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Masters 2024: Power rankings for the entire field at Augusta

Masters Week is here, and rather than have you cram and try to do your own research on every competitor in the 2024 Masters field , we have done the work for you. Whether you're a casual or massive golf fan or interested in the below write-ups for your Masters pools or bets, you're in the right place. We are here to make you more educated about this year's participants at Augusta National.

Below you'll find power rankings for the 2024 Masters field. I have designed these rankings to be a fantastic reference tool. Take a moment to peruse the key in case any of the information below is baffling. Make great use of the list, and more importantly, enjoy the 88th Masters!

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• Age: Self-explanatory. That being said, six of the last 10 winners were in their 20s, three were in there 30s, and Tiger (2019) was in his 40s.
• Odds to win: These are the best futures odds listed for each player across multiple domestic betting boards (as of Sunday).
• OWGR/Data Golf: Let’s face the facts, the OWGR is incomplete. To give us a better top line view of player performance, I included the Data Golf rankings.
• Player trend: This list is meant to be an immediate reference tool for next week. Quite simply, what direction is a player’s game going. Up is good, down is bad.
• Masters appearances/cuts made: The number of times a player has competed in the tournament along with the number of successful cuts made.
• Best Masters finish: Again, another quick reference tool. In the last five years, all but one winner had a top-five finish of better prior to winning the green jacket. The outlier is Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler’s best finish prior to winning the Masters was T-18.
• Notes: A quick summary for each player to pique or deter your interest in their chances to win or play well in the 2024 Masters.

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We’ll first mention a few names not in our top 50 who are not likely to factor into the late weekend precedings.

Older past champions

Fred Couples, Jose Maria Olazabal, Vijay Singh, Mike Weir

It’s very unfortunate Bernhard Langer won’t be here, as he planned for this to be his final Masters. We’re sure he’ll be back. It’s a big year for Jose Maria Olaz á bal , who won his first green jacket 30 years ago—and 25 years since he earned his second Masters title. Olazabal has played three PGA Tour Champions events in 2024, finishing in the top 30 in all of them. We know not to sleep on the seniors at Augusta. Mike Weir plays actively on the PGA Tour Champions and owns 11 top-five results in his senior career.

Here's a quick ranking of seniors in the field—for your Masters pool picks (if Phil Mickelson is included in this bucket of 50-plus somethings, he's obviously the pick after his T-2 here last year):

• Vijay Singh
• Fred Couples
• Jose Maria Olazábal

Santiago de la Fuente, Stewart Hagestad, Christo Lambrecht, Neal Shipley, Jasper Stubbs

True to the legacy of Bobby Jones, five amateurs qualified for the 88th Masters. Really six, but in the most unusual of twists, the 2023 U.S. Amateur Champion Nick Dunlap won on the PGA Tour back in January. By taking his tour card, he lost his amateur spot. I wonder if he will still stay in the Crow’s Nest.

Here’s how I’d rank the amateurs in the 2024 Masters field:

• Neal Shipley
• Jasper Stubbs
• Santiago de la Fuente
• Christo Lamprecht
• Stewart Hagestad

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LIV players not ranked below

Sergio Garcia cemented his top spot on this list with a great showing at Doral, losing in a playoff. The 2017 Masters champion has shown some semblance of form in 2014 with a runner-up to Joaquin Niemann at Mayakoba, then the close call in Miami.

• Bubba Watson
• Charl Schwartzel
• Adrian Meronk
• Sergio Garcia

Eric Cole, Cameron Davis, Rickie Fowler, Austin Eckroat, Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune, Lee Hodges, Nicolai Højgaard, Stephan Jaeger, Zach Johnson, Chris Kirk, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp, Luke List, Peter Malnati, Grayson Murray, Thorbjørn Olesen, Matthieu Pavon, Adam Schenk, Sepp Straka, Erik van Rooyen, Camilo Villegas, Danny Willett, Gary Woodland

Our apologies to Zach Johnson , who is the only past champion in this group. There are some other names who could certainly make some noise and be OK selections for your final tiers in Masters pools—we like Luke List , Erik van Rooyen and Kurt Kitayama to shoot a low round or two—but we feel the below 50 players in our power rankings will be the ones to focus on come the weekend.

Masters 2024: Power Rankings

50. adam hadwin.

Age: 36 Odds to win: 220-1 OWGR: 46 Data Golf: 42 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 3 Cuts made: 2 Best Masters finish: T-24 (2018)

Hadwin’s profile is intriguing. The Canadian boasts three top-10s in 2024, including a fourth-place finish at Riviera off a red-hot Sunday round. But his major history is lacking—with just one top 10 to his name (2022 U.S. Open). He also hasn’t played the Masters since 2020, but he’s playing some of the best golf of his career.

49. Min Woo Lee

Age: 25 Odds to win: 75-1 OWGR: 32 Data Golf: 50 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 2 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-14 (2022)

The social-media darling has become a popular figure out on tour, and his game is fun to watch. Lee’s length off the tee is in the top third of the field, but Augusta National is a second-shot golf course, and he has struggled with his irons this year. His strokes gained/approach numbers place him in the bottom third of the field.

48. Tommy Fleetwood

Age: 33 Odds to win: +5500 OWGR: 12 Data Golf: 17 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 6 Best Masters finish: T-14 (2022)

You know the Englishman always brings his A-game to the majors, but he’s trending in the wrong direction right now. His normally reliable iron play has been quite putrid of late—losing more than eight strokes on approach in two rounds at Bay Hill and more than three strokes at The Players. He can boast just one top 10 on the PGA Tour this year (Riviera), though he did win in the Middle East in January. Normally you might trust him in a lower tier in major pools—he’s got four top-10s in the past two years at the majors, which few players can boast—but his stats will test your belief this year.

47. Keegan Bradley

Age: 37 Odds to win: 200-1 OWGR: 18. Data Golf: 52 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 6 Best Masters finish: T-22 (2015)

It’s somewhat surprising that Keegan Bradley hasn’t finished inside the top 20 at Augusta in seven appearances given his proficiency with his irons. The putter has always held him back—and a season ranking 20th on the PGA Tour in SG/putting allowed him to earn victories at the Zozo Championship and the Travelers Championship, putting him firmly in Ryder Cup consideration. The putting has regressed big time thus far in the 2023-2024 season, as Bradley ranks 161st on tour in SG/putting. We’ll see if the giant Ryder Cup chip on his back can remain a motivating factor in 2024 and 2025 ahead of the next Ryder Cup at Bethpage, just miles away from the St. John’s campus he attended school.

46. Akshay Bhatia

Brennan Asplen

Age: 22 Odds to win: 150-1 OWGR: 34. Data Golf: 73 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances/cuts made: Rookie

Bhatia held off Denny McCarthy's massive back-nine birdie barrage to earn the Valero Texas Open victory and the final invitation to the Masters. Only one player in the field comes into Masters week with a win. Bhatia's performance all week was so impressive—he gained 21.15 strokes to the field at TPC San Antonio after a career-best approach week the previous event in Houston. Just an amazing story for the 2014 Drive, Chip, and Putt finalist! Bhatia’s ball-striking fits well around Augusta National; let’s just hope that shoulder remains healthy.

