Many punters believe this could be the year that Rory McIlroy finally completes the career grand slam.
Rory McIlroy's betting odds for the 2025 US Masters have been slashed considerably following his win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last weekend. The Holywood star reminded the world of his quality with a comfortable two shot victory over Shane Lowry in California last weekend as he won at the iconic Pebble Beach for the first time in his career.
Having broken his duck in California, many punters are now backing McIlroy to finally compete the career grand-slam by winning at Augusta National. Having been +1000 to win the green jacket just last week, McIlroy's odds have been cut to +650 in some American markets. This means that according to these bookmakers, McIlroy is now 4% more likely to win the tournament after his brilliant win last weekend. In Irish markets, McIlroy is now second favourite to win the coveted green jacket in two month's time, with Paddy Power pricing the World number three at 7/1. Scottie Scheffler is still favourite to win a third green jacket and second in as many years, with Paddy Power pricing him as 4/1 favourite. Should McIlroy get the job done in April, he will end his 10-year major duck and end over a decade of heartache in the biggest events. Perhaps more significantly is the fact that a win at Augusta would see McIlroy compete the grand-slam and win the one major championship that has eluded him throughout his hall of fame worthy career.“Some people would argue the golf courses I have won on are not up to a Pebble Beach or an Augusta, but to win at one of the cathedrals of golf is really, really cool,” McIlroy told CBS. “I knew today was going to be tough, it was going to be exciting, there were so many guys around the lead and I guess with it being Pebble Beach I had to put that to the back of my mind and go out there and try to shoot a score, which I was able to.“I said to Harry walking up the last, start as you mean to go on. “I’m just as determined this year in any of the years I’ve been out here on the PGA Tour and to get this win this early it means a great deal and hopefully just keep the momentum going into Torrey Pines in a couple of weeks’ time.” Starting the day a shot behind Ryder Cup team-mate Sepp Straka, McIlroy birdied the second and seventh to take the outright lead, but bogeyed the next to fall back into a three-way tie on 16 under par. A birdie on the 10th edged McIlroy back in front and he doubled his lead with another on the 12th before striking the decisive blow on the par-five 14th. McIlroy took an aggressive line over the corner of the dogleg and followed a 339-yard drive with a mid-iron on to the green, before holing from 25 feet for eagle. “I’ve hit three really good tee shots up 14, the previous two times this week I didn’t take advantage of them and I was determined to take advantage today,” McIlroy added. “I hit a perfect seven iron after that drive and to hole a putt like that across the green is a bit of a bonus, but it really gave me a cushion to play the last four holes. “I was really proud of myself, I made that bogey on the eighth hole and to play the next few the way I did that gave me the cushion for it to be pretty comfortable coming down the last few.”
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