Rory McIlroy can give himself a belated birthday present by winning the Wells Fargo Championship for the fourth time this week.
Fresh off a win with compatriot Shane Lowry in New Orleans two weeks ago, he heads to Quail Hollow full of confidence as he prepares for next week's matches. US PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.
Big Mac, who turned 35 on Saturday, won the Wells Fargo for the third time in 2021 after triumphs in 2010 and 2015 and has amassed a further five top ten finishes in that period, so bettors placing their money on him are sure to get a reward. good run for their money.
The win with Ryder Cup teammate Lowry at the Zurich Classic was McIlroy's first success of the year and his 25th PGA Tour title overall, and he will be licking his lips at the prospect of capitalizing on the success and returning to happy hunting ground as inspiration to fuel a hot streak summer approaches.
He is 17/2 with bet365 and top of the leaderboard when the dust settles on Sunday and the absence of Masters champion and world number 1 Scottie Scheffler puts McIlroy in an even better position to strike.
Wyndham Clark also has fond memories of this event, as he earned his first PGA Tour victory here last year. Since early 2024, he has won the AT&T at Pebble Beach before finishing second in both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship, and although he missed the cut at the Masters, Clark bounced back nicely last time out to tie for third at the RBC Heritage out.
The former US Open champion is worth an each-way nibble at 14/1 with bet365, as is Collin Morikawa at 20/1 with the same company after a T3 at Augusta and a solo ninth at the Heritage.
Our final e/w selection is 2019 and 2022 Wells Fargo champion Max Homa, who was T8 at Quail Hollow 12 months ago. He was also T3 at the Masters and can fund the accounts of those backing him for a top eight finish at 18/1 with bet365.
• Leeds United fan and world darts champion Luke Humphries will get a huge reception when the Premier League Darts roll into the Yorkshire city this week. He will pull out all the stops against Rob Cross and is 27/5 with BetMGM to win their quarter-final 6-4.
Michael van Gerwen is 4/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair to beat Gerwyn Price outright, Nathan Aspinall is tied with Betway and many others to beat Michael Smith and Luke Littler is 4/1 with Unibet and BetUK to beat Peter Wright at 6- 2 to beat.
• Aston Villa are chasing Champions League qualification but do not play another Premier League match until Monday when they entertain Liverpool.
That means they can make a good attempt to overturn their 4-2 deficit in the Europa Conference League when they travel to Greece for a semi-final second leg against Olympiacos. Unai Emery's side are 21/20 with Bet Victor and win inside 90 minutes and 7/2 with Sky Bet to reach the final.
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