And similar to that, we’re onto the Masters! And there is not any debating about whether or not this one’s a serious. The recreation’s greatest occasion can have the eye of all golf followers—and even lots of their relations and pals who usually would not be watching CBS on a Sunday afternoon in April.
Of course, we’ll have loads of protection of the 12 months’s first males’s main, however earlier than we get there, it is time for our annual Masters playing rating. Here’s a rundown of our high picks (with odds by way of DraftKings) to slip on the inexperienced jacket this 12 months.
1. Xander Schauffele (18/1)
Reason to decide: Schauffele has 5 top-10s at Augusta National in his previous seven begins, together with the final three years. And he appears to be again close to high kind after ending third at the Players.
Cause for concern: The placing (presently 53rd in strokes gained) just isn’t practically the place it was throughout his two-major season of 2024.
2. Bryson DeChambeau (10/1)
Reason to decide: The massive hitter has clearly flipped a change when it comes to enjoying Augusta National the previous two years with back-to-back excessive finishes. And he is coming off a LIV victory in Singapore.
Cause for concern: There are some massive bunkers at Augusta National for Bryson to fall into like he did in Singapore.
3. Rory McIlroy (7/1)
Reason to decide: He’s completed within the high 10 in eight of his previous 12 Masters begins, not to point out winning last year to complete the career Grand Slam.
Cause for concern: How do you follow-up the best second of your profession? Also, that nagging back injury.
4. Scottie Scheffler (3.5/1)
Reason to decide: The World No. 1 has gained two of the final three of this stuff.
Cause for concern: Dare we are saying Scheffler is in a stoop? His five-tournament shedding streak truly feels that means. And, as all the time, you are not precisely getting loads of bang on your buck betting on him.
5. Jon Rahm (11/1)
Reason to decide: The 2023 Masters champ (lastly) ended his LIV losing streak earlier this month.
Cause for concern: The 2023 Masters win was the final time he critically contended on Sunday at a serious.
6. Ludvig Aberg (16/1)
Reason to decide: Man, the 2025 Masters runner-up seemed so good for 64 holes at the Players Championship.
Cause for concern: Man, he didn’t look so good for these closing eight holes at the Players Championship.
7. Cameron Young (27/1)
Reason to decide: After winning golf’s unofficial fifth major, it could be time for this younger star to lastly win an official main after coming so shut at each the 2022 PGA Championship and Open Championship.
Cause for concern: None actually, however you most likely want you wager him earlier than he gained the Players given his odds have been 40-to-1 at Augusta National.
8. Brooks Koepka (22/1)
Reason to decide: After coming again to the PGA Tour, Koepka flashed indicators of a return to high kind with a T-13 at the Players.
Cause for concern: This continues to be the one U.S. main Koepka has but to win, regardless of shut calls in 2019 and 2023.
9. Tommy Fleetwood (18/1)
Reason to decide: After lastly profitable a PGA Tour occasion at the Tour Championship, the Brit feels overdue already for one more, particularly a serious the place he completed T-3 in 2024.
Cause for concern: Since that T-3, Fleetwood has failed to end within the high 15 in seven consecutive majors.
10. Patrick Reed (30/1)
Reason to decide: Reed might have left the PGA Tour, however the 2018 inexperienced jacket winner by no means left as a Masters contender, ending within the high 5 in two of the previous three years, together with a solo third final 12 months. He’s additionally gained twice already on the DP World Tour in 2026.
Cause for concern: Is his globe-trotting hole 12 months between LIV and the PGA Tour going to meet up with him?
11. Justin Rose (30/1)
Reason to decide: The Englishman is within the dialog with Greg Norman and Ernie Els as having the best observe report at Augusta of any non-winner.
Cause for concern: Is the scar tissue right here of two playoff losses, together with final 12 months, an excessive amount of to overcome for the 45-year-old?
12. Collin Morikawa (22/1)
Reason to decide: His robust begin to the 12 months, together with a win at Pebble Beach, had seemingly everybody choosing him to win the Players …
Cause for concern: Where the heck did that again damage at TPC Sawgrass come from? We’ll have to monitor his well being, however his backers that week could be cautious of happening that route once more.
13. Jordan Spieth (40/1)
Reason to decide: Going to give the sting to Spieth over guys like Justin Thomas and Robert MacIntyre due to the 2015 champ’s spectacular course historical past at Augusta National, the place he is completed within the high 5 in half of his 12 profession begins.
Cause for concern: There’s so much to record right here, however we’ll begin with the truth that it has been practically 4 years since his final win wherever.
