Rory McIlroy hits a drive on the 18th hole during the FedEx St. Jude Championship Pro-Am at TPC Southwind. Chris Day / USA TODAY NETWORK

BMW Championship: Rory McIlroy early favorite despite missing cut at St. Jude

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 8/15/22

Boy, do sportsbooks love Rory McIlroy.

The Irishman might've missed the cut at last week's St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind, but he continues to be a popular pick in the FedEx Cup playoffs and is the early favorite to win this week's BMW Championship.

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As of Monday morning, McIlroy was the favorite to win at 11-1 odds according to DraftKings. He improved to 10-1 odds following the mid-morning announcement that Cameron Smith had withdrawn from the event because of a hip injury.

Opening odds for the BMW Championship (via DK):

McIlroy +1100
Cantlay +1400
Rahm +1400
Zalatoris +1400
Finau +1400
Fitzpatrick +1600
Thomas +1600
Schauffele +1600
Scheffler +1600
Smith +1800
Morikawa +2000
Im +2000
Hovland +3000
Burns +3000
Homa +3500
J. Kim +3500
Young +3500
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelTAN) August 15, 2022

The 33-year-old pro dropped from sixth to ninth in the FedEx Cup standings after missing the cut at last weekend's event. The standings as a whole look quite a bit different on Monday than they previously did thanks to Will Zalatoris getting the win in crazy fashion at TPC Southwind over the weekend. Zalatoris is currently listed at 14-1 odds at DraftKings for the BMW Championship.

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