The US Masters is nearly upon us, with the first Major Championship of the year teeing off on Thursday. It always attracts plenty of attention from casual and experienced bettors alike. One prominent tipster has revealed some interesting trends about the most recent winners and applied the logic to try to forecast who might win the 2025 edition:
Some of the trends are quite obvious, as most people with some Masters experience know that rookies never fare well at Augusta National, and the 7,555 yards makes it a difficult challenge for the short-hitting folks over 50 years old.
course form and recent success in the strokes gained category
The others tick boxes like course form and recent success in the strokes gained category. McIlroy, Morikawa, and Scheffler all are at the top of the betting, with Schauffele not far behind. Zalatoris is the only relative outsider, with poor putting his downfall when finishing second in 2021.