Rory McIlroy leads best-backed players at US Masters

Rory McIlroy is bet365's best-backed player as the year's first major descends upon us.

bet365's Sports and Trading expert Steve Freeth said: "We're at the same stage where we seem to be every year for the last 10 or so, punters believe that Rory can finally get that sought-after full house.

"Completing the Grand Slam is a feat that only five golfers in history have accomplished, eluding the likes of Phil Mickelson and the great Arnold Palmer, and despite having the ideal game for Augusta National, a Green Jacket may never find itself around McIlroy's shoulders.

"Punters continue to nail their colours to the mast in believing that this is the year that Rory creates history with almost three times as many outright bets on the Northern Irishman donning the Green Jacket come Sunday night.

"Scottie Scheffler will be his primary challenger as the two-time Masters champion bids to make it three in four years, though his price seems to have put many punters off.

"Ludvig Aberg has been more up and down than we've been used to, but the ups have taken him to the Genesis Invitational, and if his long game is at its best, there's every chance he goes one better than his debut runner-up 12 months ago.

"Collin Morikawa has been the best tee-to-green player so far this season and was unlucky not to end his winless when finishing runner-up at The Sentry and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

"He recorded back-to-back T17 finishes at Signature Events in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational with a top-10 at the Players Championship. His current form and impressive record at Augusta makes him our third best-backed player."

US Masters best-backed players

Applies to bets from 20:30 BST on 7th April to 14:15 BST on 8th April.

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Liam Williams

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