Scottie Scheffler hits from the bunker on the 12th hole during the first round at the Masters golf ... [+]
The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National teed off Thursday in windy conditions, and Bryson DeChambeau (-7) tops the leaderboard ahead of world No. 1 and 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler (-6). The final Round 1 leaderboard will be completed early Friday as 27 players complete their rounds after a line of storms blew through the area early Thursday morning and delayed the start of the 2024 Masters Tournament by 2 1/2 hours. The adjusted odds will be updated as the tee times are reset, and here are the current odds to win The Masters.
The Masters Adjusted Odds Ahead of Round 2
Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from BetMGM refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on prop bets and live betting.
Nearing the conclusion of Round 1 with nearly 30% of the field still on the course, I talked Masters golf on the BetMGM Tonight podcast with hosts Trysta Krick, Nick Ashooh, and Ryan Horvat heard on the BetQL Network, Twitch, and the Audacy app. I discussed some of the players in early contention, Scottie Scheffler’s continued spectacular play and some of the golfers as targets in various prop bet markets, finishing position and potential win candidates in the adjusted odds market.
As you consider golfers to win The Masters and capture the green jacket, know that the odds are heavily against players more than 5-strokes behind the leader.
The strong trend shows that 17 of last 18 Masters winners were tied for 10th or better after Round 1, and & 26 of last 30 winners within 5-shots of lead.
So many of the top golfers in the field are going to be battling to move up and get back into contention after DeChambeau and Scheffler set the hot early pace in Round 1. Scottie Scheffler completed the only bogey-free round on Thursday with his 6-under par 66.
“I did a good job of staying patient today, and we kept the golf course in front of us and I executed some really nice up-and-downs to keep the round going,” Scheffler said in his press conference following his round. “I've played this tournament once before in some pretty high winds, and it's an extremely challenging golf course.”
Scheffler gained a field-best 2.8 shots Around the Green, and was 5-of-5 Scrambling.
You can read more of Bryson DeChambeau’s full press conference and see the growth of his game and mindset.
“I'm in a place now where I've figured some stuff out with my golf game, golf swing and equipment,” DeChambeau said. “I'm just in a comfortable place where I'm doing the same thing every single week. The motion is really just tilt the shoulder to swing more inside out. That's literally all it is. And my putting is take it straight back, straight through. Those are the two biggest things I've focused on.”
Bryson’s putter was the best of all players Thursday. His Strokes Gained Putting was +3.71 while hitting 15 Greens in Regulation and making eight birdies and one bogey to shoot 65.
Round 1 Stats Leaders
Leaders key stats have proven profitable for the top of the leaderboard golfers at The Masters. The strokes gained leaders in Round 1, according to Data Golf and more than 25 players (*) still to complete their opening round early Friday morning.
- Putting: DeChambeau (+3.64), Homa * (+3.09), Olesen (+3.01)
- Around the Green: Hojgaard * (+4.10), Scheffler (+2.94)
- Approach: Cantlay (+3.51), Finau (+3.34), Niemann (+2.46), Scheffer (+2.17), Hatton * (+2.14), Hojgaard (+2.11)
- Tee to Green: Scheffler (+6.42), Hojgaard (+6.01), DeChambeau (+4.39), Cantlay (+4.12), Niemann (+4.11)
- Off the Tee: An (+2.25), DeChambeau (+1.95), Niemann (+1.67)
- Total: DeChambeau (+8.03), Scheffler (+7.03), Hojgaard (+5.37)
The leading online sportsbooks are posting adjusted odds to win The Masters after each round, along with round-by-round player matchups as rounds are fully completed.
3-Balls — Round 2
Finau (-110) vs. Mickelson (+275) vs. Straka (+250) - bet Finau
During The Masters, follow the stats and stories of the key players and live betting targets as top golfers make their move when the wind calms down Saturday and The Masters Tournament is decided on the back nine Sunday.
You can bet on it.
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