche activity, with many online sportsbooks steering clear of the sport altogether. In recent years, however, the number of people betting on golf has skyrocketed. In addition to wagering on the winner of a tournament, you can now take advantage of multiple golf betting opportunities. With most…

There is nothing more guaranteed to make you look foolish than making sports predictions over the long term. Just ask all the experts and pundits who assured us that Brazil would win the World Cup for evidence on that one. There is nothing more guaranteed to make you look foolish than making sports predictions over the long term. Just ask all the…

After successfully tipping up Jon Rahm to win the Tournament of Champions on the PGA Tour last week, the GolfMagic team are back with their selections for this week's Sony Open once again in Hawaii. Jordan Spieth and defending champion Hideki Matsuyama are both in the field, but Andy and Matt are looking elsewhere this week. GolfMagic Editor Andy…

2023-01-11DP World Tour Hero Cup golf tips: Luke Donald turns to new team competition for Ryder Cup pointers The Hero Cup is an all-European version of the Ryder Cup that is newly-devised this year and starts early on Friday UK time at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates. The same venue hosted the HSBC Championship for 15 years before…

2pts Thomas Detry top European at 7/1 (bet365) 1pt Detry top overall scorer at 16/1 (BoyleSports) 1pt Richard Mansell top GB & Ireland at 16/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Mansell top overall scorer at 33/1 (Sky Bet, William Hill) The Hero Cup is a new team event on the DP World Tour. It takes place for the first time in 2023 after Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald…

KAPALUA, Hawaii - On Sunday morning at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with credentialed media for a question-and-answer session. He welcomed any and all questions, though he cautioned that due to ongoing litigation with LIV, he might not answer every one fully. That was his only preamble; then Monahan…

2023 Masters April 6, 2023 7:00 am EDT The PGA Tour will make it's annual stop to Augusta National for the 2023 Masters in April. Before I discuss my favorite early bet for the 2023 Masters let's take a look at the betting odds of past champions of this tournament to see if we can find any historical trends.

The upcoming edition of The Match slates Rory McIlroy and a hampered Tiger Woods against the uber-successful American pairing of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. Find out who will have the edge Saturday night in our best picks and predictions below. The seventh rendition of The Match is upon us, with four of golf's biggest names - Tiger Woods, Rory…

The PGA Tour season's third major is in the books, and the stretch run is right over the horizon as many of the tour's top golfers get set to play in the 2022 Travelers Championship. The short trip over to TPC River Highlands near Hartford, Conn., brought many players from the U.S. Open, played last week in Brookline, Mass. Five of the top 11…

Just about everything one would want from a big-time golf tournament was in play Thursday during Round 1 of the 2022 CJ Cup. Some stars played well, while others missed 2-foot putts. One player hit his irons better than nearly anyone in the last two decades. Two early-week media room darlings shot a combined double digits under par. And of course,…

All eyes will be on a dream group on Thursday when the 2022 PGA Championship tees off at Southern Hills Country Club. Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, who have a combined 22 major championships, will play together for the first two rounds. Spieth has three titles and needs to win the PGA Championship 2022 to join Woods and four other…

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac on the PGA Tour. Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Golf from midday on Thursday Keegan Bradley 2.5pts each-way 33-1 Coral, Hills, Ladbrokes Corey Conners 2.5pts each-way 20-1 Hills Brandon Wu 1.5pts each-way 75-1 bet365 Matthew NeSmith 1pt each-way…

World No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy is entering 2023 as the betting favorite across the board. The Irishman is the favorite to win all four Majors, the FedEx Cup, and finish as the top money leader. As the year's first PGA Tour tournament, the Sentry Tournament of Champions, kicks off Thursday, here's a 2023 preview of the world's top golfer. McIlroy…

KAPALUA, Hawaii - Ahead of this week's Sentry Tournament of Champions, competitors received a "Player Advance Sheet," as they do before every event. But one entry listed under "TOURNAMENT NOTES" stood out. "This season, at the request of the membership, policies have changed to allow caddies access to locker rooms at all times to be able to assist…

After a six-week hiatus, the PGA TOUR returns to kick off 2023 in Hawaii on the island of Maui at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. A field of 39 players, including 17 of the OWGR Top 20, are here this week as this event at Kapalua has opened the PGA TOUR calendar year for the last 25 years. Cameron Smith kicked off our profitable season last…

