SportsLine golf expert Brady Kannon just locked in his best bets for the 2026 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
By Daniel Kohn Apr 5, 2026 at 11:31 am ET • 3 min read 
Imagn Images After completing his career grand slam at last year's Masters, Rory McIlroy will try to make it two in a row at Augusta National Golf Club. He enters the 2026 Masters as one of the favorites at +1200 (risk $100 to win $1,200), behind Scottie Scheffler, who is +500 in the 2026 Masters odds, and Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, both at +1000. McIlroy, 36, has 44 professional wins, including 29 on the PGA Tour. Besides last year's Masters, he has major wins at the PGA Championship (2012, 2014), U.S. Open (2011) and The Open Championship (2014).
The Masters 2026 gets underway on Thursday, April 9, and this will be the 90th edition of the event. The tournament, with a $21 million Masters purse, will be played on a par-72 course measuring 7,555 yards. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will not play this year for personal reasons, but other past winners in the field include Patrick Reed (+3300) and Hideki Matsuyama (+4000). Before making any 2026 Masters picks, you need to see the 2026 Masters predictions and best bets from golf expert Brady Kannon.
Kannon is an elite golfing betting handicapper with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He has called eight major winners since 2013 and hit six PGA winners, including 110-1 longshot Harris English at the Farmers Insurance Open, in 2025. He also hit on Matt Fitzpatrick (15-1) at the Valspar Championship on March 22 for an outright winner. Additionally, he's 32-27-4 on head-to-head bets since joining SportsLine.
Now, Kannon has focused his attention on the 2026 Masters Tournament field and locked in his best bets, sleepers and golfers to avoid. You can only see them here.
Top 2026 Masters expert picks
One of Kannon's 2026 Masters Tournament predictions: He's fading Tyrrell Hatton at 70-1, avoiding him in outright bets and head-to-head bets.
"I see the other three majors as better fits for Hatton and not the test that the Masters presents. Furthermore, his game has been quite inconsistent on the LIV circuit this season with finishes of 47th, 45th and 38th wrapped around a 3rd and a 10th. The Masters, or any major, really, is not necessarily receptive to volatility in one's current game. Remember: Here, we are dealing with 50-some players on LIV and Hatton ranks 44th in scrambling, 33rd for greens in regulation and 27th in putting average. Normally, I might say Hatton is worth a look at a top 20 finish, but with the way he's been all over the place this season on LIV, another missed cut at the year's first major championship could be in Hatton's near future." See who Kannon is backing at SportsLine.
How to make 2026 Masters picks
Kannon has revealed his best bets, and his top outright pick is a surprising longshot who hasn't won an event in more than three years. 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 Brady Kannon's top picks for the 2026 Masters, all from the expert who nailed six outright winners last season.
2026 Masters odds, field
See Masters picks, best bets and predictions here.
Odds via FanDuel (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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