45. Emiliano Grillo

Age: 31 Odds to win: 250-1 OWGR: 36 Data Golf: 48 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 3 Cuts made: 3 Best Masters finish: T-17 (2016)

Notes: Three starts and three made cuts down Magnolia Lane. Grillo’s much-improved putter has led to five top 25s in 2024.

44. JT Poston

Age: 30 Odds to win: 200-1 OWGR: 44 Data Golf: 35 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 2 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-34 (2023)

The “Postman” delivered in early 2024 with three top-10s, but since March he hasn’t even recorded a top 40. With his lack of distance off the tee, it’s tough to feel too optimistic about his chances at Augusta National.

43. Ryan Fox

Age: 37 Odds to win: 220-1 OWGR: 49 Data Golf: 126 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 1 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-26 (2023)

I walked with Fox at WMPO in February. The New Zealand native’s long game and trajectory control are a great fit for getting around Augusta.

42. Tyrrell Hatton

Age: 32 Odds to win: 85-1 OWGR: 17 Data Golf: 12 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 5 Best Masters finish: T-18 (2021)

It feels odd to rank Hatton so low, but it’s tough to know what version of the Englishman will turn up this week. The newly minted LIV golfer started his season off with a top 10 in Mayakoba but hasn’t finished inside the top 10 in the 48-person fields since. If he was on the PGA Tour and playing regularly, we’d have a better gauge on his play, which is typically suited well for Augusta being such a great iron player. That’s what makes his history at the Masters confounding, with only one top 30 in seven starts.

41. Jason Day

Age: 36 Odds to win: 60-1 OWGR: 22 Data Golf: 37 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 12 Cuts made: 9 Best Masters finish: T-2 (2011)

The Aussie showed early in his career how nicely he got on with Augusta National—with two top-three finishes in his first three appearances. That has slowed as his game struggled over the past couple years—making the weekend only one time since 2020. Day had a nice start to 2024 with three top-10s in his first five starts, but he hasn’t finished inside the top 25 in his three most recent starts.

40. Phil Mickelson

Patrick Smith

Age: 53 Odds to win: 175-1 OWGR: 161 Data Golf: 432 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 30 Cuts made: 27 Best Masters finish: 1 (2004, 2006, 2010)

Lefty’s second-place finish last year was an amazing feat, showing his propensity for conjuring up greatness around Augusta National. He only had one top-20 in the five starts prior to 2023. He’s probably a lock for a “low senior” selection/bet (over 50).

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39. Russell Henley

Age: 34 Odds to win: 120-1 OWGR: 23 Data Golf: 15 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 7. Cuts made: 6. Best Masters finish: T-4 (2023)

It’s been a respectable year for Henley with four-place finishes at the API and Sony and a strong showing at the Valero. Henley has only four rounds in the 60s in 26 rounds at Augusta National Golf Club, but he had his best-ever finish last year (T-4).

38. Si Woo Kim

Age: 28 Odds to win: 130-1 OWGR: 45 Data Golf: 26 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 6 Best Masters finish: T-12 (2021)

He doesn’t have marquee finishes, but Si Woo has been sensational this year. He’s gaining an average of six strokes on the field in his past five starts, one of the best marks in the field. Si Woo’s ball-striking is primed for a top 10 Masters finish.

37. Tiger Woods

Age: 48 Odds to win: 130-1 OWGR: 950 Data Golf: none Player trend: ❓ Masters appearances: 25 Cuts made: 24 Best Masters finish: 1 (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019)

Tiger will make the cut. Once he gets to the weekend, enjoy the roars amongst the pines as he finishes top 40. Woods has completed 96 rounds at Augusta National Golf Club and 51 were under par (53 percent).

36. Nick Taylor

Age: 35 Odds to win: 160-1 OWGR: 25 Data Golf: 49 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 1 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-29 (2020)

With two wins since the 87th Masters, Taylor is one to keep your eye on. His approach game and putting are both ranked in the top eight of this field.

35. Byeong Hun An

Octavio Passos

Age: 32 Odds to win: 150-1 OWGR: 42 Data Golf: 32 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-33 (2017)

An is getting a fresh start at ANGC. It’s his first start here since 2020, An has been solid to start 2024. The Players was a small misstep, but overall, An has played elite golf especially in signature events.

34. Taylor Moore

Age: 30 Odds to win: 280-1 OWGR: 53 Data Golf: 53 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 1 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-39 (2023)

Moore is one player I’m interested to see return. Twelfth at Valspar and runner-up in Houston, Taylor’s well-rounded skillset fits the ANGC test quite well.

33. Brian Harman

Age: 37 Odds to win: 66-1 OWGR: 8. Data Golf: 22. Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 5. Cuts made: 2. Best Masters finish: T-12 (2021)

Is Augusta National too long for the Open champion? Harman might be the least successful lefty to play the Masters five times. He is on another level compared to past appearances, so we’ll see how the former Georgia Bulldog fares. He won the 151st Open by six strokes, finished runner-up at The Players last month and then missed the cut at the Valspar: tread lightly.

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32. Harris English

Age: 34 Odds to win: 180-1 OWGR: 40 Data Golf: 30 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 3 Best Masters finish: T-21 (2021)

Why doesn’t Harris English play better at the Masters? The Georgia alumni drives it great, has a calm demeanor and incredible putter. Well, he should, but the fact is in 14 rounds played Harris has only broken par four times.

31. Bryson DeChambeau

Andrew Redington

Age: 30 Odds to win: 40-1 OWGR: 208 Data Golf: 21 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 5 Best Masters finish: T-21 (2016)

Bryson’s best finish at the Masters was his first as an amateur. The last two starts were missed cuts. I guess the gods of Augusta National won’t let the “par 68” comment go.

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30. Justin Rose

Age: 43 Odds to win: 130-1 OWGR: 56 Data Golf: 94 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 18 Cuts made: 16 Best Masters finish: 2 (2015, 2017)

A missed cut at API and a missed cut at The Players, Rose needs a trip down Magnolia Lane to reset. This venue has been very good to him (especially on Thursdays), and right now he needs a change in trajectory.

29. Sungjae Im

Age: 26 Odds to win: 110-1 OWGR: 39 Data Golf: 56 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 3 Best Masters finish: T-2 (2020)

It’s tough to find much positives with Sungjae’s start to the season. His iron play has been atrocious. Im has lost strokes on approach in seven of his past eight events. He only breaks the top 30 because Sungjae has an incredible short game and solid history at Augusta National.

28. Collin Morikawa

Age: 27 Odds to win: 44-1 OWGR: 16. Data Golf: 7. Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 4. Cuts made: 4. Best Masters finish: 5 (2022)

I started my ranking with 25 names—players I have seen this spring out on tour and those we know from LIV. Morikawa wasn’t on it. One of the best iron players in the world, he has lost strokes on approach in three out of his past four starts. Unfortunately, the driver is not much better. The two-time major champion has higher than usual odds for a reason.

