The 2020 Masters Field Guide: Complete Odds List

Tee times: Thurs., 3:10 p.m. | Fri., 7:55 a.m. Odds: 14/1

Johnson has sat comfortably at the top of the world rankings for months and won 23 times on the PGA Tour, an astounding number in this modern era. But given those results, having one major championship to his name is often characterized as a disappointment. He’s back at the Masters as the world No. 1 this year, but he had to sit out two preparatory starts in October after testing positive for the coronavirus. Upon his return at the Houston Open the week preceding the Masters, Johnson said his health was “good” but his game was “undetermined.”

Justin Thomas

Tee times: Thurs., 2:59 p.m. | Fri., 7:44 a.m. Odds: 14/1

This has been a standard year for Thomas, and standard for him means multiple wins, a top-five world ranking, consistent top-10 finishes, and an argument for the Player of the Year Award. He is a deserved favorite, despite finishing outside the top 10 in his first four Masters starts, because he possesses all the requisite tee-to-green metrics to contend.

Notably Questionable

Brooks Koepka

Tee times: Thurs., 2:59 p.m. | Fri., 7:44 a.m. Odds: 20/1

The most steady player at the men’s major championships arrives at the 2020 Masters after a year of injury troubles. In August, Koepka withdrew from the PGA Tour’s Playoffs and the U.S. Open in September, removing himself from a major he’s won twice and would have been a favorite at this year.

Koepka’s injuries go back to last fall, when he initially had stem-cell treatment for a partially torn patellar tendon in his left knee. That knee pain lingered into this year and led to the onset of a labrum injury as he struggled to shift his weight onto his left side. He returned to the Tour in October to make two pre-Masters starts with a knee and hip he said felt “a million times better” than at the start of the year. He already has an impressive 10 top-five finishes at major championships, but his runner-up result at the 2019 Masters was his first show of contention at Augusta. It’s perilous to discount Koepka at any major, but his tenuous health has cast doubt on what shape he’ll be in to compete.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/sports/golf/masters-field-odds.html