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Will Rory McIlroy win a PGA Tour major championship in 2020? Based off BetMGM‘s golf betting odds, I analyze McIlroy’s best opportunities to win along with some of the best potential golf betting lines to cash in on McIlroy’s play this year. This piece is part of a SportsbookWire series, which will look at the PGA Tour’s biggest names and their chances of winning a major championship in 2020.
Rory McIlroy’s 2019 PGA Tour Highlights
- T-4 Sentry Tournament of Champions
- T-5 Farmers Insurance Open
- T-4 Genesis Open
- 2nd WGC-Mexico Championship
- Won The Players Championship
- Won RBC Canadian Open
- T-4 FedEx St. Jude Invitational
- Won Tour Championship
- T-2 Omega European Masters
- T-3 Zozo Championship
- Won WGC-HSBC Champions
- 4th DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
PGA Tour odds to win a major in 2020
| Name | Official World Golf Ranking | Odds | Last PGA Tour win (Solo) | Last major |
| Brooks Koepka | 1 | +200 | July 2019 | 2019 PGA Championship |
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | +250 | Nov. 2019 | 2014 PGA Championship |
| Jon Rahm | 3 | +350 | Jan. 2018 | NA |
| Justin Thomas | 4 | +450 | Oct. 2019 | 2017 PGA Championship |
| Dustin Johnson | 5 | +200 | Feb. 2019 | 2016 US Open |
| Tiger Woods | 6 | +400 | Oct. 2019 | 2019 Masters |
| Patrick Cantlay | 7 | +500 | June 2019 | NA |
| Justin Rose | 8 | +400 | Jan. 2019 | 2013 US Open |
| Xander Schauffele | 9 | +500 | Jan. 2019 | NA |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 10 | +600 | NA | NA |
While Rory won four times on the PGA Tour in 2019 and now has 26 worldwide wins in 309 career events, he hasn’t won a major since going back-to-back at The Open and PGA Championship in 2014. He has eight top-10 major finishes in that time, however, including two in 2019.
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Where is Rory McIlroy’s best chance of winning a major in 2020?
| Event | 2020 Venue | Best career result | Odds |
| Masters | Augusta National | 4th (2015) | +800 |
| PGA Championship | TPC Harding Park | Won (2012, 2014) | +1000 |
| US Open | Winged Foot | Won (2011) | +1000 |
| Open Championship | Royal St. George’s | Won (2014) | +1200 |
McIlroy’s best chance of ending his major drought in 2020, according to BetMGM, comes at the one major separating him from the career grand slam. Last year’s event was his first time finishing outside the top-10 at Augusta National since 2013.
He finished T-25 the last time The Open was at Royal St. George’s in 2011, and he has never played professionally at either Winged Foot or TPC Harding Park.
Will Rory McIlroy win a major in 2020?
McIlroy certainly finished up his 2019 season well, and he has been a strong early-year golfer for the majority of his career, as seen by his top finishes a year ago. His frequent trips to the winner’s circle in 2019 should boost his confidence heading to Augusta as a rightful favorite.
I’m betting McIlroy at the Masters and pairing up a green jacket win with each of the other majors, as well. Victories at the Masters and Open, for example, would return a profit of $1,160, for example, with +11600 odds.
Top PGA Tour bets to win a major in 2020
- Jordan Spieth
- Tiger Woods
- Brooks Koepka
- Dustin Johnson
- Rickie Fowler
- Jon Rahm
- Justin Rose
- Phil Mickelson
- Patrick Cantlay
- Patrick Reed
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