The US Masters

The 2024 US Masters was won by American Scottie Scheffler who celebrated his second win in the major having also claimed the Masters Tournament in 2022. 

The US Masters Golf Tournament is the first of the four men’s major golf championships held in April at Augusta National Golf Cup in the USA.

The Masters, which was established in 1934, traditionally kicks off on the second Sunday in April (US dates) and is an invitational golf major that attracts plenty of attention from golf betting fans.

It’s the only golfing major held at the same course annually and The Masters field is the smallest of the four majors with around 100 or less players. Any of the qualified The Masters players that do not enter due to injury or the like do not have “alternates” to replace them, unlike in the other three majors.

The Masters field always include the current champions of the major amateur championships and the majority of the season prior’s PGA Tour winners. Previous The Masters champions also hold a lifetime invitation to compete in subsequent tournaments.

Each year The Masters champion receives a green jacket, a tradition awarded since 1949, with the event’s prize money boosted in 2022 to $15 million and US$18 million in 2023. 

THE MASTERS 2024

• 2024 Masters Tournament Dates: 11 – 14 April, 2024 (Aust. time)
• Edition: 88th
• Winner’s Prize Fund: $18 million (USD)
• 2024 The Masters Champion: Scottie Scheffler (USA)
• Winning Score: 277 -11 to par

The 2024 US Masters of Golf was the 88th edition of the major and ran at its traditional home at Augusta National Golf Club.

US Masters 2024 betting was led by current world number one, American Scottie Scheffler, who regained the Green Jacket saluting having also won in 2022. 

The now two-time The Masters champion became the fourth-youngest dual champ of the tournament. He also joined Tiger Woods (2001) in winning both the Masters and The Players Championship in the same calendar year. 

Scheffler finished four strokes ahead of runner-up Ludvig Åberg from Sweden. 

THE MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT

• Venue: Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, US
• Date: Traditionally first full week of April (US)
• Inauguration: March 22, 1934
• Par: 72
• Length: 7,555 yards (6,908 m)
• Format: Stroke Play
• Tours: PGA Tour; European Tour, Japan Golf Tour
• Prize Money: $18 million (USD)
• Current 2024 The Masters Champion: Scottie Scheffler (USA)

The US Masters Tournament consists of four rounds at 18 holes each. For the opening two rounds (36 holes) players compete in groups of three. For the weekend rounds The Masters field is reduced using a cut-off score. Punters can bet on what players will “Make The Cut”, i.e. those inside the Top 50 positions or within 10 strokes of the current leader’s score at the end of 36 holes.

The final two days of play feature a further 36 holes and if The Masters champion is still undecided, the tournament moves into a sudden-death playoff beginning on the 18th hole and in place since 1976.

THE MASTERS BETTING & GOLF ODDS

The Masters betting on the overall champion is a key golf bet type on the opening of the four majors. Players in The Masters field that played well in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in the lead-up often sit high up the futures The Masters odds.

Below we take a quick look over some of the other popular The Masters golf betting markets and odds.

Age of the US Masters Winner

Golf fans can enjoy a US Masters punt on what age the current year’s champion will be. Could a veteran over the age of 34 take out The Masters or will it be a younger player?

Crack-Handed US Masters Winner

Will a Left-Handed competitor in The Masters field win the tournament?

Rookie Wins The Masters

Back a rookie golfer to win The Masters at juicy golf odds.

The Masters Winners’ Shirt Colour

Tip the colour of The Masters winners’ shirt colour will be with grey and white popular options.

Position Golf Markets

Back a player in The Masters for a Top 5, Top 10 or Top 20 finish.

Top Player Golf Betting

Predict which European Player in the current The Masters field with finish highest.

First Round Leader

Put your golf knowledge to the test and back what competitor you think will be leading The Masters results after the opening round of play.

US MASTERS RECORDS

PAST THE MASTERS WINNERS

The list of former The Masters Champions dates back to the tournament’s establishment in 1934 when Horton Smith won. The first Masters Tournament winner Smith returned for a second success in 1936.

Local US golfers dominated The Masters Tournament results from 1934 – 1960 until South African Gary Player became the first international winner of The Masters. Player celebrated a second success in 1974, the first time since his opening title that a non-US player won.

More recent The Masters results show a range of differing nationalities taking out the Green Jacket including Aussie Adam Scott (2013), Danny Willett (2016) from England and Spaniard Sergio Garcia (2017).

In 2023 The Masters Tournament winner was Jon Rahm who became the fourth Spaniard to succeed in the event. 

The 2024 The Masters Tournament champion was American Scottie Scheffler who became a two-time winner after his 2022 success. 

Most The Masters Championships:

• 6 – Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986)
• 5 – Tiger Woods (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019)
• 4 – Arnold Palmer (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964)

See below for the US The Masters Winners going back to 2000.

Year	Champion	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner’s share ($USD)
2024	Scottie Scheffler	277	-11	4 strokes	Ludvig Åberg	3,600,000
2023	Jon Rahm	276	-12	4 strokes	Brooks Koepka  Phil Mickelson	3,240,000
2022	Scottie Scheffler	278	-10	3 strokes	Rory McIlroy	2,700,000
2021	Hideki Matsuyama	278	−10	1 stroke	Will Zalatoris	2,070,000
2020	Dustin Johnson	268	−20	5 strokes	Im Sung-jae  Cameron Smith	2,070,000
2019	Tiger Woods (5)	275	−13	1 stroke	Dustin Johnson  Brooks Koepka  Xander Schauffele	2,070,000
2018	Patrick Reed	273	−15	1 stroke	Rickie Fowler	1,980,000
2017	Sergio García	279	−9	Playoff	Justin Rose	1,980,000
2016	Danny Willett	283	−5	3 strokes	Jordan Spieth  Lee Westwood	1,800,000
2015	Jordan Spieth	270	−18	4 strokes	Phil Mickelson  Justin Rose	1,800,000
2014	Bubba Watson (2)	280	−8	3 strokes	Jonas Blixt  Jordan Spieth	1,620,000
2013	Adam Scott	279	−9	Playoff	Ángel Cabrera	1,440,000
2012	Bubba Watson	278	−10	Playoff	Louis Oosthuizen	1,440,000
2011	Charl Schwartzel	274	−14	2 strokes	Jason Day  Adam Scott	1,440,000
2010	Phil Mickelson (3)	272	−16	3 strokes	Lee Westwood	1,350,000
2009	Ángel Cabrera	276	−12	Playoff	Kenny Perry  Chad Campbell	1,350,000
2008	Trevor Immelman	280	−8	3 strokes	Tiger Woods	1,350,000
2007	Zach Johnson	289	+1	2 strokes	Retief Goosen  Rory Sabbatini  Tiger Woods	1,305,000
2006	Phil Mickelson (2)	281	−7	2 strokes	Tim Clark	1,260,000
2005	Tiger Woods (4)	276	−12	Playoff	Chris DiMarco	1,260,000
2004	Phil Mickelson	279	−9	1 stroke	Ernie Els	1,117,000
2003	Mike Weir	281	−7	Playoff	Len Mattiace	1,080,000
2002	Tiger Woods (3)	276	−12	3 strokes	Retief Goosen	1,008,000
2001	Tiger Woods (2)	272	−16	2 strokes	David Duval	1,008,000
2000	Vijay Singh	278	−10	3 strokes	Ernie Els	828,000

Table Credit: Wiki.