Rory McIlroy Is Your Best Bet On The 2021 PGA Championship

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Those who like to bet on sports in the US, and golf in particular, will know Rory McIlroy’s form. He has been in a slump for quite a while, with no victories since 2019. So, until very recently, if you bet on the 2021 PGA Championship backing him, you’d get 18/1 at Bovada etc. However, after starting work with a new coach Rory shrugged off his winless period at Wells Fargo. So, he’s back on form, and his 2021 PGA Championship odds make him the favorite.

“This is obviously a huge confidence boost.” Rory McIlroy knows only too well how important this win was. After his horrid Open debacle, he’s not looked comfortable. He still doesn’t, but he does now know he’s headed in the right direction under the guidance of new coach Pete Cowen. He’s shepherded the wayward Irishman from an outside chance to the best bet on the 2021 PGA Championship. Mostly, it would appear, by taking some of the pace out McIlroy’s playing style.

“So he sort of calmed me down and slowed me down a little bit.” Rory explains carefully. If he didn’t have any faith in that new guidance from Cowen, it will have completely evaporated now. “He was sort of like ‘Let’s take a step back, let’s think about this’.” Of course, now he’s won, he’ll face a little more pressure to do so again. Rory getting the shortest odds for a bet on the 2021 PGA Championship at online betting sites in the US like Bovada, will just add to that.  

Bovada Has All The 2021 PGA Tour Odds 

For the moment, however, Rory is rightfully just enjoying his first tour win in a couple of years. “[There is] Relief that I’ve won again and satisfaction at the journey I’m on,” Rory agrees. “The process I’ve been through to try and get back to this point. This is validation I’m on the right track.” Bovada’s odds on the 2021 PGA Championship seem to agree. He’s now just 10/1 to win the tournament for a third time. Can he do it? Well, it’ll help that the world No.1 probably can’t.

Bet On The 2021 PGA Championship 

• Viktor Hovland – 25/1
• Hideki Matsuyama – 25/1
• Colin Morikawa – 25/1
• Brooks Koepka – 22/1
• Xander Schauffele – 18/1
• Jordan Spieth – 16/1
• Justin Thomas – 14/1
• Bryson Dechambeau – 14/1
• Dustin Johnson – 12/1
• Jon Rahm – 12/1
• Rory McIlroy – 10/1
• More at Bovada…

Dustin Johnson hung a huge question mark above his head by pulling out of the Byron Nelson tournament. He is nursing a knee injury. Did he pull out to rest up for South Carolina? A lot of people will have bet on the 2021 PGA Championship and backed him to win it, so let’s hope so. However, we may find that the world’s number one can’t participate this year. So, online sportsbook sites in the US like Bovada may shorten the odds on Rory McIlroy even further.

Your Best Bet On The 2021 PGA Championships Is McIlroy

Jon Rahm is currently his nearest competition according to Bovada. Bookies see Jon as a 12/1 bet on the 2021 PGA Championship, with Bryson Dechambeau and Justin Thomas a little back at 14/1. If you’re not going to bet on Rory McIlroy they’re each a pretty good bet on golf, well, if Bryson stays still. At Wells Fargo Bryson was so sure he’d missed the cut he preemptively flew home, over 1000 miles away. Then discovered he’d actually made it after all, and had to fly all the way back again fast.   

2021 PGA Championship

• Date – 20th  To 23rd May
• Location – South Carolina
• Club – Kiawah Island
• Course – Ocean Course
• Par – 72
• Length – 7,176m
• Players – 156
• Purse – $11,000,000
• Winner’s Prize – $1.98m 

Of course, those taking advantage of US gambling laws will find Dustin Johnson is still officially in the running. He gets that 12/1 price they’re giving Rahm. However, you would need be quite the brave fan to bet on Dustin Johnson winning with a busted knee. So, there is a good chance Rory will find this his tournament to lose if he carries over his new winning ways. Thus your best bet on the PGA Championships is Rory McIlroy, the prodigal son has finally returned. 

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