The first major of the year will be decided at the 2026 Masters, which the PGA Tour will host at Augusta National Golf Club. The tournament begins on Thursday, April 9th, with big names chasing the coveted green jacket in a star-studded field including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm. McIlroy will enter the 2026 Masters as the defending champion and will aim to become the first golfer since Tiger Woods (2001-02) to successfully defend his Masters title.
According to the latest 2026 Masters odds, world No. 1 Scheffler is listed as a +500 betting favorite. Rahm (+1000), DeChambeau (+1000) and McIlroy (+1300) follow on the PGA odds board. Should the 2026 Masters pick include supporting one of the favorites, or should they go for a big name like Brooks Koepka (+4000) or Jordan Spieth (+4500)? Before you lock in your 2026 Masters picks, be sure to check out our golf predictions and projected leaderboards from SportsLine’s proven computer model.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulates every event on the PGA Tour 10,000 times. This same model was successful at a whopping 16 majors entering the weekend, including the 2025 Masters, which will be the fourth consecutive Masters, and last year’s PGA Championship and British Open Championship.
Now that the 2026 Masters field is confirmed, the model has simulated the tournament 10,000 times and the results are surprising. Visit SportsLine now to see the predicted leaderboards.
2026 Masters predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm
One pick from the 2026 Masters model: Rahm (+1000), the 2023 Masters champion and one of this year’s favorites, had another strong showing in the Green Jacket, but ultimately fell just short. Rahm has historically played his best golf at Augusta, finishing in the top 10 five times since 2018. He already has one professional win this season and hasn’t finished lower than fifth in any event this year, so the model expects him to contend at Augusta, giving him a 10.5% chance of winning it all and a 41.3% chance of finishing in the top five.
The model also locks in predictions for odds-on betting favorite and two-time Masters winner Scheffler (+500). Scheffler continues to compete at Augusta National, posting two wins, one fourth place and a 10th place finish in the past four years.
He was able to achieve such impressive results thanks to his excellent ball-striking ability. The world No. 1-ranked player currently ranks ninth in regulation percentage on the green (71.30%) and 11th in strokes gained off the tee (0.623). He was also very effective with his putter this season, entering the 2026 Masters ranked second in putts average (1.662) and ninth in putts per round (27.67).
The model also examined McIlroy’s chances (+1300) of becoming the fourth golfer to win back-to-back green jackets. McIlroy established himself as one of golf’s greats with his 2025 Masters victory. He became the sixth player to win a career Grand Slam since defeating Justin Rose in last year’s playoffs.
McIlroy played in four tournaments on the PGA Tour in 2026, finishing T-14 or worse in three of them. But the 36-year-old still has a shot at becoming the first player since Tiger Woods in 2001-02 to win back-to-back Masters titles. McIlroy entered the 2026 Masters ranked first in strokes gained off the tee (0.799), 10th in approaches to greens (0.748) and 11th in regulation percentage on greens (71.03%). He has struggled on the greens this season, ranking 102nd in putts per round (28.86) and 136th in one-putt percentage (38.49%). See the full Masters predictions from the model here.
How to make a 2026 Masters nomination
This model also targets two longshots of +4000 and above. One of them is around +8000 and could do wonders at Augusta this year. Model pickups can only be seen here.
Who will win the 2026 Masters, hit the long shot that will shock the golf world, and where will Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy finish? Check out the 2026 Masters odds below, then visit SportsLine to see the predicted leaderboard. All of this from a model that has won 16 golf majors, including three in 2025, and four straight Masters.
2026 Masters odds, favorites
Get the complete 2026 Masters contenders, best bets and predictions here.
Odds from FanDuel (subject to change)
Scotty Scheffler +500
Bryson DeChambeau +1000
Jon Rahm +1000
Rory McIlroy +1300
Xander Schauffele +1500
Matt Fitzpatrick +1800
Ludwig Oberg +1800
Cameron Young +2200
Tommy Fleetwood +2200
Hideki Matsuyama +2700
Justin Rose +2700
Robert McIntyre +3000
Lee Min Woo +3300
Collin Morikawa +3500
Patrick Reed +4000
Brooks Koepka +4000
Chris Gottterp +4500
Russell Henry +4500
Kim Si Woo +4500
Jordan Spieth +4500
Viktor Hovland +5000
Shane Lowry +6000
Nikolai Hojgaard +6000
Jake Knapp +6500
Justin Thomas +6500
Akshay Bhatia +6500
Maverick McNeely +6500
Adam Scott +7000
JJ Spurn+7000
Patrick Cantlay +7000
Sepp Straka +8000
Tyrrell Hutton +8000
Jacob Bridgman +8000
Jason Day +8000
Im Sung Jae +10000
Sam Burns +10000
Harris English +10000
Corey Connors +10000
Cameron Smith +10000
Marco money +10000
Daniel Berger +12500
Kurt Kitayama +12500
Gary Woodland +12500
Rasmus Hoygaard +15000
Ben Griffin +15000
Keegan Bradley +15000
Aaron Rai +15000
Alex Noren+15000
Ryan Gerald +15000
Sam Stevens +17500
Harry Hall +17500
Wyndham Clark +17500
Aldrich Potgieter +17500
Brian Harman +17500
Max Homa +17500
Ryan Fox +22500
Casey Jarvis +22500
Christopher Reitan +22500
Nick Taylor +25000
Dustin Johnson +25000
Nicola Echavarria +25000
Carlos Ortiz +25000
Michael Kim +25000
Max Glazerman +35000
Sergio Garcia +35000
Haotong Li +35000
Matt McCarty +35000
Andrew Novak +35000
Tom McKibbin +35000
Sam Valimaki +50000
Michael Brennan +50000
Bubba Watson +50000
John Keefer +50000
Rasmus Neergaard Petersen +50000
Charles Schwartzel +50000
Zach Johnson +50000
Davis Riley +75000
Angel Cabrera +100000
Mason Howell +100000
FIFA Lao Pakdee +100000
Ethan Fang +100000
Brian Campbell +100000
Vijay Singh +100000
Jose Maria Olazabal +100000
Brandon Holtz +100000
Naoyuki Kataoka +100000
Danny Willett +100000
Jackson Herrington +100000
fred couple +100000
Mateo Pulcini +100000
Mike Weir +100000
