The Masters odds favor Dustin Johnson to don his first green jacket come Sunday, but there s plenty of bettors in Las Vegas taking Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth as well.
Masters odds are going with Dustin Johnson, the world s top-ranked player who is playing the best golf of his career. (Image: Harry How/Getty Images)The Westgate SuperBook puts Johnson at 6-1 the day before the first round tees off on Thursday. Former world number ones Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth follow closely at 7-1. Spieth is the only one of the trio who has won a green jacket.
Johnson, the reigning US Open champ, is unquestionably the hottest golfer on planet Earth, winning his last three starts including two World Golf Championship events. DJ s played in eight tournaments in the 2017 wraparound season, and has finished third or better in five.
But Augusta National has evaded him thus far. He s finished in the top 10 just twice in his career at the Masters, though they ve come in the previous two years.
Golf is a funny game, it doesn t matter how good you re playing. You can still not win, Johnson said this week. If I want to win here, everything s going to have to go well for me.
Bettors at the SuperBook believe the first golf major of the year will be a three-horse race. The next closest odds come for Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, Jon Rahm, and Phil Mickelson, all who are listed at 20-1.
Online sportsbook Bovada has Johnson at +550, McIlroy +700, and Spieth +800 to win the Masters. Matsuyama, Fowler, and Day come next at a distant +1800.
Fan favorite Mickelson, who is entangled in a nasty , is at +2500. Last year s Masters champion Danny Willet is a long shot at 125-1.
As for the winning score, bettors can take the over/under of 281.5 at -110 at the SuperBook. There s been just two winning scores of 282 or higher since 1990.
Woods Withdrawal Win for BooksTiger Woods is in Augusta, Georgia, for the annual champions dinner, but the 14-time major winner won t be teeing it up tomorrow. Citing ongoing back injuries, from the Masters for the second consecutive year last week.
And while that s disappointing news for patrons, television viewers, and especially CBS and its advertisers, it s not necessarily a bad thing for sportsbooks. Woods hasn t won a PGA Tour event since 2013, but Westgate golf manager Jeff Sherman says he was still in the top five in terms of ticket count.
