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How to bet the Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff match

By: Nick Piastowski

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May 13, 2020

Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson are strong favorites for Sunday's TaylorMade Driving Relief skins event.

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Sunday marks the return of live televised golf. Sunday also marks the return of betting on live televised golf.

After about a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, pars and birdies and parlays and bets are back.

As are favorites and underdogs. Through a scan of four golf betting outlets — DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and the Las Vegas SuperBook — odds strongly favor the team of Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson over the team of Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff for Sunday’s TaylorMade Driving Relief skins event, which will be broadcast on NBC starting at 2 p.m ET. For example, DraftKings lists McIlroy and Johnson at -200 (bet $200 to win $300 total), while Fowler and Wolff are at +163 (bet $100 to win $263 total).

A rundown of the main and prop bets:

DraftKings

Main

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -200 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +163

Props

Leader after X holes

Leader after 3 holes

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -137 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +110

Leader after 6 holes

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -150 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +120

Leader after 9 holes

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -159 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +120

Leader after 12 holes

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -175 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +130

Leader after 15 holes

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -200 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +150

Hole specials

Hole 5 – Any player to hit a shot into a bunker

Yes -120 / No -110

Hole 10 – Any player to hit a shot into a water hazard

Yes +350 / No -560

Hole 13 – Any player to hit a shot into a bunker

Yes +130 / No -175

Fairway in regulation listed hole

Dustin Johnson fairway in regulation – hole 1

Yes -225 / No +163

Matthew Wolff fairway in regulation – hole 1

Yes -225 / No +163

Rickie Fowler fairway in regulation – hole 1

Yes -250 / No +175

Rory McIlroy fairway in regulation – hole 1

Yes -225 / No +163

Green in regulation listed hole

Dustin Johnson green in regulation – hole 1

Yes -295 / No +210

Matthew Wolff green in regulation – hole 1

Yes -275 / No +200

Rickie Fowler green in regulation – hole 1

Yes -295 / No +210

Rory McIlroy green in regulation – hole 1

Yes -345 / No +240

Longest tee shot listed hole

Hole 3 – Longest tee shot

Rory McIlroy +175 / Dustin Johnson +225 / Matthew Wolff +335 / Rickie Fowler +400

Hole 4 – Longest tee shot

Rory McIlroy +175 / Dustin Johnson +225 / Matthew Wolff +335 / Rickie Fowler +400

Hole 7 – Longest tee shot

Rory McIlroy +175 / Dustin Johnson +225 / Matthew Wolff +335 / Rickie Fowler +400

Hole 9 – Longest tee shot

Rory McIlroy +175 / Dustin Johnson +225 / Matthew Wolff +335 / Rickie Fowler +400

FanDuel

Main

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -240 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +180

Props

To win hole 1

Tie -150 / Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson +250 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +340

Nearest to pin

Hole 5

Rory McIlroy +210 / Dustin Johnson +230 / Rickie Fowler +280 / Matthew Wolff +310

Hole 8

Rory McIlroy +210 / Dustin Johnson +230 / Rickie Fowler +280 / Matthew Wolff +310

Hole 13

Rory McIlroy +210 / Dustin Johnson +230 / Rickie Fowler +280 / Matthew Wolff +310

Hole 17

Rory McIlroy +210 / Dustin Johnson +230 / Rickie Fowler +280 / Matthew Wolff +310

BetMGM

Main

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -223 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +165

Props

Who will lead after 9 holes

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -112 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +175 / Tie +400

Who will win the first hole

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson +220 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +275 / Tie +100

To win first skin(s)

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -134 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +105

Rickie Fowler to make an eagle

Yes +300 / No -500

Matthew Wolff to make an eagle

Yes +300 / No -500

Rory McIlroy to make an eagle

Yes +280 / No -455

Dustin Johnson to make an eagle

Yes +280 / No -455

SuperBook

To win the most money

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -185 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +165

Props

Team to win most money on holes 1-6

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -140 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +120

Team to win most money on holes 7-16

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -170 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +150

Team to win hole 17

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -120 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff even

Team to win hole 18

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -140 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +120

Team to win longest drive hole 2

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -300 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +250

Team to win longest drive hole 14

Rory McIlroy/Dustin Johnson -300 / Rickie Fowler/Matthew Wolff +250

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Nick Piastowski

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Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Magazine. In his role, he is responsible for editing, writing and developing stories across the golf space. And when he’s not writing about ways to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native is probably playing the game, hitting the ball left, right and short, and drinking a cold beer to wash away his score. You can reach out to him about any of these topics — his stories, his game or his beers — at nick.piastowski@golf.com.