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It has been a seven-month wait for the Masters, but it is finally here. While the 2020 Masters champion gets only a five-month reign and will barely have time to plan a Champions Dinner menu for next April, the top of the odds board is full of players seeking their first Green Jacket and some still seeking their first major championship period.

The favorite is Bryson DeChambeau at 15/2. DeChambeau “bomb and gouged” his way around Winged Foot to win his first major at the U.S. Open in September and he has both his share of believers and disbelievers. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson is next at 9/1, just ahead of Jon Rahm (10/1). Justin Thomas follows at 11/1, with Rory McIlroy at 12/1 and Xander Schauffele at 14/1. Defending champ Tiger Woods is 40/1.

Here are some players who are worth a wager on a November weekend in Augusta.

Jon Rahm (10/1)

Going into 2020, he was my pick to win the Masters in April. Now the Masters is in November this year, but I have no reason to not consider him the man to beat. The world No. 2 has the game to win here. He is both long and accurate off the tee and ranked second in Total Driving on the PGA Tour this past season. The Spaniard not only can take advantage of the par 5s with his length, but also has the scrambling and lag putting skills to succeed on these slick and fast Bentgrass greens.

Rahm is one of a select few to win multiple events this summer. And he will be paired with DeChambeau on Thursday and Friday. That could be good or bad but I’ll lean good because it will give him even that slightly extra motivation to take down the man that everyone seems to already be fitting for the Green Jacket.

Rory McIlroy (12/1)

As ridiculous as it sounds, McIlroy just might be under the radar this week in spite of being his usual short price. All the pre-tournament buzz is around DeChambeau, Johnson and Koepka, and then there’s Rory, who is looking to complete the career Grand Slam.If this event were played in its customary spot in April earlier this year, McIlroy would have had all eyes on him as the favorite as he was the No. 1 ranked player in the world before COVID-19. Now he doesn’t have the biggest target on his back and he’s also a recent first-time father, so he is likely in a better place mentally. Furthermore, Rory has always thrived more than anyone over the years on soft course conditions.

Xander Schauffele (14/1)

This price is obviously short for a talented player who does not seem to get into the winner’s circle as much as he should, but you can sense that a major championship is coming. Schauffele has finished third or better in three of the last eight majors including a T-2 here last year. This summer, he finished T-10 at the PGA and fifth at the U.S. Open.

Tony Finau (28/1)

Another “close but no cigar” player here with Finau. He has finished with four top 5s and seven top 10s in his last 10 major appearances. He has the best scoring average in the field over the last eight rounds at Augusta National.

Bubba Watson (28/1)

With all of the shorter prices having never won here at Augusta, it seems fitting to at least add one player who has, twice in fact. Watson has finishes of fifth and 12th in the last two years at the Masters when he was nowhere close to any sort of good form. This year he is in great form with back-to-back top 10s at Shadow Creek and Sherwood.

Matthew Wolff (40/1)

A debutant has not won at Augusta National since Fuzzy Zoeller accomplished the feat in 1979. However, Wolff has finished fourth (PGA) and second (U.S. Open) in the first two majors of his career.

Adam Scott (50/1)

His price is currently drifting upward due to not having played many events, but the former Masters champion has the longest consecutive streak of made cuts at Augusta National with 10.

Cameron Smith (80/1)

Smith is a bit of an unknown commodity to casual golf bettors, but he has done well at Augusta before with a T-5 in 2018.

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