Italian Open betting tips as Rory McIlroy eyes win at Ryder Cup venue Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

Rory McIlroy is the hot favourite for the Italian Open and has the price to match ahead ot the event at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. McIlroy has been chalked up at 7/2, and not since the days of peak Tiger Woods has a golfer been priced up around that mark. Ad By a distance, McIlroy is the best player in the field and he arrives in Italy in brilliant form.

GolfMcIlroy, Scheffler and new LIV Golf recruit Smith on PGA Tour Player of the Year shortlist06/09/2022 AT 12:11 Last month, he came from six shots back on the final day to beat world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to win the Tour Championship, and last week he was repelled by one shot by Shane Lowry at the BMW PGA Championship. As good as McIlroy is, the price makes zero appeal.

He may put on a clinic and win by 10 shots, but it would not feel like an opportunity missed were he to do that. The biggest factor that counts against McIlroy is that it is his course debut. Italian Open: Tee Times, Prize Money, TV Coverage as McIlroy heads field 'Find small margins' — Molinari details his Team Europe role ahead of Ryder Cup Yes he is in Rome to win, and he has his eyes on the Race To Dubai and world No.

1 spot, but is also in the country to cast an eye over what is next year's Ryder Cup venue. It is a spectator-friendly layout, with lots of elevation changes and many holes in bowls where fans will be peering down on the action. It is also a course that, being kind, was not universally well-received when the revamped layout was opened for business at the Italian Open in 2021.