27. Tom Kim

Age: 21 Odds to win: 100-1 OWGR: 21 Data Golf: 38 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 1 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-16 (2023)

Tom Kim had a similar mediocre lead into Augusta last year and finished top 20. For Kim, that just might be the ceiling at the Masters with a need for length off the tee and a below average flatstick. Full Swing 2 gave us plenty of insights into the young superstar, but why he has seven starts and only one top 20 this season was not one of them.

26. Corey Conners

Age: 32 Odds to win: 80-1 OWGR: 47 Data Golf: 25 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 6 Cuts made: 4 Best Masters finish: T-6 (2022)

Three straight top 10s until a missed cut in 2023 at the Masters. Conners builds confidence at Valero before heading to Georgia. Eighteenth at API, 13th at The Players, Corey will come back to positive DFS and Masters pool returns in 2024.

25. Sam Burns

David Cannon

Age: 27 Odds to win: 55-1 OWGR: 20. Data Golf: 14. Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 2. Cuts made: 1. Best Masters finish: T-29 (2023)

Sam Burns figured out his driver to start the season and racked up four straight top 10s. Since that run, the results keep getting worse. The driver has become inconsistent, and the short game is no doubt a concern coming to Augusta National. Burns would have loved to play this tournament a month ago.

24. Dustin Johnson

Age: 39 Odds to win: 38-1 OWGR: 327 Data Golf: 40 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 13 Cuts made: 11 Best Masters finish: 1 (2020)

DJ has a win already this year and is currently ranked third on LIV’s player leaderboard. Only Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann are ahead of him. I like Johnson this week with so much attention on others.

23. Max Homa

Age: 33 Odds to win: 50-1 OWGR: 10 Data Golf: 11 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 2 Best Masters finish: T-43 (2023)

Max Homa has missed the cut in eight of his past 15 majors. That’s a tough record to swallow entering the year’s most predictable setting. Tenth in the world rankings, he sits outside the top 20 on my list. I just need to see more than two rounds under par in 12 tries going around Augusta National.

22. Patrick Reed

Age: 33 Odds to win: 80-1 OWGR: 107 Data Golf: 77 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 10 Cuts made: 8 Best Masters finish: 1 (2018)

Love him or hate him, Patrick Reed has three top 10s in his past four Masters. The guy just knows how to navigate Augusta National. Unlike many of his LIV counterparts he continues to play non-LIV events to gain OWGR points. Reed has made eight straight cuts in major championships, and I really expect another top 20 (or better) finish this year at Augusta.

21. Viktor Hovland

Age: 26 Odds to win: 31-1 OWGR: 6 Data Golf: 5 Player trend: ⬇️ Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 4 Best Masters finish: T-7 (2023)

Hovland is one of the biggest question marks coming into the 88th Masters. What happened to FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland? After ending 2023 among the top four in the world, Hovland has just one top 20 in 2024. His famed around-the-green improvement has completely gone away, and he’s losing strokes tee to green. In his past five starts, Viktor is losing an average of 1.4 strokes T2G. It’s tough to watch at times, and we all cannot wait for Hovland to rediscover his happy place. I remember sitting through his press conference at API and listening to his struggles. Hovland is in the top 25 on this list based upon talent alone, but getting much closer than that on Sunday will take a serious turnaround.

20. Shane Lowry

Age: 37 Odds to win: 50-1 OWGR: 33 Data Golf: 27 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 8 Cuts made: 5 Best Masters finish: T-3 (2022)

Shane Lowry has four straight top 25s at the Masters. The last time Lowry looked this good coming into Magnolia Lane, he finished third. Shane is gaining over five strokes on the field tee to green (in his past five starts) and has been positive with his putter in three of those past five starts. In the middle tier of competitors, Lowry can go low at the Masters.

19. Cameron Young

Douglas P. DeFelice

Age: 26 Odds to win: 60-1 OWGR: 13 Data Golf: 19 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 2 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: T-7 (2023)

Even with a seventh-place finish last year, Cameron Young’s stroke average at Augusta National is over par. What his result depends upon: Can a below-average putter win a green jacket? Young is a gifted ballstriker, but losing so many strokes on the greens against the best players in the world keeps him from winning. If we see a change with the putter performance on Thursday and Friday, you better believe Cam is a very viable live betting option!

18. Adam Scott

Age: 43 Odds to win: 120-1 OWGR: 52 Data Golf: 31 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 22 Cuts made: 20 Best Masters finish: 1 (2013)

Adam Scott has not missed a Masters cut since 2009. Scott started 2024 on a serious heater. The ball-striking was close to his peak. In recent weeks, he missed the cut at API and finished 45th at The Players. He’s another player who probably wished this tournament took place a month ago. Outside of another cut made, Adam needs to turn his tee-to-green play around if he plans to contend for a second green jacket.

17. Sahith Theegala

Age: 26 Odds to win: 55-1 OWGR: 15 Data Golf: 13 Player trend: ⬆️ Masters appearances: 1 Cuts made: 1 Best Masters finish: 9 (2023)

A debutant’s top 10 at the Masters catches everyone’s attention. Sahith Theegala is doing everything right early in his career. The former college player of the year at Pepperdine possesses a world-class short game and putter. To complement that amazing scoring ability, Sahith has gained an average of four strokes tee to green in his past five starts. He is on a short list of names above 50-1 who could actually win.

16. Matt Fitzpatrick

Age: 29 Odds to win: 40-1 OWGR: 11 Data Golf: 16 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 9 Cuts made: 8 Best Masters finish: T-7 (2016)

Matt Fitzpatrick has improved his finish in each of the past four years. A top 10 last year and a U.S. Open win in 2022 catches my attention. Fitzpatrick’s start to 2024 was mediocre at best, but an equipment change with his driver quickly produced great results at The Players (top 5). Hitting fairways puts Matt in a place to score. His ball-striking and attention to detail are tailored for a green jacket someday. There’s no doubt his record at Augusta and in the majors should place him in the conversation.

15. Ludvig Åberg

Age: 24 Odds to win : 29-1 OWGR: 9 Data Golf: 6 Player trend: ⬆️ Masters appearances/cuts made: Rookie

This might be a name the casual golf fan isn’t familiar with, as Ludvig Åberg is not only playing in his first Masters but his first major—despite already playing on a winning Ryder Cup team. Ludvig’s game is perfectly suited to donning a green jacket, but we have to pump the brakes. Yes, Åberg is the best player to have never competed in a major to date, but this is Augusta and the last debutant to win was Fuzzy Zoeller 45 years ago. Do I believe Åberg will give us a Sam Bennett-esque story this year? Yes, I do. A top 10 is well within his reach. Keep your expectations there, and you won’t be disappointed.

14. Justin Thomas

Age: 30 Odds to win: 34-1 OWGR: 28 Data Golf: 23 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 8 Cuts made: 7 Best Masters finish: 4 (2020)

Only one player in the last 20 years has won a green jacket and missed the cut the year prior; Patrick Reed (2018). Justin Thomas is playing much better than a year ago. Unfortunately, his recent results combined with a questionable caddie change the week before Augusta gives us all pause. Here’s the important question you need to ask yourself before you take JT this week. Is Thomas the Ernie Els (six top 10s at Augusta) of this generation or Phil (three wins) at the Masters? Justin is still young, but with all of this unrest leading up to the tournament, he may have to wait to contend for a green jacket another year.

