Golf is not a game of inches. It’s a game of millimeters. Any slight mishit or bad bounce could be the difference between missing a cut or competing for that green jacket.
That makes golf notoriously hard to bet on. Even the best golfers in the world have bad days. Scottie Scheffler is almost unanimously agreed upon as the top golfer in the world, yet he has not won a single event in 2025.
Still, the Masters is where the big dogs come to play. The sport’s top athletes always want to put their best foot forward at Augusta, so if you’re looking for some decent bets heading into tournament play, here’s every golfer ranked based on their championship odds at the 2025 Masters.
Favorites to win the 2025 Masters
*All odds via BetMGM
Favorites
1) Scottie Scheffler: +450
2) Rory McIlroy: +650
3) Collin Morikawa: +1400
4) Jon Rahm: +1400
5) Bryson DeChambeau: +1600
6) Ludvig Aberg: +2000
7) Justin Thomas: +2200
8) Xander Schauffele: +2200
9) Joaquin Niemann: +3000
While you can’t go wrong with any of these golfers, Collin Morikawa is a favorite among experts. He has finished top-10 at each of his last three Masters. Morikawa also leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained on approach, and he has hit the most fairways of anyone playing at Augusta over the last five years.
Sleepers
10) Brooks Koepka: +3300
11) Hideki Matsuyama: +3300
12) Jordan Spieth: +3300
13) Patrick Cantlay: +3300
14) Shane Lowry: +3300
15) Tommy Fleetwood: +3300
16) Russell Henley: +4000
17) Viktor Hovland: +4000
18) Min Woo Lee: +4500
19) Robert MacIntyre: +4500
20) Cameron Smith: +5000
21) Corey Conners: +5000
22) Will Zalatoris: +5000
23) Sepp Straka: +5500
24) Akshay Bhatia: +6600
25) Jason Day: +6600
26) Patrick Reed: +6600
27) Sergio Garcia: +6600
Sepp Straka ranks top 10 in both fairways and greens hit in regulation. He’s one of only two players with that distinction, and the other is Collin Morikawa. That alone should put him in consideration for victory at Augusta.
Dark Horses
28) Dustin Johnson: +8000
29) Tony Finau: +8000
30) Wyndham Clark: +8000
31) Phil Mickelson: +9000
32) J.J. Spaun: +10000
33) Justin Rose: +10000
34) Keegan Bradley: +10000
35) Maverick McNealy: +10000
36) Tom Kim: +10000
37) Aaron Rai: +12500
38) Adam Scott: +12500
39) Brian Harman: +12500
40) Byeong Hun An: +12500
41) Cameron Young: +12500
42) Daniel Berger: +12500
43) Davis Thompson: +12500
44) Denny McCarthy: +12500
45) Sahith Theegala: +12500
46) Sungjae Im: +12500
47) Taylor Pendrith: +12500
48) Billy Horschel: +15000
49) J.T. Poston: +15000
50) Matt Fitzpatrick: +15000
51) Sam Burns: +15000
52) Thomas Detry: +15000
53) Harris English: +17500
54) Lucas Glover: +17500
55) Michael Kim: +17500
56) Nicolai Hojgaard: +17500
Maverick McNealy has quietly climbed to top-10 in the Official World Golf Rankings, yet his odds remain rather low. He’s also secured five top-10 finishes since his first win on tour at the RSM Classic last fall. McNealy’s strong short game and reliable driver is going to be a major difference maker, even if this is McNealy’s first appearance at the Masters.
Longshots
57) Charl Schwartzel: +20000
58) Rasmus Hojgaard: +20000
59) Stephan Jaeger: +20000
60) Tom Hoge: +20000
61) Cameron Davis: +25000
62) Kevin Yu: +25000
63) Laurie Canter: +25000
64) Max Homa: +25000
65) Austin Eckroat: +30000
66) Chris Kirk: +30000
67) Christian Bezuidenhout: +30000
68) Joe Highsmith: +30000
69) Max Greyserman: +30000
70) Nick Taylor: +30000
71) Nico Echavarria: +30000
72) Nick Dunlap: +35000
73) Adam Schenk: +40000
74) Davis Riley: +40000
75) Matt McCarty: +40000
76) Matthieu Pavon: +40000
77) Bubba Watson: +50000
78) Danny Willett: +50000
79) Brian Campbell: +50000
80) Jhonattan Vegas: +50000
81) Patton Kizzire: +50000
82) Brian Campbell: +60000
83) Thriston Lawrence: +60000
84) Angel Cabrera: +75000
85) Jose Luis Ballester: +75000
86) Justin Hastings: +75000
87) Zach Johnson: +75000
88) Evan Beck: +100000
89) Hiroshi Tai: +100000
90) Noah Kent: +100000
91) Rafael Campos: +100000
92) Bernhard Langer: +150000
93) Fred Couples: +200000
94) Mike Weir: +200000
95) Jose Maria Olazabal: +400000
Stephan Jaeger is a risky play. That’s obvious given his odds, but he profiles as someone who could shock people this weekend. Jaeger has consistently overperformed on longer courses, as evidenced by his win at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open. While it’s unlikely he’ll win the event outright, he could certainly finish top-25 or top-10 at his peak. If Jaeger’s putter cooperates, he could be a menace on the leaderboard.