The 2024 Golf Masters Tournament is the first of four major golf tournaments that take place in 2024. This will be the 88th edition of the Masters, and the first in 2024’s calendar. The tournament will be played over a period of 7 days, from April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.
There are a lot of great players in the 2024 Masters field who haven’t won a title yet, but there is also a long list of former winners. Even though Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, and Rory McIlroy have won a total of eleven majors between them, none of their victories have occurred at Augusta National. The opening round of the Masters 2024 will begin on Thursday, April 11, giving them their next opportunity to do so. Only Rory McIlroy can win the Masters and complete the career grand slam among the 2024 field of players.
Masters Tournament – Schedule
Monday, April 8 – Pre-Tournament
Tuesday, April 9 – Pre-Tournament
Wednesday, April 10 – Pre-Tournament
Thursday, April 11 – Round 1
Friday, April 12 – Round 2
Saturday, April 13 – Round 3
Sunday, April 14 – Round 4
Masters Tournament – Predictions
At 15-2 odds, McIlroy is considered a co-favourite for the 2024 Masters alongside Scottie Scheffler, the champion from 2022, even though he has failed to cut his previous two attempts at the tournament. In 2024, reigning champion Jon Rahm is aiming to become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002 to repeat as Masters winner, and he is 19-2 in the odds. Even though Thomas is 24-1, Koepka is 19-1. Check out SportsLine’s 2024 Masters golf predictions and predicted leaderboard from their proven computer model before committing to any personal choices.
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How about the favourites?
Scottie Scheffler is the heavy favourite to win The Masters, as he is for a large portion of the PGA Tour schedule.
With odds of +800, this year’s event might go to the victor from 2022. Last year, he was one of the favourites, but he shot 4-under-par and tied for tenth place.
Rahm and Rory McIlroy are in a close race for second place, with odds of +850 each.
The fact that McIlroy has never won a major tournament—Augusta—has made his battles there well-known. Last year, as one of the two co-favorites, McIlroy shot 5-over-par, building on his second-place showing in 2022.
What are the odds of Tiger Woods winning The Masters?
With odds of +10000, tied for the 40th-best, Woods is a long-shot favourite to win the event and earn his sixth green jacket.
Actually, the chances of Woods and Mickelson winning The Masters are tied.
Who knows whether Woods will even be at the event this year? He debuted on the PGA Tour in February of 2024 at the Genesis Invitational. However, he pulled out of the tournament in the middle of the second round after experiencing flu-like symptoms.
Even though he was visibly in discomfort on the soggy course during the third round of last year’s Masters, Woods still managed to cut. He decided to pull out of the competition after shooting nine over par. Not long after that, he had ankle surgery, which sidelined him for the rest of the 2023 PGA Tour season.
What’s new to the course in 2024?
This year’s event had one minor adjustment. An additional 10 yards will be added to the second par-5 hole, bringing its total length to 585 yards.