13. Tony Finau

Age: 34 Odds to win: 44-1 OWGR: 26 Data Golf: 24 Player trend: ➡️ Masters appearances: 6 Cuts made: 6 Best Masters finish: T-5 (2019)

Tony Finau’s putter continues to hold him back. In his last five starts, Finau is gaining an average of four strokes/tee to green on the field. A perfect cut record at Augusta succinctly displays Tony can putt the greens of Augusta National, but only once was he coming in putting this poorly, and that was 2022 when he finished T-35. That was Finau’s second-worst Augusta appearance (worst T-38 2020). You don’t have to be a great putter to win a green jacket, but you cannot give strokes back to this elite field and expect anything better than a top 20.

12. Jordan Spieth

Age: 30 Odds to win: 22-1 OWGR: 19 Data Golf: 20 Player trend: ⬇️ Masters appearances: 10 Cuts made: 9 Best Masters finish: 1 (2015)

How about this factoid: Jordan Spieth has two wins on the PGA Tour in the past seven years! What concerns us all is the ball-striking. Spieth has lost significant strokes on approach over the past year. The trend is difficult to ignore even with Jordan’s incredible Augusta history. At the top of the betting board, many players are trending downward in 2024. Of course, Spieth has six top-four finishes in 10 Masters. If anyone can resurrect their game down Magnolia Lane, Spieth is our best candidate.

11 . Joaquin Niemann

Age: 25 Odds to win: 27-1 OWGR: 91 Data Golf: 9 Player trend: ⬆️ Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 3 Best Masters finish: T-16 (2023)

In four LIV events this year, Joaquin Niemann has two victories, a fourth-place and a 30th. He leads the individual season-long points list, and as you can see by his rankings, has caught the attention of avid golf fans. Some wonder if LIV is a real test, but with stronger players like Rahm and Hatton in these fields this year, he has gained respect—so much so that Augusta National offered him a special invitation (also by virtue of his Australian Open win) into this field. All that being said, Joaquin has never threatened the top of the leaderboard at the Masters. In three weekends, he has one round under par and a scoring average of 74 in six rounds. With his trajectory control and impressive start to 2024 he has my attention. Just not all of my attention.

10. Patrick Cantlay

Age: 32 Odds to win: 32-1 OWGR: 7 Data Golf: 8 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 5 Best Masters finish: T-9 (2019)

Patrick Cantlay has lost strokes/tee to green in four of his past five events. Is he distracted by everything going on off the course as the head of the PAC? Cantlay leads the PGA Tour in Round 1 scoring average this season. Patrick ranks number 179th in final-round scoring average! Take a look at last year’s Masters. Cantlay’s round scorecard read 71-71-68-75. I keep Cantlay near the top because his major championship record has been much better in recent years. Patrick has five top 15s in his past six major starts. I believe LaCava’s experience will help. Cantlay continues the trend, and he will contend here again.

9. Cam Smith

Age: 30 Odds to win: 32-1 OWGR: 62 Data Golf: 45 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 7 Best Masters finish: T-2 (2020)

The toughest part about handicapping the Masters is predicting LIV players’ success. All we have is five LIV events this season, and the Aussie WD’d last week in Doral. But he also lost in a playoff in Hong Kong the start before and had another top 10. The captivating Australian should be strongly considered to contend again at Augusta. Smith still hits less than 50 percent of his fairways, but he is third in birdies on LIV, and on a very short list of best putters in the world. Only three other players in his odds range have even won a major (Wyndham Clark, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas). Cam has proven he can close and just might do it again.

8. Wyndham Clark

Age: 30 Odds to win: 30-1 OWGR: 4 Data Golf: 10 Player trend: 🔥 Masters appearances/cuts made: Rookie

What more can be said about Wyndham Clark? He is now ranked fourth in the world and seems to be built in the Brooks mold—raising his baseline in big-time situations. We have an incredible class of debutants this year, and he is the cream of the crop. Clark has competed in eight major championships and won the 2023 U.S. Open. His driver, putter, and short game definitely fit Augusta National. The approach game can get shaky, but in his last five starts he’s gaining an average of two strokes on the field. Rookies continue to get closer every year (Zalatoris runner-up 2021, Theegala T-9 2023). If any rookie in recent years can break the 45-year trend, I believe Clark can.

7. Will Zalatoris

Age: 27 Odds to win: 35-1 OWGR: 30 Data Golf: 60 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 2 Cuts made: 2 Best Masters finish: 2 (2021)

When Will Zalatoris walked away a year ago for back surgery you know this week was circled on his calendar. Zalatoris is built for Augusta National. An impeccable ballstriker, Will’s new putter completes the complement of skills needed to win a green jacket. One of the (very) few elite players who has improved in 2024, watch Will put on another show. Six of Will’s eight career rounds at Augusta National have been under par. Even when the driver faltered at The Players, his approach game still remained. Give us the putter he showed us in February, and Rahm will give him the green jacket.

6. Rory McIlroy

Age: 34 Odds to win: 12-1 OWGR: 3 Data Golf: 2 Player trend: ↘️ Masters appearances: 15 Cuts made: 12 Best Masters finish: 2 (2022)

Rory McIlroy is the greatest driver of the golf ball I have ever seen. That career-long advantage has accumulated a plethora of wins. When Rory comes to an iron game affair like Augusta National, he is susceptible. Over McIlroy’s last six starts, he is losing an average of one stroke on approach to the field. If Rory is to overcome all of the major expectations, his iron game must improve. McIlroy looked better at the Valero, but this is a rocky approach run, and I need more than one week to bet Rory at 12-1 against this field.

5. Xander Schauffele

Age: 30 Odds to win: 20-1 OWGR: 5 Data Golf: 2 Player trend: ⬆️ Masters appearances: 6 Cuts made: 5 Best Masters finish: T-2 (2019)

Xander Schauffele is currently the most well-rounded player not named Scottie Scheffler. Schauffele has six top 10s in eight starts this year. It has been 32 events since his last win in 2022, but he did have three wins that season. He switched coaches in the offseason and put the work in. The results show, and even though his closing rate isn’t better, Schauffele’s career stroke average at Augusta National is under par. The Masters asks you to do everything at a high level, and that is Xander’s MO. If Rahm doesn’t repeat and Hideki’s health comes into question, Schauffele is your best bet to beat Scottie Scheffler.

4. Hideki Matsuyama

Age: 32 Odds to win: 25-1 OWGR: 14 Data Golf: 18 Player trend: ⬆️ Masters appearances: 12 Cuts made: 11 Best Masters finish: 1 (2021)

Hideki Matsuyama gained over 14 strokes/tee to green on the field at The Players! Granted Scheffler gained 15 strokes, but at least we know Matsuyama can keep up. Heading into Masters Week, Matsuyama is statically the best around-the-green player in the field. His short game and specifically his pitching is what won him a green jacket in 2021. Injured or not, all of that health talk gets shoved aside when he heads down Magnolia Lane. The trend is our friend for Hideki with both his history at the Masters and his recent form. His odds should be lower.

