SportsLine golf expert David Bearman just locked in his predictions for the 2026 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with Tiger Woods (personal) not in the field
By Daniel Kohn Apr 6, 2026 at 4:21 pm ET • 3 min read 
Imagn Images The first major of the year tees off on Thursday with the 2026 Masters at iconic Augusta National Golf Club. The 2026 Masters field is filled with golf's biggest names, including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson Dechambeau and Brooks Koepka. Scheffler has won at least one major in three of the last four years, including winning two last year, and he's a two-time Masters winner entering the Masters 2026. It's no surprise Scheffler is the favorite in the latest 2026 Masters odds at +500, but is there value in him at that price to include in 2026 Masters bets?
Jon Rahm follows with +950 odds, while Bryson DeChambeau is +1000. McIlroy is listed at +1100 to win his second straight Masters, which tees off around 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 9. Before making any 2026 Masters picks, you need to see the 2026 Masters predictions from golf expert David Bearman.
Bearman joins SportsLine after serving as ESPN's golf researcher from 2008-11 and as the Deputy Editor of ESPN Chalk from 2019-23, where he authored the weekly golf betting column for that site. This year, he has cashed 28 placement picks (top 5/10/20) in the first 11 tournaments and hit Cam Young outright at The Players Championship.
Now, Bearman has focused on the 2026 Masters field and locked in his predictions, sleepers and golfers to avoid. You can only see them here.
Top 2026 Masters expert picks
One of Bearman's 2026 Masters predictions: He's fading Rory McIlroy (+1100), avoiding him in outright and head-to-head picks. McIlroy is coming off his elusive Masters victory last year, however, that victory was preceded by 15 Masters without a title. The 29-time PGA Tour winner had stumbled late at Augusta National throughout his career at opportunities to capture the green jacket, and one victory at the course doesn't change that history.
His name recognition always makes him one of the top betting favorites, and as the defending champion, this year is certainly no exception. But the 36-year-old is winless with only one top-10 finish in four tournaments this season. He's winless in 14 total tournaments since his Masters victory, and Bearman doesn't think McIlroy will have a strong showing at the Masters 2026. See who Bearman is backing at SportsLine.
How to make 2026 Masters picks
Bearman has revealed his best bets, and his top outright pick is a surprising longshot around 60-1 who missed eight cuts last year. He's a perfect course fit, and anyone who backs him could hit it big. You can only see who it is at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for the 2026 Masters, and which overlooked golfer should you target? Check out the 2026 Masters odds below, then visit SportsLine to see David Bearman's top picks for the 2026 Masters, all from the expert who has cashed 28 placement picks in the first 11 tournaments of the year.
2026 Masters odds, field
See Masters picks, best bets and predictions here.
Odds via FanDuel (subject to change)
Scottie Scheffler +550 Bryson Dechambeau +1000 Jon Rahm +1000 Rory McIlroy +1100 Xander Schauffele +1500 Ludvig Aberg +1600 Matt Fitzpatrick +2000 Cameron Young +2000 Tommy Fleetwood +2200 Patrick Reed +2700 Justin Rose +2700 Collin Morikawa +2700 Brooks Koepka +3000 Jordan Spieth +3300 Hideki Matsuyama +3500 Min Woo Lee +3500 Robert MacIntyre +4000 Viktor Hovland +4000 Shane Lowry +4500 Chris Gotterup +5000 Tyrrell Hatton +5500 Russell Henley +5500 Patrick Cantlay +5500 Akshay Bhatia +5500 Si Woo Kim +5500 Sepp Straka +6000 Joaquin Niemann +6000 Sam Burns +6500 Justin Thomas +6500 Corey Conners +6500 Jason Day +6500 Adam Scott +6500 Sungjae Im +7000 Marco Penge +7000 Jacob Bridgeman +7500 Gary Woodland +7500 Nicolai Hojgaard +8000 Cameron Smith +8000 Sahith Theegala +8000 J.J. Spaun +8000 Harris English +8000 Daniel Berger +8000 Maverick McNealy +10000 Thomas Detry +10000 Brian Harman +10000 Tony Finau +10000 Max Homa +10000 Will Zalatoris +10000 Ben Griffin +10000 Casey Jarvis +10000 Aaron Rai +12500 Wyndham Clark +12500 Tom Kim +12500 Dustin Johnson +12500 Ryan Gerard +12500 Ryan Fox +12500 Alex Noren +12500 Anthony Kim +12500 Keegan Bradley +15000 Rasmus Hojgaard +15000 Billy Horschel +15000 Max Greyserman +15000 Taylor Pendrith +17500 Byeong Hun An +17500 Davis Thompson +17500 Sergio Garcia +17500 Kurt Kitayama +17500 Aldrich Potgieter +17500 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +17500 Nick Taylor +17500 Matt McCarty +17500 Nico Echavarria +17500 Jayden Schaper +20000 Tom McKibbin +20000 Haotong Li +20000 Phil Mickelson +25000 Davis Riley +25000 Andrew Novak +25000 Pierceson Coody +25000 Carlos Ortiz +25000 Harry Hall +25000 Michael Kim +25000 Sam Stevens +25000 Johnny Keefer +25000 Denny McCarthy +30000 Danny Willett +30000 Bubba Watson +30000 Charl Schwartzel +30000 Michael Brennan +30000 Sami Valimaki +30000 Kristoffer Reitan +30000 Naoyuki Kataoka +30000 Zach Johnson +40000 Brian Campbell +40000 Angel Cabrera +50000 Fred Couples +100000 Vijay Singh +100000 Mason Howell +100000 Fifa Laopakdee +100000 Ethan Fang +100000
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