SportsLine's model simulated the 2026 Masters 10,000 times and revealed its surprising PGA Tour picks for Augusta National
By Ross Kelly Apr 4, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET • 3 min read 
Imagn Images A trio of golfers can complete the third leg of the career grand slam with a victory at the 2026 Masters, which begins on Thursday, April 9. Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Brooks Koepka have won two of the other majors entering the Masters 2026. This extra incentive could up the interest in backing any of the three with PGA picks come Thursday, April 9 at Augusta National. The latest 2026 Masters odds via FanDuel Sportsbook list Scottie Scheffler as the +500 favorite (risk $100 to win $500), with Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm moving into a tie for the second spot on the odds board at +1000.
Other 2026 Masters contenders include defending champion Rory McIlroy (+1200) and Schauffele and Ludvig Aberg at +1600. Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young and Tommy Fleetwood are all at +2200. Before locking in any 2026 Masters picks, making any PGA DFS picks on sites like FanDuel or DraftKings, or entering any 2026 Masters one-and-done picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulated every PGA Tour event 10,000 times and reveals golf betting picks that have a history of being extremely profitable.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 16 majors entering the weekend, including the 2025 Masters -- its fourth Masters in a row -- as well as this year's PGA Championship and Open Championship. Anyone who has followed its sports betting picks could have seen massive returns on betting sites.
Now that the 2026 Masters field is locked in, the model simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
2026 Masters predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Masters 2026: Schauffele, a two-time major winner and one of the favorites, stumbles and barely cracks the top 10. He's had a rough start to the 2026 PGA Tour, as he missed the cut in his first event before placing 41st in his second. A big reason for Schauffele's struggles lies on the green, where he ranks 76th in total putting after being third in 2024, when he won his two majors. When you factor in that Schauffele also has more missed cuts than top-fives over his last four trips to Augusta, he's one to steer clear of with 2026 Masters bets, considering his short PGA odds. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: The model is high on Morikawa, even though he's a longshot at +3500. He already has a PGA Championship and Open Championship on his resume, but Morikawa has been more consistent at the Masters than any other major. At no major does he have more top-fives (two), top 10s (three) or top 25s (five) than at Augusta National, which includes top-15 finishes in each of the last four years. The seven-time PGA Tour winner also enters in playing his best in years, as he prevailed at Pebble Beach in mid-February, ending a 45-start winless drought and then followed that up with a seventh place at the Genesis. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2026 Masters picks
The model is also targeting two more longshots of +3000 or greater, including one of at least +5000 that could bring strong returns. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2026 Masters, and which massive longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2026 Masters odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 16 golf majors, including three in 2025.
2026 Masters odds, favorites
Get full 2026 Masters picks, best bets and predictions here. (odds via FanDuel and subject to change)
Scottie Scheffler +500 Bryson DeChambeau +1000 Jon Rahm +1000 Rory McIlroy +1200 Xander Schauffele +1600 Ludvig Åberg +1600 Matt Fitzpatrick +2200 Cameron Young +2200 Tommy Fleetwood +2200 Justin Rose +3000 Robert MacIntyre +3300 Patrick Reed +3300 Collin Morikawa +3500 Hideki Matsuyama +4000 Jordan Spieth +4000 Brooks Koepka +4000 Min Woo Lee +4000 Si Woo Kim +4500 Chris Gotterup +5000 Viktor Hovland +5000 Russell Henley +5500 Shane Lowry +6000 Akshay Bhatia +6000 Adam Scott +6500 Justin Thomas +6500 Sepp Straka +7000 Tyrrell Hatton +7000 Patrick Cantlay +7000 Jason Day +7000 Jake Knapp +8000 Jacob Bridgeman +8000 Marco Penge +8000 Sungjae Im +10000 Sam Burns +10000 Harris English +10000 Corey Conners +10000 J.J. Spaun +10000 Cameron Smith +10000 Nicolai Højgaard +10000 Maverick McNealy +10000 Gary Woodland +10000 Max Homa +10000 Daniel Berger +12500 Ben Griffin +12500 Rasmus Højgaard +15000 Kurt Kitayama +15000 Aaron Rai +15000 Wyndham Clark +15000 Ryan Gerard +15000 Brian Harman +15000 Sam Stevens +17500 Max Greyserman +17500 Ryan Fox +17500 Jarvis Casey +17500 Keegan Bradley +17500 Haotong Li +17500 Dustin Johnson +17500 Alex Noren +17500 Harry Hall +17500 Nicolas Echavarria +17500 Sami Valimaki +22500 Nick Taylor +22500 Sergio Garcia +22500 Carlos Ortiz +22500 Kristoffer Reitan +25000 Matt McCarty +25000 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +25000 Andrew Novak +25000 Aldrich Potgieter +25000 Tom McKibbin +25000 Michael Brennan +35000 Michael Kim +35000 Davis Riley +50000 Bubba Watson +50000 John Keefer +50000 Zach Johnson +50000 Charl Schwartzel +75000 Angel Cabrera +100000 Mason Howell +100000 Fifa Laopakdee +100000 Ethan Fang +100000 Brian Campbell +100000 Vijay Singh +100000 Jose Maria Olazabal +100000 Brandon Holtz +100000 Naoyuki Kataoka +100000 Danny Willett +100000 Jackson Herrington +100000 Fred Couples +100000 Mateo Pulcini +100000 Mike Weir +100000
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