The last time golf fans saw Tiger Woods in a PGA Tour event, he withdrew from the Genesis Invitational due to illness. The time before that, Woods withdrew from the 2023 Masters due to a plantar fasciitis injury. Can the 48-year-old Woods complete his first 72 holes in a PGA Tour event since the 2023 Genesis Invitational at the 2024 Masters? Woods has had some of his most memorable moments in golf at the Masters, including an improbable run to win the 2019 edition for his first major title since 2007. Woods is a 160-1 longshot to win in the 2024 Masters odds, and the tournament tees off from Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, April 11. If Woods wins, he’ll tie Jack Nicklaus (six) for the most Masters victories.
Scottie Scheffler, who won two tournaments in March, is the 5-1 favorite among the 2024 Masters contenders. Rory McIlroy, who is looking to complete the golf career grand slam, has 10-1 Masters odds 2024 to win his first green jacket. Jon Rahm, the defending Masters champion, follows at 13-1, so should you include any of these favorites in your 2024 Masters bets? Before locking in your 2024 Masters picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, the model is up nearly $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model predicted Scottie Scheffler would finish on top of the leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship this season. McClure also included Hideki Matsuyama in his best bets to win the 2024 Genesis Invitational. That bet hit at +9000, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned nearly $1,000.
The model also predicted Jon Rahm would be victorious at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm’s second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Nick Taylor (70-1) winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the Masters 2024 field is set, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Masters predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2024 Masters: Justin Thomas, a 28-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. Thomas, a 15-time PGA Tour winner, is a two-time major winner but is seeking his first green jacket.
After a rough 2022-23 season in which Thomas finished 71st in the FedEx Cup standings, the 30-year-old got off to a stronger start in the 2024 PGA Tour season with back-to-back top-six showings over his first two tournaments. Thomas missed the cut at last year’s Masters during his rough stretch, but he placed eighth or better in his previous two showings at Augusta National Golf Club. He finished in the top 20 in his previous four Masters appearances before last season and ranked 12th on the PGA Tour in birdie average through his first seven tournaments of this season. If Thomas can build off his strong start and sink timely birdies at the 2024 Masters, the model loves his value at 28-1 odds to win his third career major.
The model has also examined where Tiger finishes. His resume speaks for itself entering his 26th start at Augusta National, where he has won the green jacket five times, second only to Jack Nicklaus. The 48-year-old holds the record for career scoring average (71.1) and most consecutive rounds shooting par or better (16).
Woods hasn’t been as active on the links since his car crash in 2021, withdrawing from three events and being cut from another in his seven starts since then. However, he showed in 2023 that he can still compete in a major competition. Woods made the cut for the final round at the Masters before a foot injury forced him to withdraw and eventually end his season. The model just locked in its Tiger Woods Masters picks here.
How to make 2024 Masters picks
The model is also targeting six golfers with Masters odds of 20-1 or longer to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s PGA picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Masters, which longshots will stun the golfing world, and where will Tiger Woods finish? Check out the Masters 2024 odds below, then visit SportsLine to see the projected Masters leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed 10 golf majors, including the last two Masters winners.
2024 Masters odds, golfers, field
See the full Masters picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Scottie Scheffler +500
Rory McIlroy +1000
Jon Rahm +1300
Brooks Koepka +2100
Jordan Spieth +2100
Will Zalatoris +2100
Viktor Hovland +2100
Xander Schauffele +2400
Ludvig Aberg +2400
Patrick Cantlay +2800
Justin Thomas +2800
Cameron Smith +3100
Hideki Matsuyama +3100
Collin Morikawa +3100
Joaquin Niemann +3100
Wyndham Clark +3100
Matt Fitzpatrick +3600
Dustin Johnson +3600
Tony Finau +4400
Max Homa +4400
Brian Harman +4600
Shane Lowry +4600
Cameron Young +4600
Jason Day +4600
Bryson DeChambeau +4600
Sam Burns +5500
Min Woo Lee +5500
Sahith Theegala +5500
Tommy Fleetwood +5500
Sung-Jae Im +7500
Tyrrell Hatton +7500
Corey Conners +9000
Tom Kim +9000
Justin Rose +9000
Patrick Reed +9000
Russell Henley +12000
Adam Scott +12000
Rickie Fowler +12000
Jake Knapp +12000
Phil Mickelson +16000
Harris English +16000
Sergio Garcia +16000
Tiger Woods +16000
Gary Woodland +19000
Keegan Bradley +19000
Si Woo Kim +19000
Chris Kirk +19000
Ryan Fox +19000
J.T. Poston +19000
Nick Dunlap +19000
Cameron Davis +19000
Thorbjorn Olesen +19000
Adrian Meronk +19000
Sepp Straka +19000
Nick Taylor +19000
Eric Cole +19000
Matthieu Pavon +19000
Emiliano Grillo +19000
Nicolai Hojgaard +19000
Luke List +21000
Adam Hadwin +21000
Charl Schwartzel +28000
Kurt Kitayama +28000
Bubba Watson +28000
Ryo Hisatsune +28000
Erik van Rooyen +28000
Danny Willett +34000
Denny McCarthy +34000
Lee Hodges +34000
Taylor Moore +43000
Adam Schenk +43000
Lucas Glover +43000
Grayson Murray +55000
Christo Lamprecht +55000
Mike Weir +100000
Jose Maria Olazabal +100000
Fred Couples +100000
Vijay Singh +100000
Zach Johnson +100000
Stewart Hagestad +100000
Jasper Stubbs +100000
Santiago De La Fuente +100000
Neal Shipley +100000