Masters picks: Scottie Scheffler is the favorite, but not among our picks to win
Will the 90th Masters crown a first-time major winner?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Because there are stats for everything, there are, of course, predictable stats when picking who will win the Masters. For some, they’re mundane.
For others, they’re gospel Recent winners have: Gained 18 strokes tee-to-green in the four tournaments leading into the Masters Played in the weeks leading up to the tournament Ranked in top 40 in par-5 scoring Have already won a tournament this season Mostly what past Masters winners have in common is … they’re really, really good. 2025: Rory McIlory, ranked No. 2 in the world 2024: Scottie Scheffler, ranked No.
1 in the world 2023: Jon Rahm, ranked No. 3 in the world 2022: Scottie Scheffler, ranked No. 1 in the world Scheffler heads into 90th Masters as the favorite yet again at +600, but he is not among our picks to win … because that would be no fun.
Jay Busbee: Bryson DeChambeau (+1200) Had DeChambeau wrestled the green jacket off Rory McIlroy’s back last year, he would have instantly become the most unpopular champion since Stewart Cink snatched the Claret Jug out of Tom Watson’s hands at the 2009 Open Championship. But with McIlroy now a champion, DeChambeau is free to go out and claim a jacket of his own without worrying about what anyone will think of him. The big guy has finishes of T5 and T6 over the last two years, suggesting he’s figured this place out.