3. Brooks Koepka

Age: 33 Odds to win: 20-1 OWGR: 31 Data Golf: 44 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 8 Cuts made: 6 Best Masters finish: T-2 (2019, 2023)

You know about his major prowess, so here’s a peak at his 2024 LIV results: A fifth-place, two 12ths and a 28th. Though we know nothing measures Koepka’s capabilities much like a major championship, he did enter last year with a win at LIV Orlando en route to holding the 54-hole lead in the Masters. He is a very tough guy to ignore down Magnolia Lane. His last three “healthy Masters,” Brooks finished second, seventh and second. But Koepka fans beware, Brooks is far from an automatic top 5 in every major over the past two years. Outside of his win at the PGA Championship and runner-up finish here a year ago, Koepka’s next closest result was a 17th place at the 2023 U.S. Open.

2. Scottie Scheffler

Sam Greenwood

Age: 27 Odds to win: +430 OWGR: 1 Data Golf: 1 Player trend: 🔥🔥🔥 Masters appearances: 4 Cuts made: 4 Best Masters finish: 1 (2022)

You might be alarmed Scottie Scheffler is not first on this list. Allow me to explain. Scottie Scheffler has 16 rounds played at the Masters and 12 of them are under par. In 15 career major championships, he has one win and nine top 10s. He’s by far the best ball striker on the planet and opens the week at the lowest betting odds we have seen in a major championship since Tiger Woods. Well Scottie, heavy is the head that wears the crown. The last betting favorite to win the Masters was Tiger Woods in 2005. In fact, he’s the only betting favorite (Woods) to win the Masters this century. The similarities in ball striking are warranted, but the comparison of winning isn’t close. Outside of API, Scheffler continues to win with just ball striking and that’s not enough this time at Augusta.

1. Jon Rahm

Manuel Velasquez

Age: 29 Odds to win: 14-1 OWGR: 3 Data Golf: 4 Player trend: ↗️ Masters appearances: 7 Cuts made: 7 Best Masters finish: 1 (2023)

Some bulls are attracted to red; Jon Rahm gets fired up when he sees green—Masters green. Among contenders, Rahm is the strokes-gained leader at Augusta National by a mile (63.6 career strokes gained total). Zalatoris has a higher average in two starts, but in Rahm’s seven he’s gaining nine strokes on the field per start. Yes, that’s higher than Scheffler’s four starts (on average). Rahm has five top 10s in those seven starts. Jon Rahm has four LIV starts: third, eighth, fifth and eighth. Above all else, Jon holds the jacket. He is the defending champion. No recent champion has finished inside the top 10 following their win, but these are unbelievable times. Spanish spirits flow in Rae’s Creek, and I predict Rahm’s return will bring back another jacket for Spain.

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Power Rankings: These 10 Players Look Ready to Win the Masters

The 2024 Masters is here, and our model has identified the 10 players with the best chance to claim a green jacket. Here's the breakdown.

• Author: Jim Stracka

Welcome to Power Rankings, a weekly feature on SI Golf from our partners at KeyCompete . This week the PGA Tour drops into San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open, the final stop before the Masters. Here’s how our model sees this week shaping up:

2024 Masters Preview 

The azaleas are in bloom and our focus is on Augusta National for the 2024 Masters Tournament. Designed by the legendary Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie, ANGC has been a theater of dreams since its inception in 1933. Known for its immaculate condition, strategic layout and iconic features like Amen Corner, the course requires a combination of precision, power and creativity. Its undulating greens, perilously placed bunkers and ever-present threat of Rae’s Creek are a pure physical and mental test. Here are the 10 players our model likes this week.

KeyCompete’s 2024 Masters Power Rankings

1. Scottie Scheffler (+450) - The reigning king of consistency. No 1 in the World and playing like it at just the right time.

2. Jon Rahm (+1100) - The defending champion . Powerful game, fiery competitiveness won’t go out of style. Repeat win would not surprise.

3. Xander Schauffele (+1600) - Balanced game and mental toughness make him as a serious threat. Three top 10s in his last four visits. Still chasing elusive first major.

4. Brooks Koepka (+2500) - Unmatched major championship pedigree and a couple of previous close calls here. He’ll be ready.

5. Hideki Matsuyama (+2500) - A past champion, and his precise iron play and calm demeanor are dialed in. Won the Genesis in Febrary and hasn’t finished outside the top 12 since then.


6. Rory McIlroy (+1000) - The pursuit of the elusive Grand Slam continues . Recent form and refined short game signal this could be the year.

7. Will Zalatoris (+3500) - Still early in his comeback season from back surgery, but has looked strong so far. Consistency will be key to his success.


 8. Jordan Spieth (+2200) - Exceptional putting and course management could launch him right into the mix. Should be a thrill ride regardless.


9. Joaquin Niemann (+2500) - Unique blend of creativity, power, and finesse fits Augusta like a glove. Ready to step into the major-championship spotlight.


10. Sahith Theegala (+4500) - A rising star who seems to be building to something big. Fearless approach and adaptability make him a dark horse.

About Last Week

The 2024 Valero Texas Open will be remembered for the dramatic emergence of Akshay Bhatia and a playoff that ended in heartbreak for Denny McCarthy. The playoff was only one hole but it was theatrical, and Bhatia’s victory earned him an invitation to Augusta National for his first Masters.

KeyCompete had —dare we say—a masterful week, going 5-1 on our picks. Our yearly record is 62-45 heading into the first major of the year.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Inside one of the most crowded hallways at Augusta National Golf Club, there is a picture of a 19-year-old Joaquin Niemann -- his fist punching the air -- for all the patrons walking through the merchandise building to see.

Back in 2018, the young Chilean was the No. 1 amateur in the world and had just won the Latin American Amateur Championship to earn one of the most coveted gifts in the sport: an invitation to the Masters.

Fast-forward six years later: Niemann has now played in four Masters, won 12 tournaments as a professional and been ranked as high as 15th in the world. And yet, as the calendar turned to 2024, Niemann, who plays for the LIV Golf League, found himself in a similar position to the one he faced when he was still a teenager. He didn't have a spot in this year's Masters.

Because the Official World Golf Ranking still does not award points for LIV's 54-hole events, Niemann's ranking had been plummeting well outside the top-50 requirement that the Masters holds as non-exempt criteria for their tournament. Without any exemptions earned by winning or finishing high in other majors, Niemann had no choice. If he wanted to play at Augusta this year, he would have to try and qualify by playing events outside of LIV.

In order to see if he could rise up the rankings, Niemann traveled to Oman, Dubai and Australia, where he won the Australian Open and finished in fourth place at both the Australian PGA Championship and the Dubai Desert Classic. Niemann's work paid off -- he didn't land inside the top 50, but his efforts were recognized. In early March, he received a special invite to the Masters.

"It was super hard not being in the majors," Niemann told ESPN at LIV Miami last week. "But it's pretty special to see that the Masters saw what I was trying to accomplish."

