A Complete Preview of the 2025 US Masters

Mon, Apr 21, 2025
by CapperTek


It's springtime, flowers are blooming, and the world's top golfers are traveling to Augusta, Georgia. This can only signify one thing: the Masters is imminent.

The 89th Masters Tournament is scheduled to commence on Thursday at the esteemed Augusta National Golf Club, where Scottie Scheffler will defend the championship he secured last year by four strokes over Ludvig Åberg.

Regardless of your location, here is our comprehensive guide to the inaugural men's major of 2025.

US Masters 2025 Event Information

Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, USA

Tournament Format:  a 36-hole cut with 72-hole strokeplay

Prize Pool: 1st Place - $3.6 million from a total purse of $20 million.

Defending US Masters Champion: Scottie Scheffler

Most US Masters Wins: Jack Nicklaus (6)

FedEx Points: 750   

How can I watch the 2025 US Masters?

The 2025 Masters coverage will be the most comprehensive to date, airing on ESPN, CBS, and Paramount+ in the US, as well as on Sky Sports in the UK, commencing Thursday, April 10, with supplementary programming throughout the week.

What are the top-10 betting odds for the US Masters?

According to the top 10 sports betting apps for users, the US Masters betting odds currently favor Scottie Scheffler to repeat his 2024 success and defend the crown. Below are the top-10 odds for the field:

●        Scottie Scheffler @ +400

●        Rory McIlroy @ +650

●        Ludvig Aberg @ +1500

●        John Rahm @ +1500

●        Collin Morikawa @ +1700

●        Bryson DeChambeau @ +1700

●        Xander Schauffele @ +2100

●        Hideki Matsuyama @ +2300

●        Justin Thomas @ +3000

●        Brooks Koepka @ +3100

The Masters Field

A total of 96 participants will compete at Augusta National, comprising 91 professionals and 5 amateurs. This includes twelve LIV players, eighteen former winners, and twenty debutants on the esteemed Georgian course.

What is the par at Augusta National, and what is the course's length?

Augusta National is a par 72 course that has undergone significant lengthening in recent years. In 2024, a slight alteration occurred when the tee box at the par-5 second hole was expanded approximately 10 yards back and to the left. No alterations have been declared for the 2025 Masters; however, it is anticipated that some trees lost over the previous autumn due to the remains of Hurricane Helene would be absent from the course. The overall length of the course is currently 7,555 yards.

US Masters Recent Winners

●        Jordan Spieth (2015)

●        Danny Willett (2016)

●        Sergio Garcia (2017)

●        Patrick Reed (2018)

●        Tiger Woods (2019)

●        Dustin Johnson (2020)

●        Hideki Matsuyama (2021)

●        Jon Rahm (2023)

●        Scottie Scheffler (2022 & 2024)

US Masters: Ones to beat

Rory McIlroy (+650 at leading sportsbooks) has secured two victories this season, and he will once again be the center of attention, but will the pressure prove overwhelming? Forebodingly, reigning champion Scottie Scheffler (+400) appears to have regained a semblance of the form that enabled his dominance in 2024.

The five golfers to watch at the US Masters 2025

●        Bryson DeChambeau: Always entertaining.

 

●        Scottie Scheffler: Back to Back!?

 

●        Rory McIlroy: Can he complete the Grand Slam?

 

●        Ludvig Aberg: Last year’s runner-up.

 

●        Russell Henley: Perhaps the most underrated pro in golf today. 

The US Masters Tournament History

The US Masters is the inaugural event of the four major championships and is the sole tournament held annually at the same location—the renowned Augusta National.

Augusta National was established during the onset of the Great Depression, and when the inaugural Augusta National Invitation Tournament was held 91 years ago, the club had just 76 paying members.

The total was well below the anticipated 1,800, necessitating that Horton Smith, the initial victor, along with the other leading competitors, await the collaboration of 17 members to accumulate the prize money before he could claim his earnings. 

 History and Statistics are Fading the Favorite, Scheffler

Only three individuals have successfully defended the US Masters title: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Nick Faldo. Consequently, history is unfavorable for the +400 favorite, Scottie Scheffler, who has won two of the past three tournaments, however, will handicappers follow this trend?

Woods secured his second and third titles consecutively in 2001 and 2002, following his inaugural victory in 1997. Faldo attained his second title one year subsequent to his first. In contrast, Jack clinched his second and third titles in 1965 and 1966, respectively, a year after finishing as the runner-up to Arnold Palmer in 1964, twelve months after his initial triumph in 1963.

If Scheffler secures the championship this year, following his victories in 2022 and 2024, he would emulate Nicklaus, a prospect that appears far more probable than it did a week ago, prior to his performance in Houston.

Following a delayed start to the year due to a hand injury sustained on Christmas Day, Scheffler has not yet reached the performance levels of 2024. Prior to his second-place result at the Houston Open last week, his 2025 performance statistics were 9-25-3-11-20. However, after Houston, his price has gone from a +600 to +400, thus showing the public's confidence has been reinstated in the American’s chance of joining just three men in history to accomplish back-to-back Masters wins.