The Masters Tournament Predictions 2026: Young to Claim Green Jacket

Every so often we get a Masters for the ages.

Jack Nicklaus winning as a 46-year-old in 1986 and Tiger Woods’ incredible comeback victory in 2019 were incredible spectacles.

Last year another epic story unfolded as Rory McIlroy survived some incredible fluctuations in fortune to finally get his hands on the Green Jacket he’d craved for so long.

In beating Justin Rose via a playoff, McIlroy became just the sixth player in the history of men’s golf to win all four majors.

It’s hard to imagine how we can top McIlroy completing the career Grand Slam but every year this tournament throws up something memorable.

Revered by every golfer who has ever swung a club, the par 72 Augusta National is an absolute masterpiece.

It appears to offer obvious birdie chances, especially on the iconic back nine, but approaches need only be a hair off and suddenly bogeys or worse are a threat.

Different styles of golfers have won but a magic short game has always been needed.

Around The Green is usually the least important Strokes Gained stat but not at Augusta.

Strong iron play and putting well on the lightning-fast Bentgrass greens are also a requirement.

The odd surprise winner pops up but the last four champions here now read: McIlroy-Scheffler-Rahm-Scheffler.  

The last five have been won with a score of 10-under to 12-under inclusive so the winning score tends to be predictable.

• This is the 90th edition of The Masters, all held at Augusta National

• Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win for a third time in five years

• Rory McIlroy defends after his dramatic victory in 2025

The Masters 2026 Odds

Odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. Sign up with BetMGM Bonus Code WSNSPORTS and claim your bonus: Get Up to $1,500 in Bonus Bets*.

For more insights, check our Masters Tournament Betting Guide.

The Masters 2026 Predictions

• Cameron Young to win at +2200 with FanDuel

• Corey Conners to beat Sam Burns over 72 holes at -125 with Caesars Sportsbook

• Patrick Reed for Top 10 at +340 with FanDuel

*21+ only. Please Gamble Responsibly. See BetMGM.com for Terms. First Bet Offer for new customers only (if applicable). Subject to eligibility requirements.

Last 5 Winners of The Masters

Course Notes

• Augusta National is a par 72 that measures 7,565 yards

• The course is famous for its slopes, wide fairways and super-slick greens

• It was designed by Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie and opened in 1933

• Dustin Johnson holds the 72-hole record of 268

• Nick Price (1986) and Greg Norman (1996) have the 18-hole course record of 63

Favorites to Win The Masters 2026

Scottie Scheffler (+550) at BetMGM

Double Masters winner Scheffler has his usual place at the top of the odds board but he’s a bigger price than he was last year. That’s due to a surprising dip from his elite level consistency which resulted in the World No.1 finishing outside the top 20 at both Bay Hill and Sawgrass. He’s also not teed it up competitively for over a month due to the arrival of a new baby. Many will still be willing to overlook any doubts due to his course form of 4-1-10-1.

Use WSNSPORTS at BetMGM for $1,500 Bonus   

Bryson DeChambeau (+1000) at BetMGM

Bryson once suggested Augusta would be an easy puzzle to solve due to an outrageous claim that par for him here was really just 67 due to his immense hitting. DeChambeau’s PR game is much improved now, as is his record here. After missed cuts in 2022 and 2023 and no top 20s in his first seven visits, he’s finished sixth (2024) and fifth (2025) in the last two. Adding to that is a pair of wins in his last two LIV starts so he’s in great form too.

Claim $1,500 in Bonus Bets at BetMGM

Jon Rahm (+1000) at BetMGM

Rahm won the Green Jacket in 2023 after showing he was always going to be a likely winner here when putting together a run of 4-9-7-5 from 2018 to 2021. Like legendary Spanish compatriots, Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, Rahm will now want to add a second Masters. He’s certainly been flexing his muscles on LIV with five starts this season producing a win, three seconds and a fifth.

Join BetMGM for $1,500 in Bonus Bets

Young to Claim Green Jacket   

Some players make an instant impact on the Majors and often that leads to actually winning one.

Scheffler, Rahm and Brooks Koepka all fit that profile and so does Cameron Young.

The New Yorker finished second on his Open Championship debut when runner-up at St Andrews in 2022 and earlier that year he posted third in his first start at the PGA Championship.

Here at Augusta, he logged tied seventh (2023) and tied ninth (2024) in two of his first three visits and he returns to this year’s Masters as one of the best players in the world.

Young crushed the field at the 2025 Wyndham Championship in August to secure his first PGA TOUR win and then really stepped it up with a nerveless display down the stretch to capture THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass last month.

That followed third at Bay Hill and seventh at Riviera so the man who joint-top scored for the USA on his Ryder Cup debut in September has the planets aligned. 

Back him for the win at +2200 with FanDuel.

Win a $5 Wager at FanDuel, Get $250 in Bonus Bets

Conners to Beat Burns

We landed yet another 72-hole match bet last week when Ryo Hisatsune (8th) got the better of Nick Taylor (28th) at the Valero Texas Open.

This week Iet’s take Corey Conners to beat Sam Burns at -125 with Caesars Sportsbook.

Conners is a real course horse at Augusta National and last year’s eighth place was his fourth top 10 in the last six Masters.

He’s in solid form again for this latest visit after top 15s in his last two starts.

Burns has found Augusta a struggle.

He’s only played it four times and has finishes of 46-MC-29-MC. He’s shot over par in six of his last eight rounds here. 

Burn’s current form is decent too (21st and 13th last two) but it’s course form that really tilts us towards Conners.

Double Your Winnings at Caesars with Code WSNDYW

Reed for Top 10

Patrick Reed’s Masters win in 2018 came as a slight surprise but he’s backed it up in style with further top 10s in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2025. That includes third and fourth in two of the last three.

After quitting LIV earlier this year, Reed has flourished on the DP World Tour with two wins and a second.  

Everything looks in place for a Top 10 bet and FanDuel’s +340 looks a must.

Bet $5 at FanDuel, Get $250 in Bonus Bets if Your Bet Wins

How to Watch The Masters 2026

• Tournament: The Masters

• Location: Augusta National, Augusta, GA

• Date: Thursday, April 9 - Sunday, April 12

• How to Watch: Thursday-Friday 1 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Masters app), 1 p.m - 3 p.m. (Prime Video), 3 p.m-7.30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday-Sunday noon-7 p.m (Masters app, Paramount+), 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS). And all four days on Sky Sports