Niemann's journey is unique but not singular. At 25 years old, he has his entire career still ahead of him. Most players who opted for LIV are veterans with plenty of majors experience and exemptions to the sport's most prestigious tournaments. Even defending champion Jon Rahm , who is 27, said this week that being able to play in all majors for the next five years as a result of winning the Masters solidified his decision to leave the PGA Tour.

But what nearly kept Niemann out of Augusta has affected others who were in the Masters just a year ago. LIV players like Abraham Ancer , Talor Gooch , Harold Varner III , Mito Pereira and Jason Kokrak , among others, are nowhere near Magnolia Lane this year due to their decline in the world rankings.

"There's gotta be a fair way for everybody on whatever tour to play and compete," Rahm said this week. "There's got to be a way for some players to earn their way in."

Of the 13 LIV golfers in the field this year, seven are here on past champion lifetime exemptions. The rest got in through either a special invite (Niemann) or due to their performance at other majors or PGA Tour events prior to their departure. If the system remains as it is, that number will likely diminish.

"We believe that [OWGR] is a legitimate determiner of who the best players in the game are," Masters Chairman Fred Ridley said Wednesday.

As the sport's future ecosystem remains unclear with no deal imminent between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the chances for LIV's rank-and-file to find their way to a major are slim to none unless they attempt to go the Niemann route -- and even that isn't a guarantee.

For those who have qualified, the risk they took by going to LIV has now transformed into an added pressure to perform when they tee it off at a major. More than ever, major performance is determining major attendance. And the clock is ticking.

WITH THE POST-ECLIPSE sun beginning to dim on Monday afternoon and the sun-kissed Augusta crowd starting to thin out, Bryson DeChambeau was still out there, grinding over lag putts on the tricky ninth green.

Soon after wrapping up his practice for the day, DeChambeau stepped up to a microphone and answered six questions -- none of them about Augusta or the state of his game. Instead, they were all a continuation of a conversation DeChambeau has not shied away from as of late.

"Everybody has their own prerogatives and wishes and wants," DeChambeau said. "And the only thing I wish is that we can all see eye to eye on some things and that we can come back to some level playing field where we can all have some fun together."

DeChambeau's comments Monday echoed his sentiment from the LIV event in Miami the weekend prior, where he originally called for the sport to be reunited "fast."

"It's not a two-year thing," DeChambeau said. "Like it needs to happen quicker rather than later just for the good of the sport. Too many people are losing interest."

The irony, of course, is that DeChambeau -- as well as many of the players who left for LIV -- were actors in the sport's split. Nobody is exactly blameless in this ordeal, but DeChambeau is also incentivized, now more than ever, to call for unity. He might be one of only seven LIV players exempt for all four majors this year, but his time at Augusta is running out too, coincidentally or not, in two years.

It's not just DeChambeau, and it's not just the Masters that hang in the balance for LIV players.

Dustin Johnson will only be able to play in the PGA Championship through 2025 barring him meeting a different set of criteria. The two-time major winner has a U.S. Open exemption as well as an Open Championship exemption, but only through 2026 and 2025, respectively.

While Brooks Koepka can play the PGA for life after winning it three times now, his current exemption at Augusta only runs through 2028 and 2027 for the Open. Although Phil Mickelson can play in the PGA and Masters forever, his U.S. Open exemption runs out next year.

For players like Sergio Garcia , the drop-off has been more immediate. The 2017 Masters winner can only play in this year's Masters and will have to try and get in through local qualifying for both the U.S. Open and the Open. Garcia notably failed to do the latter last year. The same can be said for 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed , 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and 2-time champion Bubba Watson -- all of whom have no eligibility outside of Augusta.

Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer does not have any eligibility at Augusta. As the U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst this year -- the site of his 2014 victory -- it also marks when his 10-year U.S. Open champion exemption runs out.

And then there are the young players who bolted for LIV even before they had any success in OWGR-sanctioned events. Players like 20-year-old Caleb Surratt and 24-year-old Eugenio Chacarra don't currently have any way to get into the majors unless they follow the path now laid out by Niemann. 22-year-old David Puig did that by traveling all the way to Malaysia where he won the IRS Prima Malaysian Open to get himself into this year's Open Championship.

"They definitely said that we were going to get [OWGR points]," 32-year-old LIV player Carlos Ortiz said on the Subpar podcast recently of LIV's recruiting pitch. "I just feel that, people have to recognize that there are good players here, and if you want to have a ranking that includes all the golf players, you have to have some [LIV] people included in that ranking."

While that notion has often been repeated by several LIV players, there seems to be no desire by LIV to change their format in order to comply with the OWGR criteria. Ridley said Wednesday that the OWGR board made some suggestions to LIV "regarding pathways and access to players and concern about some of the aspects of team golf." But instead of budging, LIV CEO Greg Norman withdrew the tour's application for points in March.

Players have had no choice but to either accept their fate or find an alternative route.

WHEN THE SPECIAL invite arrived and the call came through asking if Niemann would accept it, the Chilean had to resort to comedy.

"Let me think about it," Niemann recalled joking. The moment was not unprecedented, as the Masters has given out special invitations before, but it was certainly notable given Niemann's league affiliation.

Niemann felt vindicated. Unlike some of his fellow LIV competitors who opted to not play in local qualifying for the two open majors, he had put in the work.

In the process, Niemann didn't shy away from taking shots at the current OWGR structure, like when he was told he was one of the favorites for the upcoming majors after winning the LIV event in Jeddah.

"How is that possible if I'm like 100 in the world?" he asked with a grin.

While there is a disconnect between what the world rankings indicate and certain players' performances (for example, Koepka is ranked outside the top 30), the reality of the sport's impasse is that players have nothing but their words to use when criticizing the current system -- even if they don't exactly have a solution or a clear stance on whether they would want to be reinstated onto the PGA Tour.

"Do I want to play a full schedule? You know what, I don't know," DeChambeau said. "We'll see how things shake out. I don't know what the future is going to look like, and I'm not here to decide that."

This week, several players have been asked a similar question; what happens if a LIV player wins the Masters? What will change?

The answer has been a resounding shrug.

"I think the negotiations are going on with or without a [LIV] win," DeChambeau said. "From a negotiation standpoint, I don't think it'll change much to be honest with you."

"I don't think it would really affect it," Niemann said. "I think there [are] already too many good players on every Tour. I believe that if it -- I don't think [a] LIV player has to win the Masters to change things. I think things are changing already, and they are going to come up with a solution, with an agreement or whatever they are trying to do, for the best."

A deal between the PGA Tour and PIF would only be the beginning. Plenty of questions would remain about how exactly to reincorporate LIV players back into the world rankings and provide them eligibility for ongoing majors.

"There's a lot of people a lot smarter than me that could figure this out in a much more efficient way," Rahm said. "They'll need to figure out a way to evaluate how the LIV players are doing and how they can earn their way. That's the best way I can say it. I just don't really know what that looks like."

For now, players have to literally and figuratively hit and hope. As Ridley said in his news conference Wednesday, if the tournament ever felt a player outside Augusta National's outlined qualifications deserved to be in the field, they would simply invite them. Just like they did with Niemann.

