Five ways to back Rory McIlroy in the PGA Championship Kiawah Island
A look at the different strategies punters can use to try and cash in on the back-to-form Northern Irishman at the second major of 2021.
That will appeal to plenty but there are other ways to try and make money on the 32-year-old. Here, Planet Sport looks at the different Rory markets:
The outright at 11/1
The simplest way to try and bank a profit on Rory, and with Sky bet paying out on the first 11 places the each-way part of the bet carries plenty of appeal.
Rory has played in the PGA Championship 12 times, winning twice and making the top 10 on three other occasions.
Having won at Quail Hollow on his last start, one interesting angle is to look at how he performs after a win:
First-round leader at 22/1
Slow starts have cost McIlroy in recent majors but he does have some notable history of flying out of the blocks at this level.
Looking at each of the four Majors:
He was second after 18 holes at Kiawah Island in 2012 and fourth after the opening lap of his 2014 PGA Championship win.
Win his R1 three-ball at 7/5
He's been put in a group of previous PGA Championship winners, teeing it up alongside 2017 champ Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka, who won back-to-back in 2018 and 2019.
Rory is 7/5 at Paddy Power to shoot the lowest score on day one while Thomas is 6/4.
Finish in the top 10 at 13/8
Looking at just Majors, he's made the top 10 in 16 of his last 28 - a 57% strike-rate. Again, that suggests 13/8 offers a little bit of value. In the PGA he's had six top 10s in 12 appearances to once again justify the bet.
Win wire-to-wire at 66/1
It's a big ask to lead a Major at the end of each day but it happens more often than you may first think.
So if you're really keen on Rory on this week, he's 66/1 with Sky Bet to go wire-to-wire.