The 2024 men's major season is officially in the books. For the first time since 1982, all four majors were won by Americans. Scottie Scheffler won the Masters, Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open, and Xander Schauffeleand the Tour Championship, but it's never too early to take a look at next year's first major. Before we know it, the 2025 Masters will be here.
As you probably expect, Scheffler is set as the favorite to win a third green jacket. Let's take a look at the list of top 20 golfers on the odds list.Scheffler is set as the +450 favorite to win the Masters for the second straight year and for the third time in his career. If you translate those odds to implied probability, the market says he has an 18.18% chance of winning at Augusta.If you want to place an early bet on the Masters, Schauffele at +1400 has to jump off the page.
Schauffele will tee up at next year's Masters with weight off his shoulders. His history at the Masters makes him a great candidate to put on the green jacket. He has posted four top-10 finishes over the past six years, including T2 in 2019 and T3 in 2021. If he continues to rack up wins between now and April, Schauffele's odds are going to be much shorter than +1400. It may be a good strategy to bet him at that price now while we still can.Originally from Nova Scotia, Iain MacMillan is a senior editor covering betting, with a focus on NFL, NHL, and golf. He hosts the Bacon Bets Podcast and has been featured on VSIN, BetQL and Monumental Sports Network.