The biggest buzz going into the 86th Masters is the return of Tiger Woods, who will play in his first major since suffering severe injuries to his right leg and foot in a car accident a couple of Februaries ago. However, he is just one player in a supremely talented field, and while Fred Couples did report that Woods looked “phenomenal” in a practice round, there are a lot of other Golf betting options that make more sense for you. Take a look at the latest updates with the Masters set to start tomorrow.
PGA News: Updates for the Masters
Scottie Scheffler has moved to a point where, if he’s not at the top of the odds list, he’s worth that values wager. He won at the WM Phoenix Open, the Bay Invitational, and the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He not only has the talent to win, but he also has the confidence to finish, which is crucial right now.
Cameron Smith won at the Players and has been right there at the end in three of the last four masters, including a second-place result two years ago. He also has the confidence to finish, his short game is elite, and he can bring creativity to the hills of Augusta National.
Brooks Koepka has already established himself at Augusta and already has shown that he can play well in less than optimal weather. Dustin Johnson has a green jacket and Koepka does not, and when your best friend / rival has something that you don’t, your motivation tends to tick upward.
Jon Rahm has a lot of the statistical reasons for the wager: he leads the PGA Tour in shots gained off the tee and is fourth in shots gained from tee to green. He has finished at T8 or better in five consecutive majors; at the Masters, he has four consecutive finishes of T9 or better – th eonly player to crack the top ten in the last four Masters. He also has the motivation of losing his #1 ranking to Scottie Scheffler, so Rahm should be dialed in.
Viktor Hovland is one of the top drivers and iron players, although his chipping could be a problem. At the Masters, he finished T32 two years ago as an amateur and T21 a year ago. He has the right attitude to deal with the adversities that can pop up here, and he does offer some value.
Collin Morikawa is one of the PGA Tour’s top players, and of all the golf skills in the Masters, striking the ball might be most significant. He finished T44 in 2020 and T18 last year.
Will Tiger Woods make the cut? (+110 Yes / -140 No)
Woods has five green jackets and nine other top-ten finishes at Augusta National. No one else with that track record would have this kind of value for a prop on the cut. Obviously, Woods is the legend in the field, but the recent lack of competitive play, the question about whether he can walk four rounds and play at an elite level, and the quality elsewhere in the field makes even the cut a difficult proposition.
Will Sam Burns finish in the top 10? (+350)
The last time a Masters rookie won the green jacket was 1979, when Fuzzy Zoeller did it. So while Burns isn’t a solid pick to win the whole thing, he has finished in the top ten seven times in 13 tournaments, and he did win the Valspar Championship in March and the Sanderson Farms Championship in October. If he can push through the opening round in decent shape, he should be around on Sunday.
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