The odds for the 2015 Masters are shifting a bit just one week before a new green jacket is handed out at Augusta National. Jordan Spieth, thanks in large part to the work he’s putting in at the Houston Open, is now 9/1 to win the Masters in what is just his second appearance. Rory McIlroy remains the favorite at 11/2, and unless he’s injured or disappears this week, that status is not going to change.
2015 Masters odds: Jordan Spieth emerging as favorite, Tiger Woods opens 28/1
Another strong showing in Houston has the streaking Jordan Spieth ahead of Bubba Watson and at 9/1 to win at Augusta. Tiger Woods, well, let’s just hope he makes the cut.
Spieth was playing in the Sunday final pairing for the third straight time this week. It’s a perch he enjoyed last year at the Masters, but his game is in even better shape this season after an impressive finish to 2014 and strong first quarter of 2015. He may not get a win in Houston because of the absurd round J.B. Holmes put together, but more likely than not, Spieth should be in contention as we hit the back nine next Sunday. His game has been too good and that second career PGA Tour win in Tampa just a month ago should only be the start of a monster year.
Even with Spieth’s current form, it’s a little shocking not to see defending champ Bubba Watson as the No. 2 behind McIlroy. Bubba has been just as good as Spieth through the first quarter of the year, and his length off the tee combined with his left-handedness have molded him into the perfect player to carve up Augusta. He’s won two of the last three, and after he walked off with the jacket last year, I wrote it was just the beginning of several more. The modern setup of the course has favored lefties, who can bomb those fades and work it right to left with greater ease and length compared to the draws from righties that Augusta tends to demand. Bubba’s game is in great shape right now so there’s really no way he doesn’t make a run and shoot multiple rounds in the 60s this week.
Tiger Woods, who made his entry official on Friday afternoon, will start the week at 28/1. He was 50/1 just days ago, but as word emerged that he was practicing on the Augusta grounds and had his “edge back,” those odds started to plummet. In reality, which is where the Masters is played, Tiger has no chance of winning this year. His game is just not sharp enough and Augusta is just about the worst place to return to test out a shaky-to-embarrassing short game. There will be different props throughout the week, but just making the cut will be an accomplishment for Woods if his game is anything like it was earlier this year. The public always throws money at Woods so the oddsmakers will make his odds much lower than they actually should be, so expect that 28/1 number to dip even lower as the week progresses.
Here are the latest Sunday odds for this week’s Masters (via Bovada):
| Player | Odds to win |
| Rory McIlroy | 11/2 |
| Jordan Spieth | 9/1 |
| Bubba Watson | 10/1 |
| Jason Day | 12/1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 14/1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 14/1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 18/1 |
| Adam Scott | 20/1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 20/1 |
| Patrick Reed | 25/1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 25/1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 28/1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 28/1 |
| Tiger Woods | 28/1 |
| Justin Rose | 35/1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 35/1 |
| Lee Westwood | 40/1 |
| Billy Horschel | 50/1 |
| Brooks Koepka | 50/1 |
| Jim Furyk | 50/1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 50/1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 50/1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 66/1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 66/1 |
| Ian Poulter | 66/1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 66/1 |
| Paul Casey | 66/1 |
| Zach Johnson | 66/1 |
| JB Holmes | 75/1 |
| Bill Haas | 80/1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 80/1 |
| Gary Woodland | 80/1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 80/1 |
| Jason Dufner | 80/1 |
| Luke Donald | 80/1 |
| Ryan Moore | 80/1 |
| Victor Dubuisson | 80/1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 100/1 |
| Jonas Blixt | 100/1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 100/1 |
| Russell Henley | 100/1 |
| Ryan Palmer | 100/1 |
| Shane Lowry | 100/1 |
| Webb Simpson | 100/1 |
| Chris Kirk | 125/1 |
| Fred Couples | 125/1 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 125/1 |
| Kevin Na | 125/1 |
| Marc Leishman | 125/1 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 125/1 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 150/1 |
| Branden Grace | 150/1 |
| Brendon Todd | 150/1 |
| Danny Willett | 150/1 |
| Ernie Els | 150/1 |
| John Senden | 150/1 |
| Joost Luiten | 150/1 |
| Matt Every | 150/1 |
| Morgan Hoffmann | 150/1 |
| Steve Stricker | 150/1 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 150/1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 175/1 |
| Matt Jones | 175/1 |
| Sang-Moon Bae | 175/1 |
| Brian Harman | 200/1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 200/1 |
| Kevin Stadler | 200/1 |
| Robert Streb | 200/1 |
| Anirban Lahiri | 250/1 |
| Bernhard Langer | 250/1 |
| Cameron Tringale | 250/1 |
| Camilo Villegas | 250/1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 250/1 |
| James Hahn | 250/1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 250/1 |
| Seung-Yul Noh | 250/1 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 250/1 |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 250/1 |
| Tim Clark | 250/1 |
| Vijay Singh | 250/1 |
| Ben Martin | 300/1 |
| Mikko Ilonen | 300/1 |
| Trevor Immelman | 300/1 |
| Ben Crane | 500/1 |
| Darren Clarke | 500/1 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 750/1 |
| Mike Weir | 750/1 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 1000/1 |
| Ian Woosnam | 1000/1 |
| Larry Mize | 1000/1 |
| Mark O'Meara | 1000/1 |
| Sandy Lyle | 1000/1 |
| Tom Watson | 1000/1 |
| Scott Harvey | 2500/1 |
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