Masters Picks 2023: 1 of These 11 Players Will Win

It’s officially Masters week and the best week of the year when it comes to golf betting. 

There are plenty of storylines to follow, and a lot of the best players in the world come into the week in peak form, so it’s shaping up to be one of the most memorable Masters in recent memory.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy currently have the best Masters odds at +700.

Picking an outright winner is extremely hard to do, but there are some trends to know for this week at Augusta National.

Masters Betting Strategy

More so than most tournaments, past performance at Augusta National is imperative. Given all the subtleties to the course, first-time players are at a disadvantage, and the more experience a player has, the better off they are.

Knowing the proper way to play certain holes is very important to have success this week. Longer hitters do have an advantage on some holes, but for the most part, the course is about ball striking and navigating the fast and tricky greens. 

It is also crucial to take advantage of the four par-5s, especially the two on the back nine. 

Picking a Masters Winner

Last 11 Winners Were Ranked in Top 18 of Official World Rankings

1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Rory McIlory
3. Jon Rahm
4. Patrick Cantlay
5. Max Homa
6. Cameron Smith
7. Xander Schauffele
8. Will Zalatoris
9. Viktor Hovland
10. Justin Thomas
11. Cam Burns
12. Collin Morikawa
13. Tony Finau
14. Cameron Young
15. Matt Fitzpatrick
16. Jordan Spieth
17. Tyrrell Hatton
18. Sungjae Im

Based on recent history, these are the 18 players with a chance to win going into the week based on the Official World Golf Ranking.

13 of the Last 14 Winners Had Previous Top 30 at Augusta

1. Scheffler
2. McIlroy
3. Rahm
4. Cantlay
5. Smith
6. Schauffele
7. Zalatoris
8. Hovland
9. Thomas
10. Morikawa
11. Finau
12. Fitzpatrick
13. Spieth
14. Hatton
15. Im

Eliminated: Homa, Burns, Young

Based on past success at Augusta National as well as world ranking, 15 players have a chance to win.

18 of the Last 23 Winners Made Cut in Most Recent Tour Start

1. Scheffler
2. McIlroy
3. Cantlay
4. Smith
5. Schauffele
6. Hovland
7. Thomas
8. Morikawa
9. Finau
10. Spieth
11. Im

Eliminated: Rahm, Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick, Hatton

This was a bit tricky since the last event for almost all of these players was the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and it doesn’t have an official cut.

But Rahm didn’t make it out of group play and withdrew from the Players Championship in his previous start. Zalatoris did not record a single point at the Match Play and finished 74th at the Players Championship. Hatton missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open. And lastly, Fitzpatrick didn’t make it out of group play at the Match Play and missed the cut at his last stroke play event, the Valspar Championship.

Based on these trends, one of the 11 players above will win the 2023 Masters. Keep that in mind when making your picks.