
Rory McIlroy won the 2026 Masters Tournament, becoming the fourth player to win back-to-back titles at Augusta National. He initially lost a six-shot lead but reclaimed it to secure victory by one shot.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 12: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates winning the 2026 Masters Tournament on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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It’s tough to top Sunday at The Masters, as golf fans everywhere enjoy settling into their favorite chair or couch and watching the hours of drama unfold as we crown a new champion and wearer of the coveted green jacket.
Rory McIlroy went into the weekend with a six-shot lead — the biggest ever through 36 holes at The Masters — and while he ended up losing that lead on Sunday, he eventually got it back and hung on to win by a shot. McIlroy became the fourth back-to-back winner at Augusta, and the first since Tiger Woods in 2001-02.
Woods is a five-time winner at Augusta, three times where he had odds at +500 or better heading into the tournament.
The longest odds of any Masters winner since 1985 are 150-1, with Trevor Immelman in 2008 and Larry Mize in 1987 pulling off the feat.
Here are the odds for every eventual Masters winners heading in Round 1 at Augusta since 1985, courtesy of Sports Odds History.
2026 — Rory McIlroy: 12-1
2025 — Rory McIlroy: +650
2024 — Scottie Scheffler: +500
2023 — Jon Rahm: 10-1
2022 — Scottie Scheffler: 16-1
2021 — Hideki Matsuyama: 60-1
2020 — Dustin Johnson: +800
2019 — Tiger Woods: 12-1
2018 — Patrick Reed: 40-1
2017 — Sergio García: 30-1
2016 — Danny Willett: 50-1
2015 — Jordan Spieth: 10-1
2014 — Bubba Watson: 20-1
2013 — Adam Scott: 25-1
2012 — Bubba Watson: 50-1
2011 — Charl Schwartzel: 100-1
2010 — Phil Mickelson: 12-1
2009 — Ángel Cabrera: 125-1
2008 — Trevor Immelman: 150-1
2007 — Zach Johnson: 125-1
2006 — Phil Mickelson: +800
2005 — Tiger Woods: +400
2004 — Phil Mickelson: 10-1
2003 — Mike Weir: 80-1
2002 — Tiger Woods: +500
2001 — Tiger Woods: +300
2000 — Vijay Singh: 20-1
1999 — José María Olazábal: 40-1
1998 — Mark O'Meara: 40-1
1997 — Tiger Woods: +800
1996 — Nick Faldo: 12-1
1995 — Ben Crenshaw: 50-1
1994 — José María Olazábal: 25-1
1993 — Bernhard Langer: 20-1
1992 — Fred Couples: 12-1
1991 — Ian Woosnam: 40-1
1990 — Nick Faldo: 10-1
1989 — Nick Faldo: 25-1
1988 — Sandy Lyle: 20-1
1987 — Larry Mize: 150-1
1986 — Jack Nicklaus: 40-1
1985 — Bernhard Langer: 50-1
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Rory McIlroy won the 2026 Masters Tournament.
Rory McIlroy had a six-shot lead going into the weekend, the largest ever through 36 holes at The Masters.
Rory McIlroy became the fourth back-to-back winner at the Masters, following Tiger Woods, Nicklaus, and Faldo.



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