"Historically, and as stated in our qualification criteria, we consider international players for special invitations," Ridley said. "But we do look at those every year and I will say that if we felt that there were a player or players, whether they played on the LIV Tour or any other tour, who were deserving of an invitation to the Masters, that we would exercise that discretion with regard to special invitations."

For players whose decisions have put them in no man's land, they can hold on to two things: their game and their belief that they can stay in majors with the one thing they can control -- their performance. Niemann, for his part, feels ready for his close-up.

"I think my game is the best I've ever seen it," Niemann said. "That's why I was super into getting into the majors because I knew, I can win at the Masters."

Best players in Masters field? LIV golfers, Tiger Woods, favorites and more

Who is in the 2024 masters field looking at the best golfers playing at augusta national this week, including odds-on favorites, liv players and tiger woods..

From Tiger Woods to LIV golfers, the 2024 Masters field is loaded with stars as expected. 

Who are the best golfers in the 89-player Masters field?

It’s easy to say Scottie Scheffler , the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer and 2022 Masters champion, who has won twice this season. He’s enjoying a historic stretch, with 87 top 10 finishes in 119 PGA Tour starts since joining the PGA Tour in 2018.  He has won $54,058,464 on Tour in less than four seasons, with eight victories.

Then there’s Jon Rahm , the defending Masters champion who joined LIV Golf in December. He’s still No. 3 in the world, right behind Rory McIlroy, who just needs a Masters championship to complete a career grand slam. 

The past four winners at Augusta National were first-time Masters winners. Xander Schauffele, at No. 5 in the world, is seeking his first major after winning seven PGA Tour events. 

Let’s take a look at the best golfers in the 2024 Masters field, plus world rankings and Masters odds. 

Best golfers in Masters field 2024 

The best golfers in the Masters field don’t always have the best odds. 

Here are 10 of the best golfers to watch at the Masters, regardless of whether or not they’re the best bets. 

Ludvig Aberg

The rookie out of Texas Tech will make his major tournament debut. Can he really win on his first try? Absolutely. Aberg was unflappable while helping Europe win the Ryder Cup last summer. He’s already won on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour and is ranked No. 9 in the world.  

Wyndham Clark 

The 2023 U.S. Open champion is hitting his stride at age 30. He was runner-up to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at both Bay Hill and the Players Championship this season. He’s No. 10 on the PGA Tour in driving distance (309.2), so don’t expect Augusta National’s par 5s to intimidate him. 

Bryson DeChambeau

DeChambeau hasn’t been great at the Masters, but the 2020 U.S. Open champion is bound to make a splash in the majors again soon. He won twice on the LIV circuit last season, which included a 58 at Greenbrier. He finished in the top 10 in three straight tournaments before last week. 

Brooks Koepka

He led most of the way in the 2023 Masters before succumbing to eventual champion Jon Rahm. All golfers put more emphasis on the majors than regular events, and Koepka is the epitome of that. He won back-to-back U.S. Opens in 2017 and 2018, then repeated at the PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019, before claiming another PGA Championship title in 2023.

Shane Lowry

He ranks third on the PGA Tour in strokes gained approach (0.928), seventh in strokes gained tee to green (1.323) and has four top-25 finishes at the Masters. He finished third at Bay Hill this year and tied for fourth at the Honda Classic. Lowry might not be an attractive choice, but expect him to be in the mix. 

Rory McIlroy

The No. 2 golfer in the world hasn’t contended as much as he’d like this season. But the four-time major winner leads the PGA Tour in total driving (55) and is fourth in driving distance (312.2). He placed third at last week’s Valero Texas Open, posting a Sunday 66 to finish 11 under. 

Joaquin Niemann

He’s won twice on the LIV circuit this season. That helped him get a special invite to play in the Masters, where he finished tied for 16th last year. He won the Australian Open this season, finished fifth at the Australian PGA Championship and tied for fourth at the DP World Tour event in Dubai. 

Rahm is the defending Masters champion and looking for his third major title in addition to his 2021 U.S. Open championship. His jump to LIV in December was the biggest story in golf last year. He has four top 10 finishes in four LIV events played. Perhaps even bigger: Rahm has five top 10s in his last six Masters starts.

Xander Schauffele

Schauffele has seven PGA Tour wins but no majors yet. He has four top 5 finishes this season, including a runner-up spot behind Scheffler at the Players Championship. He ranks No. 2 in strokes gained (1.934) on the PGA Tour behind only Scheffler. 

Scottie Scheffler

Here’s your favorite. The 2022 Masters champion won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship in back-to-back weeks before a runner-up finish at the Houston Open this season. He is first or second on Tour this season in greens in regulation (No. 1, 76.3%), strokes gained (No. 1, 2.81), strokes gained off the tee (No. 2, 0.90) and strokes gained approach to green (No. 1, 1.34). 

LIV golfers in Masters field

Here’s a quick look at the 13 LIV golfers in the 2024 Masters field and how they received their tournament exemptions.

Player | exemption

∎ Bryson DeChambeau | 2020 U.S. Open win

∎ Sergio Garcia | 2017 Masters champion

∎ Tyrrell Hatton | 2023 Tour Championship qualifier, top 50 in Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR)

∎ Dustin Johnson | 2020 Masters champion

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∎ Brooks Koepka | 2019, 2023 PGA Championship wins

∎ Adrian Meronk | top 50 in OWGR in 2023

∎ Phil Mickelson | 2004, 2006, 2010 Masters champion

∎ Joaquin Niemann | Special invitation

∎ Jon Rahm | 2023 Masters champion

∎ Patrick Reed | 2018 Masters champion 

∎ Charl Schwartzel | 2011 Masters champion

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∎ Cameron Smith | 2022 Open Championship win

∎ Bubba Watson | 2012, 2014 Masters champion

Is Tiger Woods playing the Masters? 

Yes, Tiger Woods is in the 2024 Masters field. He’ll tee off with Jason Day and Max Homa at 1:24 p.m. ET on Thursday. 

Woods, who owns five Masters championships, still deals with physical ailments that have led to numerous surgeries late in his career. His surgically fused right ankle forced him to withdraw in the third round of the 2023 Masters. 

Woods has won the Masters five times. His 2019 win at Augusta National, following a comeback to golf through personal and physical challenges, will always be one of golf’s best stories. 

World Golf Ranking entering Masters 2024

Here’s a look at the top 50 golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking entering the 2024 Masters. 

1. Scottie Scheffler

2. Rory McIlroy

3. Jon Rahm

4. Wyndham Clark

5. Xander Schauffele

6. Viktor Hovland

7. Patrick Cantlay

8. Brian Harman

9. Ludvig Åberg

10. Matt Fitzpatrick

11. Max Homa

12. Hideki Matsuyama

13. Tommy Fleetwood

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14. Cameron Young

15. Sahith Theegala

16. Keegan Bradley

17. Russell Henley

18. Jordan Spieth

19. Tyrrell Hatton

20. Collin Morikawa

21. Jason Day

22. Sam Burns

23. Tom Kim

24. Nick Taylor

25. Matthieu Pavon

26. Tony Finau

27. Chris Kirk

28. Justin Thomas

29. Sepp Straka

30. Denny McCarthy

31. Will Zalatoris

32. Min Woo Lee

33. Brooks Koepka

34. Akshay Bhatia

35. Lucas Glover

36. Shane Lowry

37. Rickie Fowler

38. Nicolai Højgaard

39. Emiliano Grillo

40. Eric Cole

41. Sungjae Im

42. Stephan Jaeger

43. Kurt Kitayama

44. Byeong Hun An

45. Harris English

46. Adam Hadwin

47. J.T. Poston

48. Si Woo Kim

49. Corey Conners

50. Austin Eckroat

Masters odds 2024

All odds are from BetMGM .

