TRENDING: LSU Tigers have made shocking decision on four players.
Scottie Scheffler (USA)
Age: 27 Odds: +450
World ranking: 1
FedEx Cup ranking: 1
Masters entered; best finish: 4; 1st, 2022
Off the tee: Scheffler is the world’s hottest player with three wins and nine top-10s in his last 11 starts. A second green jacket seems inevitable.
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Age: 34 Odds: +1100
World ranking: 2
FedEx Cup ranking: 58
Masters entered; best finish: 15; 2nd, 2022
Off the tee: Takes ninth swing at becoming the sixth player to complete career Grand Slam. Coming off his best finish in weeks, a third in the Texas Open.
Jon Rahm (Spain)
Age: 29 Odds: +1100
World ranking: 3
LIV Golf standings: 2
Masters entered; best finish: 8; 1st, 2023
Off the tee: Three top-10s in his past three LIV Golf starts plus green jacket make Rahm a favorite. Seeks first back-to-back Masters wins since Tiger Woods (2001-02).
Xander Schauffele (USA)
Age: 30 Odds: +1400
World ranking: 5
FedEx Cup ranking: 4
Masters entered; best finish: 6; T2nd, 2019
Off the tee: The 2020 Olympic gold medal is still his best achievement. But that win and three top-three major finishes prove Schauffele can win one.
Brooks Koepka (USA)
Age: 33 Odds: +1800
World ranking: 31
LIV Golf standings: 15
Masters entered; best finish: 9; T2nd, 2019, 2023
Off the tee: Like on the PGA Tour, Koepka isn’t burning it up with one top-10 finish. But everyone knows his lights come on for the majors.
Others to watch: Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), +2000; Jordan Spieth (USA), +2500; Joaquin Niemann (Chile), +2800; Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) +3000; Sam Burns (USA), +7500.
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