Rory McIlroy needs to go low to get back into contention at The Masters - but it seems punters have already given up on the pre-tournament favourite.
Just five per-cent of overnight bets were placed on the Irishman to win at Augusta after a stuttering one-over par opening round.
McIlroy has drifted from 7/1 before a shot was hit to 22/1 at the time of writing as his second round got underway in Georgia. The Irishman is currently +2 and in serious danger of missing the cut but has plenty of time to turn around his fortunes.
Heavily-fancied on Friday after a blistering start to the tournament were Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.
The muscle-man, Koepka, who has drawn so much criticism for losing too much weight ahead of the Masters has dropped from a 30/1 outside shot to just 7/1.
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A total of 19 per-cent of bets were placed on the 28-year-old ahead of Round Two with a further 17.6 per-cent backing DeChambeau, nicknamed ‘the mad scientist’ after his fireworks on Thursday.
The pair were the co-leaders on six-under but Franceso Molinari has leaped to the top of the leaderboard with a stunning run of birdies ahead of the weekend.
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The Italian barely featured in the betting overnight as punters opted for other contenders like Dustin Johnson (7 per-cent) and Ian Poulter (six per-cent).
Johnson’s odds have rarely changed since he teed off, and as he’s just two shots behind Molinari at the time of writing, he’s currently priced at 7/1 to win.
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Poulter - the ‘King of the Ryder Cup’ - is still chasing that elusive major and has started his second round positively.
He’s currently 28/1 to win, a stark contrast to the 80/1 he was priced at pre-tournament.
