Masters Odds 2016: Predictions for Top Favorites Heading into Augusta

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Published: April 5, 2016

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The first major of the year should be a brilliant exhibition of golf at perhaps the most legendary course in the United States, if not the world.

Augusta National should be in excellent condition throughout the majority of the week, although the Weather Channel predicted there could be some thunderstorms when the Masters Tournament gets underway Thursday. The rest of the week should be crystal-clear.

Three golfers are getting the bulk of the attention as far as the handicappers are concerned. Jason Day is the 7-1 favorite, while Rory McIlroy (19-2) and Jordan Spieth (10-1) are the second and third choices, according to Odds Shark. 

Bubba Watson, a two-time winner at Augusta, and Adam Scott, another former Masters champion, are right behind at 12-1.



Spieth, of course, won the Masters in runaway fashion last year, and he was able to double up on major championships when he also won the U.S. Open.

McIlroy is itching to win the Masters because it is the only major he has not been able to corral yet.

Day was a runaway winner of the PGA Championship in August, and the Australian has the all-around game to make it two majors in a row.

While anyone can make a good case for all three of the favorites, it's just as easy to do that for the two second choices. Watson appears to have a game that suits Augusta as well as any of the other top pros. The huge left-hander has explosive power, and his creativity with the short game makes him a dangerous contender.



Scott is on top of his game, and he may be the sport's best ball striker when he is playing with full confidence. Scott won the 2013 Masters, and he has already won two PGA Tour events this year.

While the field is strong and deep, it seems that the winner will emerge from this group of five. Apologies to Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen and Rickie Fowler, but wh...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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