Rory McIlroy The 2024 Open Championship betting odds and trends

Rory McIlroy seeks another win in the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club, entering with +850 odds to take the top spot. He last won the tournament in 2014 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Before McIlroy tees off in Troon, Scotland, let’s take a look at his recent form to help you make your best bets.

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Rory McIlroy: Recent Form

• McIlroy will look for his third straight top-five finish in this event.
• McIlroy will attempt to extend his streak of made cuts to 20 by qualifying for the weekend in this tournament.
• Over his last three tournaments, McIlroy has finished in the top five twice.
• Over his last three tournaments, McIlroy has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner twice. He has carded a score that’s better than average three times.
• He has carded an average score of -6 over his last three events.

McIlroy: Recent Rounds

• Over his last 12 rounds, McIlroy has finished below par nine times, while also carding one bogey-free round and 11 rounds with a better-than-average score.
• He has carded the best score of the day once while finishing with a top-five score twice and a top-10 score four times in his last 12 rounds.
• McIlroy has carded a score within three shots of the day’s best in four of his last 12 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day eight times.

McIlroy: Last Outing

• McIlroy fared better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on four of the 20 par-3 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open (the other participants averaged 2.7).
• On the 20 par-3 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open, McIlroy recorded one bogey or worse (less than the field average of 1.8).
• McIlroy carded more birdies or better (seven) than the field average of 4.9 on the 40 par-4 holes at the Genesis Scottish Open.
• At that last competition, McIlroy carded a bogey or worse on six of the 40 par-4 holes (the field averaged 5.4).
• McIlroy finished the Genesis Scottish Open bettering the field average of birdies or better on par-5 holes (4.3) with nine on the 12 par-5 holes.
• While the field at the Genesis Scottish Open averaged 0.6 bogeys or worse on the 12 par-5 holes, McIlroy finished without one.

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