Rory McIlroy set for another big achievement following Masters win
Rory McIlroy is the clear favourite to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award following his Masters heroics.
The Holywood man became only the sixth male golfer to complete the career grand slam last month by winning at Augusta National.
He is now the favourite to win the BBC award, with an implied probability of 66.7%, according to OLBG.
Prior to his Masters win, McIlroy's last major victory was back in 2014 when he won the PGA Championship, with his monumental win at Augusta cementing his position amongst golf's greatest.
McIlroy is the 1/2 favourite to be named Sports Personality of the Year, with darts star Luke Littler second in the betting at 9/2, while Formula One driver Lando Norris is 9/1 and snooker great Ronnie O'Sullivan is 10/1.
Jake Ashton, Sports Betting Expert at OLBG, commented: "McIlroy completing the career Grand Slam at The Masters is a generational achievement and it gives him a powerful SPOTY narrative.
"The public have always admired Rory, but with this historic win, it feels like his to lose.'
McIlroy was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and revealed Elton John reached out to him following his Masters win.
However, the 35-year-old missed the phone call from the music icon and was unable to return it as Elton John doesn't own a mobile phone and left no callback number.
'I was sort of overwhelmed with the people that reached out from all different walks of life - culture and entertainment,' McIlroy said, wearing his green jacket from Augusta. 'But the one that got me was Sir Elton John. That was incredible.'
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