Masters Round 4 Predictions, Picks & Odds: McIlroy Roars to Victory

Neil Parker - Analyst at Covers.com
Neil Parker • Betting Analyst 16+ years betting experience
Updated: Apr 11, 2026 , 08:04 PM ET • 4 min read

Parker’s prediction: Rory McIlroy finds his tee game to pull off back-to-back Masters wins.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy during Round 3 of the 2026 Masters.
Photo By - Reuters Connect. Defending champion Rory McIlroy during Round 3 of the 2026 Masters.

With Rory McIlroy falling back to the pack, it’s shaping up to be a Sunday Funday ahead of the final round of the 2026 Masters at Augusta National.

After jumping out to a historic 36-hole lead and claiming top spot as the betting favorite in the Masters odds, McIlroy now finds himself in a crowded race at the top of the board — setting the stage for another historic final round on Sunday.

Here are my top Masters picks ahead of Round 4.

Best Masters Round 4 predictions

Golfer Pick Kalshi
Rory McIlroy To win 36¢
+178
Winning Score: -13 to -15 Yes 46¢
+117
Wyndham Clark Top 20: No 39.5¢
+153

Outright pick: Rory McIlroy to win (+178/36¢)

This is a fair price ahead of the final round, as Rory McIlroy has struggled off the tee and hit just 21 of 42 fairways through three rounds.

I’m expecting his best driving performance on Sunday, and the defending champ also ranks fifth in true strokes gained tee-to-green and ninth in putting.

Playing in the final group is also an advantage. After McIlroy left Bryson DeChambeau in the dust last year, I expect him to pull away from Cameron Young and the rest of the field.

Winning score: -13 to -15 (+117/46¢)

Augusta National showed its teeth on the second nine Saturday, and the greens should play even firmer and faster during Round 4.

We’ll still see plenty of birdies, but players are going to make bogeys, and par will prove to be an excellent score.

This is a soft price, as McIlroy and Young would need to shoot a five-under 67 to push the winning score beyond -15, and I don’t think Sam Burns has a 66 in the bag on Sunday.

Wyndham Clark Top 20: No (+153/39.5¢)

Considering Wyndham Clark entered the week 80th in this field in true strokes gained putting, it shouldn’t have been surprising to see him lose 2.79 strokes on the greens while carding three bogeys on the second nine Saturday.

Additionally, an amazing eagle on the third hole saved an otherwise underwhelming round.

Clark sitting 10th in true strokes gained tee-to-green is also going to prove unsustainable on Sunday, which will put even more pressure on his work on the greens. Look for him to be leapfrogged on the leaderboard.

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Live Masters odds at Kalshi

Masters favorites heading into Round 4

  • Rory McIlroy (+178/36¢)
  • Cameron Young (+270/27¢)
  • Sam Burns (+809/11¢)
  • Shane Lowry (+1513/6.2¢)
  • Justin Rose (+1900/5¢)

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Neil takes a numbers-based approach to his handicapping and complements his in-depth statistical analysis with a keen eye on the markets to provide the best available odds. He loves to lean on his rolodex of idioms to offset his inner nerd. When it comes to wagering, he throws down on anything that catches his eye at bet365, Betway and BetVictor. He also keeps a close eye on CoolBet because the polar bear brand often has outlier NHL and NFL moneyline prices.

Neil graduated with honors from St. Thomas University in 2007 before completing his BEd at Acadia University in 2010. After teaching a myriad of courses and subjects, he found a groove delivering fun lessons to exceptional learners in non-traditional classroom environments. If his decade-plus teaching run taught him anything about sports betting, it’s to stay the course and use the summer – or offseason – to refresh and prepare to be better in the year to come.

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