Humpbacks breaching in the backdrop signal the start of what stands to be a whale of a season, with a pumped-up PGA Tour schedule meant to parry threats from a rival circuit. We're back in Maui for the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, which this year represents the first of the Tour's newly minted "elevated" events. Defending champion Cameron…

The PGA Tour resumes after a short winter break in the new year at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii for the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions. This will be a 72-hole, no-cut event with a 39-golfer field. Reigning champion Cameron Smith will not be defending his Sentry title after defecting to the LIV Tour at the end of last…

With the flip of the calendar comes the resumption of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. Taking roughly a month-long break following the RSM Classic, it is the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions which will once again begin the new year. Welcoming 39 of the best players in the world, winners from the 2021-22 season and those who qualified for the Tour…

THE Tournament of Champions in Hawaii promises a spectacular start to the new golfing year, with the stunning setting matched by an all-star cast. Rory McIlroy is the only player among the forty who qualified for this event to give it a miss - hardly surprising as he has played there just once in his career.

To say golf has had a whirlwind year in 2022 would be an understatement. The launch of LIV Golf has sparked a split in the heart of the men's game, with some of the biggest names in the world lining up on both sides of the path, ready and willing to sling mud. How that particular situation plays out in 2023 will of course be the sport's biggest…

What is Rory McIlroy's net worth? Rory McIlroy is one of the top professional golfers in the world and a former world number. He's a four-time major champion and started his career as a successful amateur, topping the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the age of 17 years old. Once he turned professional, Rory surprised the world with his conquest of…

Welcome to another edition of the Grind, where we are proud to say we carried a 20-day Peloton streak into the New Year. Unfortunately, we also carried a 30-day eat-like-an-absolute-pig streak as well. But that should come as no surprise to loyal readers (AKA my mom) as we begin an 11th year in this space. And while not much happened the past…

The PGA Tour's next stop, the 2022 CJ Cup, goes down this week at the Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. It will be the same tournament as last year, but in a new venue after playing this tournament the last few years in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the game's best players are on hand, including the reigning champion of this event, and…

Steve Palmer's golf betting predictions and analysis for the 2023 DP World Tour Rankings. It has become obvious with every passing DP World Tour season that what players do in the regulation events counts for little when it comes to determining who will end up atop the DP World Tour Rankings. Performance in Majors and World Golf Championships will…

Constitution Hill takes another lazy roll on his comfy bedding, his tenth of the year so far and it's not yet nine in the morning on New Year's Day. Back on his feet he ambles over to the open half-door of his stable and gazes on the yard outside. Nicky Henderson's third lot are assembling in front of him, the younger geldings nattering excitedly…

April will be here before you know it, and coming along for the ride with it will be the start of golf's 2023 major championship season. Beginning at Augusta National for the Masters, as it typically does, the majors will go a long way to defining the game's best next year. While eyes around Augusta will be drawn to Tiger Woods and the return of…

It's never too early to start preparing to make picks for the 2023 Open Championship. December presents an opportunity to get great closing line value on a player months in advance. Here's an early preview for the 2023 Open Championship and early picks to win. The 151st Open Championship will be played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, just…

Through three events of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, golf fans have been spoiled with late-tournament theatrics. Dramatic 72nd-hole victories from Max Homa and Tom Kim have been accompanied by a playoff triumph from Mackenzie Hughes in the first month of action. The 2022 Zozo Championship will look to follow suit this week in Chiba, Japan, where…

This article is part of our Golf Picks series. The third major championship of the year has arrived, and the storylines will be plentiful at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. One big one will involve Rory McIlroy, who wound up on top of a star-studded leaderboard at the RBC Canadian Open and is favored to win this week's event at 10-1 odds.…

The 150th Open Championship got underway in style Thursday with those in the morning wave experiencing much tamer conditions compared to those in the afternoon. The man who was able to conquer the Old Course at St. Andrews most effectively was PGA Tour rookie and Open debutant Cameron Young. Signing for an 8-under 64, Young will hope to follow in…

JP McMANUS' incredible rise has seen the former bulldozer driver become a billionaire famed for his kindness and golden touch with horses. Nicknamed'The Sundance Kid', in true Logan Roy-style McManus once sent a helicopter to rescue a stricken friend. He co-owned Manchester United, is best mates with Tiger Woods and last weekend celebrated his…

Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are the betting favorites for this week's PGA Championship, but former Cal golfers Collin Morikawa and Max Homa are not too far down the list of favorites for this event, which is the second major of the year. The betting odds for each golfer vary depending on the betting site you choose. At the end of this story we…

There are plenty of familiar names atop the odds board for the 2023 Masters Tournament. This page will track the odds for all the top contenders and notables leading up to the first major of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season. It was announced by Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday, Dec. 20, that eligible golfers from the LIV Golf Invitational Series…

Who's going to come out on top as the PGA Tour's biggest names head to Congaree? Oddschecker's Tom Jacobs has picked three players he expects to put in a performance After a Zozo Championship that thrilled us with a Sunday tussle between Rickie Fowler and the victorious Keegan Bradley, the PGA Tour returns to the States and Congaree in South…

The seventh iteration of "The Match," quickly becoming one of the most popular niche primetime events in golf history, tees off Saturday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. The star-studded event will pit Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth in a 12-hole match play showdown. We have all the betting odds, tips,…

2022-12-20LIV Golf determined to sign more high-profile players amid major financial issues Leaked LIV Golf records indicate the circuit needs to meet certain targets to achieve financial success. However, the rebel golf league hasn't met its targets so far and there is fear it may not achieve success without landing one of the sport's biggest…

With the seventh iteration of The Match set for Saturday at prime time, bookmakers are offering an array of propositions for fans looking to cash in on action. That's a fancy way of saying that the lines are out for the best-ball contest pitting Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods against Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. In golf, of course, the only sure…

As was the case upon the completion of the first round, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton find themselves alongside each other at the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend at the 2022 DP World Tour Championship. Playing in the final group in the second round, the two Ryder Cup teammates traded blows around Jumeirah Golf Estates, and…

July 8 (UPI) -- Wimbledon 2022 finales, the Scottish Open golf tournament and a batch of NASCAR and Formula 1 auto races pack this weekend's sports schedule. Dozens of MLS and MLB regular-season games will also air from Friday through Sunday. Combat sports fans also can tune in for several boxing bouts and UFC fights. But the grass tennis courts of…

Winning the Masters and having a green jacket put on you by the previous Masters champion is always a crowning moment in every professional golfer's career. The 2022 Masters features a lot of golfers with a stacked resume that is lacking that one very important line on it: Masters champion. Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy,…

The 2022 PNC Championship takes place this Saturday, December 17 through Sunday, December 18 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida and 15-time major champion Tiger Woods will return to the action with his son Charlie, a budding star in his own right, after finishing in seventh place in 2020 and as runner-up last year. Live coverage tees…

The stars are out this week at Riviera, but who looks like the best bets on the board? Our hosts break down picks to win, sleepers, fades and more. This week, the PGA Tour lands at Riviera CC for the Genesis Invitational. Each of the top 15 players in the world will be competing when the event begins Thursday. Tiger Woods, as tournament host, will…

Who will be victorious as the season comes to an end on this side of the Atlantic? Oddschecker's Tom Jacobs has three players he expects to contend in Dubai Is the DP World Tour season really coming to an end? It feels like just yesterday we were watching Collin Morikawa lift those two Race to Dubai trophies into the desert sky.

The 2022 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews has arrived, with top players like Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods vying to win the final major of the year. But what channel is the Open on this week? Here's everything you need to know to watch the action on TV. Conveniently for golf fans hoping to watch the Open Championship on TV or…

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for The Match 7 at the Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida on Saturday Eurosport 2, 11pm Saturday Jordan Spieth & Justin Thomas 4pts 5-6 BoyleSports Night owls can enjoy watching four of the most popular golfers on the planet perform under floodlights in Florida, with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy taking on…

The 2023 PGA Tour season begins in under a month, and soon spring will be upon us. The season's first major championship will take place at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. Let's start with the best golfers for 2023. Making a cut at a major is a difficult task for even the best golfers in the world, but we will take a look at which…

A recent New York Times report on confidential documents relating to a LIV Golf blueprint devised by a consultancy firm shed some intriguing light on the Saudi Arabian quest to build a profitable, robust breakaway league. To the casual observer, the LIV business model would appear about as sustainable as the strategic thinking behind an inflatable…

Well here it is folks, this is definitely my final preview for 2022 as we sign off with this week's Mauritius Open at the Mont Choisy Le Golf, Grand Baie, Mauritius. This is an event co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and also the Sunshine Tour. If I'm being honest here, I don't have a clue who half of this field is so I'll concentrate on the…