∎ Scottie Scheffler (+400) 

∎ Rory McIlroy (+1000) 

∎ Jon Rahm (+1200) 

∎ Xander Schauffele (+1400) 

∎ Brooks Koepka (+2000) 

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∎ Hideki Matsuyama (+2000) 

∎ Jordan Spieth (+2200) 

∎ Joaquin Niemann (+2800) 

∎ Ludvig Aberg (+2800) 

∎ Wyndham Clark (+2800) 

∎ Bryson DeChambeau (+3300) 

∎ Matt Fitzpatrick (+3300) 

∎ Patrick Cantlay (+3300) 

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∎ Viktor Hovland (+3300) 

∎ Will Zalatoris (+3300) 

∎ Cameron Smith (+4000) 

∎ Dustin Johnson (+4000) 

∎ Justin Thomas (+4000) 

∎ Tony Finau (+4000) 

∎ Cameron Young (+4500) 

∎ Sahith Theegala (+4500) 

∎ Shane Lowry (+4500) 

∎ Tommy Fleetwood (+4500) 

∎ Collin Morikawa (+5000) 

∎ Max Homa (+5500) 

∎ Sam Burns (+5500) 

∎ Jason Day (+6000) 

∎ Russell Henley (+6000) 

∎ Brian Harman (+6600) 

∎ Min Woo Lee (+6600) 

∎ Patrick Reed (+6600) 

∎ Tyrell Hatton (+6600) 

∎ Corey Conners (+6600) 

∎ Si Woo Kim (+8000) 

∎ Adam Scott (+9000) 

∎ Sergio Garcia (+9000) 

∎ Denny McCarthy (+10000) 

∎ Sungjae Im (+10000) 

∎ Akshay Bhatia (+10000) 

∎ Byeong Hun An (+12500) 

∎ Harris English (+12500) 

∎ Justin Rose (+12500) 

∎ Rickie Fowler (+12500) 

∎ Tom Kim (+12500) 

∎ Chris Kirk (+15000) 

∎ Stephan Jaeger (+15000) 

∎ Tiger Woods (+15000) 

∎ Adrian Meronk (+17500) 

∎ Keegan Bradley (+17500) 

∎ Kurt Kitayama (+17500) 

∎ Adam Hadwin (+17500) 

∎ Erik van Rooyen (+20000) 

∎ Nick Taylor (+20000) 

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∎ Nicolai Hojgaard (+20000) 

∎ Phil Mickelson (+20000) 

∎ Sepp Straka (+20000) 

∎ Taylor Moore (+20000) 

∎ Thorbjorn Olesen (+20000) 

∎ J.T. Poston (+22500) 

∎ Matthieu Pavon (+22500) 

∎ Adam Schenk (+22500) 

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∎ Austin Eckroat (+22500) 

∎ Bubba Watson (+22500) 

∎ Cameron Davis (+22500) 

∎ Emiliano Grillo (+22500) 

∎ Eric Cole (+22500) 

∎ Gary Woodland (+22500) 

∎ Jake Knapp (+22500) 

∎ Lucas Glover (+22500) 

∎ Nick Dunlap (+22500) 

∎ Luke List (+22500) 

∎ Charl Schwartzel (+40000) 

∎ Lee Hodges (+40000) 

∎ Peter Malnati (+40000) 

∎ Ryo Hisatsune (+40000) 

∎ Danny Willett (+50000) 

∎ Grayson Murray (+50000) 

∎ Camilo Villegas (+75000) 

∎ Christo Lamprecht (+75000) 

∎ Zach Johnson (+80000) 

∎ Jasper Stubbs (+100000) 

∎ Neal Shipley (+100000) 

∎ Santiago De La Fuente (+100000) 

∎ Stewart Hagestad (+100000) 

∎ Fred Couples (+150000) 

∎ Mike Weir (+150000) 

∎ Vijay Singh (+150000) 

∎ Jose Maria Olazabal (+300000)

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Masters 2024 props, golf odds: Expert reveals top PGA Tour prop bets, parlay picks for Augusta National

T he first 2024 Masters tee times will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday after weather delayed the start of the opening round. At 100-1 to win outright in the 2024 Masters odds, it's unlikely that Tiger Woods will pick up his sixth career green jacket this week at the Masters 2024. However, there are still plenty of intriguing Masters Tiger props on the board for golf bettors to consider before he tees off. The latest 2024 Masters prop bets list Woods' Round 1 score over/under at 73.5, with the Over favored at -165 (risk $165 to win $100).

Other Tiger prop picks include a top-10 overall finish paying +900 and a top-20 performance returning +350. Which 2024 Masters props should you target involving Woods and every other golfer in the 2024 Masters field? Before locking in your 2024 Masters prop picks or entering Masters pool picks, you need to see what SportsLine DFS pro and PGA expert Mike McClure has to say . 

McClure is a DFS legend with over $2 million in career winnings, and he's been red-hot on his PGA picks dating back to the PGA Tour restart in June of 2020. McClure uses his proprietary simulation model to analyze the field and crush his  golf picks . He is up almost $9,500 on his best bets since the restart.  

McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scheffler winning in 2022. 

This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed McClure's picks has seen massive returns.  

Now, McClure has dialed in on the Masters golf tournament and just locked in his top prop picks and PGA predictions. You can only see McClure's Masters 2024 prop picks at SportsLine .

Top 2024 Masters prop picks

We can tell you that one of McClure's favorite Masters prop picks is Ludvig Aberg to be the top debutant at +275. Despite turning pro less than a year ago, Aberg comes to Augusta in strong form. He's already picked up wins on both the PGA Tour and European Tour in the past seven months.

He's also made every cut during his 2024 PGA Tour schedule and hasn't finished worse than 25th in his past six events. His average finish position during that span is 12.8 and he's posted four rounds of 66 or lower this year, including an astonishing 63 in Round 4 of the Sentry. Wyndham Clark is the only other first-time Masters player who can claim a comparable recent run to Aberg, so McClure loves the value of betting on Aberg at a return that approaches 3-1.  You can see who else to back at SportsLine .

How to make Masters 2024 prop picks

McClure has also locked in a slew of other prop bets for the 2024 Masters, including a prop that pays almost 20-1 and comes from an unlikely player. You can find out who it is, and check out all of McClure's Masters prop picks at SportsLine .

Who wins the Masters 2024, and which golfer should you target for almost a 20-1 payout? Visit SportsLine now to get Mike McClure's Masters 2024 prop picks, all from the golf expert who is up almost $9,500 on his best bets since 2020 , and find out.