Tiger Woods made the cut in his return to competitive golf at Augusta National Golf Club last year, so what will he do for an encore at the 2023 Masters, which tees off Thursday? The 15-time major champion hasn’t been the same since his car crash two years ago, but he knows the course better than anyone and has won there five times. He could be a popular pick for players setting 2023 Masters fantasy golf lineups this week. Top players in the 2023 Masters fantasy golf rankings could include the PGA Tour’s Big Three: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. All have held the world’s No. 1 ranking in 2023, and Scheffler is the defending Masters champion. Does that mean he is the clear choice to anchor your 2023 Masters fantasy golf picks?
Rahm is the 15-2 favorite in Caesars Sportsbook’s 2023 Masters odds, with Scheffler (8-1) and McIlroy right behind. Before setting your 2023 Masters fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 Masters picks, you need to see the fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine Fantasy expert Jim Holliman.
Holliman has been a writer and editor for nearly 25 years and has been playing and following the game closely for more than three decades. The Florida-based writer knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour and how the players’ games fit the courses.
Holliman has been on a roll since last season. At the Valspar Championship, he had high hopes for Taylor Moore (50-1), even though he hadn’t finished higher than 35th in his previous three outings. Holliman saw something in his third-round 65 at The Players Championship and said Moore “could go low this week.” The 29-year-old shot 67 in Sunday’s final round for his first PGA Tour victory.
At The Players, he was all over Scheffler to win at 10-1, ranking him as his top choice despite the golfer’s lack of previous success at TPC Sawgrass. And at Bay Hill, 11 of his picks finished in the top 15 and three of his top seven posted top-five finishes. The golf expert also was behind Chris Kirk as winner at the Honda Classic, backing the 25-1 shot to get his first victory since 2015. Anyone who has followed Holliman’s predictions is way up on their golf picks.
Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers from the 2023 Masters field. You can only see his fantasy golf rankings and 2023 Masters picks at SportsLine.
2023 Masters fantasy golf picks
One player Holliman is behind for the season’s first major is Jon Rahm. He has finished outside the top 30 in two of his past three and withdrew from the other with an illness. Still, the Spaniard had 10 straight top-10 finishes before that. He also has finished in the top 10 in four of his six trips to Augusta. That’s because his ball-striking ability is elite. He ranks third in greens in regulation and fourth in strokes gained approach. The 28-year-old leads the tour in scoring average (68.03) and breaks par more than 31% of the time. See who else to back at SportsLine.
On the flip side, Holliman knows Justin Thomas is among the top 2023 Masters favorites, but the expert is fading him. The expert expects the 29-year-old to win more majors in his career, but says “he hasn’t been playing well enough recently to do it here.” Thomas has been in a funk with his irons and putter, a big problem heading to the Masters 2023. He ranks 161st in proximity to the hole and 146th in strokes gained putting. You can see who else to fade at SportsLine.
How to set your 2023 Masters fantasy golf rankings
For the first major of the year, Holliman is backing several longshots and has one golfer in his top five who is priced at more than 30-1. This golfer has already had multiple successful runs at the Masters and has the talent to win majors. You can find out who it is, and check out Holliman’s 2023 Masters rankings, only at SportsLine.
So who will win the 2023 Masters, and who are the top players to target for your 2023 Masters fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman’s fantasy golf rankings for the Masters 2023, all from the fantasy expert with his finger on the pulse of the game, and find out.