Odds to Win the Masters Tournament: After Win At The Players, McIlroy Becomes the New Favorite
With the calendar turning to 2019, golf fans and bettors alike are already gearing up for the first major of the year: the Masters. The Masters is undoubtedly the most prestigious tournament in professional golf, and this year’s edition is shaping up to be one of the most wide-open events we’ve seen in quite some time.
At Bovada, Rory McIlroy is the +750 favorite. Dustin Johnson (+1000), Justin Rose (+1200), Tiger Woods (+1200), Justin Thomas (+1600), Brooks Koepka (+1800), Bryson DeChambeau (+1800), Jon Rahm (+1800), Jordan Spieth (+2000) and Rickie Fowler (+2000) round out the top 10 at the shop.
Woods’ 2018 success has paved the way for big things
At 43, Woods had a badly needed bounce-back season in 2018, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone to see him near the top of the Masters list. Woods capped off the PGA Tour campaign with a huge win at the final FedExCup playoff event, the Tour Championship, in September.
Eldrick ended 2018 in the 13th spot in the world golf rankings as a result of his hot play. Woods has always generated a ton of betting action at sportsbooks, so his +1200 price could be both a result of his resurgence and a lot of money coming in on him from his fans.
Patrick Reed earned his first major victory at Augusta National a year ago, and the American is +4000 to go back to back in Georgia. Reed, who played college golf at Augusta State, tailed off a bit after his big Masters win but is in line for a solid performance in his green jacket defense.
First-time winners are dominating major season
After Reed’s victory, Koepka (U.S. Open, PGA Championship) and Francesco Molinari (British Open) also came away with major titles in 2018. Koepka now has an incredible three majors titles, while Molinari joined the list of first-time winners on golf’s biggest stage.
Including the Italian, 10 players have come away with their first major victories since the 2015 PGA Championship (Molinari, Koepka, Johnson, Thomas, Reed, Jason Day, Danny Willett, Henrik Stenson, Jimmy Walker and Sergio Garcia).
Take a look at the book’s full list of odds. Who are you putting your money on? Have your say in the comment section.
2019 Masters Tournament Odds
Odds as of March 21 at Bovada
- Rory McIlroy +750
- Dustin Johnson +1000
- Justin Rose +1200
- Tiger Woods +1200
- Justin Thomas +1600
- Brooks Koepka +1800
- Bryson DeChambeau +1800
- Jon Rahm +1800
- Jordan Spieth +2000
- Rickie Fowler +2000
- Jason Day +2500
- Tommy Fleetwood +2500
- Adam Scott +3300
- Bubba Watson +3300
- Francesco Molinari +3300
- Hideki Matsuyama +3300
- Phil Mickelson +3300
- Tony Finau +3300
- Xander Schauffele +3300
- Patrick Reed +4000
- Paul Casey +4000
- Sergio Garcia +4500
- Marc Leishman +5000
- Matt Kuchar +5000
- Gary Woodland +6600
- Henrik Stenson +6600
- Louis Oosthuizen +6600
- Patrick Cantlay +6600
- Cameron Smith +7000
- Cameron Champ +8000
- Ian Poulter +8000
- Webb Simpson +8000
- Matthew Fitzpatrick +9000
- Billy Horschel +10000
- Branden Grace +10000
- Brandt Snedeker +10000
- Danny Willett +10000
- Hao Tong Li +10000
- Lee Westwood +10000
- Matt Wallace +10000
- Rafael Cabrera Bello +10000
- Thomas Pieters +10000
- Tyrrell Hatton +10000
- Alexander Noren +12500
- Charl Schwartzel +12500
- Charles Howell III +12500
- Charley Hoffman +12500
- Emiliano Grillo +12500
- J.B. Holmes +12500
- Keegan Bradley +12500
- Kevin Kisner +12500
- Shane Lowry +12500
- Si Woo Kim +12500
- Zach Johnson +12500
- Adam Hadwin +15000
- Daniel Berger +15000
- Eddie Pepperell +15000
- Thorbjorn Olesen +15000
- Byeong Hun An +17500
- Keith Mitchell +17500
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat +17500
- Ryan Moore +17500
- Aaron Wise +20000
- Beau Hossler +20000
- Brian Harman +20000
- Jimmy Walker +20000
- Kevin Chappell +20000
- Lucas Bjerregaard +20000
- Martin Kaymer +20000
- Russell Henley +20000
- Brendan Steele +25000
- Jason Dufner +25000
- Kevin Na +25000
- Kevin Tway +25000
- Kyle Stanley +25000
- Pat Perez +25000
- Dylan Frittelli +30000
- Patton Kizzire +30000
- Ross Fisher +30000
- Stewart Cink +30000
- Andrew Landry +35000
- Jamie Lovemark +35000
- Aaron Rai +40000
- Adam Long +40000
- Satoshi Kodaira +40000
- Shubhankar Sharma +40000
- Bernhard Langer +50000
- Fred Couples +50000
- Michael Kim +50000
- Vijay Singh +50000
- Angel Cabrera +75000
- Trevor Immelman +100000
- Larry Mize +150000
- Mark O’Meara +150000
- Mike Weir +150000
- Jose Maria Olazabal +200000
- Sandy Lyle +200000
- Ian Woosnam +250000
