Masters 2026 odds: Rory McIlroy betting favorite heading into weekend

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April 11, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET

With two rounds of golf in the books and the playing field trimmed down, it's "Moving Day" at the 2026 Masters Tournament.

Saturday's third round at the Masters is often known as the round for the most aggressive play out of the golfers that made the cut in hopes of trying to make a move up the leaderboard. So, how drastic of a leaderboard change will there be going into Sunday — and how will that impact the oddsmakers?

That remains to be seen. But what's known is that if someone wants to take over the leaderboard, it's going to take an error-free day of golf at Augusta National Golf Club, as defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy is off to a strong start and holds a comfortable six-stroke lead at 12-under par heading into Saturday's third round.

McIlroy set a new Masters Tournament record after Friday's second round by posting the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history. The 2025 Masters Tournament champion is playing rather freely and super confident at Augusta National this season.

So, with McIlroy lapping the rest of the field on the leaderboard, is there anyone close to him on the books? And what's the updated overall look at the betting odds for the Masters from what it looked like at the start of the four-day major back on Thursday?

Here's a look at the updated odds to win the 90th Masters Tournament:

Who is the favorite to win the Masters?

A six-stroke lead on the leaderboard translates into being the betting favorite going into the weekend for Rory McIlroy. He has -250 odds at winning the Masters on BetMGM, with the next closest being Patrick Reed at +1600 odds.

Rory McIlroy odds to win 2026 Masters

McIlroy heads into Saturday's third round as the betting favorite with -250 odds. He entered the 2026 Masters Tournament with the third-best odds of +1200 to win the Masters.

Scottie Scheffler odds to win 2026 Masters

Oddsmakers aren't expecting Scheffler to win his third green jacket heading into Saturday's third round. He is tied with Brooks Koepka for the eighth-best odds of +5000 to win the 2026 Masters Tournament.

He entered the 2026 Masters Tournament as the betting favorite at +550 odds.

Updated Masters odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, April 10 (at 9:05 p.m. ET)

Favorites

1. Rory McIlroy (-250)
2. Patrick Reed (+1600)
3. Tommy Fleetwood (+1800)
4. Justin Rose (+2000)
T5. Cameron Young (+2500)
T5. Sam Burns (+2500)
7. Shane Lowry (+4000)
T8. Brooks Koepka (+5000)
T8. Scottie Scheffler (+5000)
T10. Jason Day (+6600)
T10. Tyrrell Hatton (+6600)
T10. Xander Schauffele (+6600)

Dark Horses

12. Wyndham Clark (+8000)
T13. Chris Gotterup (+10000)
T13. Hideki Matsuyama (+10000)
T15. Ben Griffin (+12500)
T15. Haotong Li (+12500)
T15. Kristoffer Reitan (+12500)
T15. Matt Fitzpatrick (+12500)
T19. Jake Knapp (+20000)
T19. Ludvig Aberg (+20000)
T21. Collin Morikawa (+25000)
T21. Max Homa (+25000)
23. Russell Henley (+40000)
T24. Jordan Spieth (+50000)
T24. Nick Taylor (+50000)
T24. Patrick Cantlay (+50000)
T27. Harris English (+75000)
T27. Michael Brennan (+75000)
T27. Ryan Gerard (+75000)

Long shots

T29. Adam Scott (+100000)
T29. Dustin Johnson (+100000)
T29. Jacob Bridgeman (+100000)
T29. Jon Rahm (+100000)
T29. Justin Thomas (+100000)
T29. Marco Penge (+100000)
T29. Sepp Straka (+100000)
T29. Viktor Hovland (+100000)
T37. Aaron Rai (+150000)
T37. Brian Campbell (+150000)
T37. Matt McCarty (+150000)
T37. Sungjae Im (+150000)
T41. Gary Woodland (+200000)
T41. Keegan Bradley (+200000)
T41. Maverick McNealy (+200000)
T41. Sam Stevens (+200000)
T41. Si Woo Kim (+200000)
T46. Alex Noren (+300000)
T46. Brian Harman (+300000)
T46. Corey Conners (+300000)
T46. Kurt Kitayama (+300,000)
T46. Rasmus Hojgaard (+300000)
T46. Sergio Garcia (+300000)
T46. Charl Schwartzel (+300000)

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