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For two days – but less than 36 holes for half the field – at the 2020 Masters, Jon Rahm became the favorite to win the green jacket on Sunday. Rahm, who is actually T5, is a shot back from the leaders but 5 under 12 holes in his second round, which he will finish on Saturday morning.
Rahm tops the odds table primarily because of his potential to finish his second round firmly in the lead thanks to 36 holes as he rounds Amen Corner and finishes the second nine at Augusta National. Dustin Johnson (9/2) – tied with Justin Thomas, Abraham Ancer and Cameron Smith – is just behind Rahm (10/3). Next up is Thomas (6-1), who was the incoming favorite on Friday.
Saturday is expected to see a huge reshuffle in the standings and odds table, with the second round continuing at 7:30 a.m. ET and the third set to start a few hours later. Will Rahm still be on top when the peloton has to be reduced to the top 50 golfers? Let’s find out.
Here’s a look at which golfers have the best chances of winning the 2020 Major Final after two days of action at Augusta National. Check out our full Masters spectator guide to find out exactly how to watch the action over the past two days. Odds via William Hill Sportsbook
Masters 2020 odds, field
- Jon Rahm: 3/10
- Dustin Johnson: 9/2
- Justin Thomas: 6-1
- Patrick Cantlay: 14-1
- Hideki Matsuyama: 16-1
- Louis Oosthuizen, Xander Sc Chaudele: 18-1
- Cameron Smith: 20-1
- Abraham Ancer: 22-1
- Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed: 25-1
- Paul Casey, Sung-Jae Im, Justin Rose: 28-1
- Rory McIlroy: 40-1
- Danny Willett, Bryson DeChambeau: 50-1
- Phil Mickelson, Webb Simpson, Sebastian Munoz, CT Pan: 80-1
- Dylan Frittelli, Charles Howell: 100-1
- Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler: 150-1
Choice of Masters 2020
Choices made Wednesday and updated Thursday
Winner – Justin Thomas (9/2): Thomas was my choice before the start of the race, so I’m obviously delighted to see him in pole position after a round. The reason I love Thomas is that he’s able to keep his head straight in the majors, and he’s improved in every Masters he’s played, going from T39 in 2016 to T22, T17 and T12 last year. Thomas has the type of game that can take advantage of those wet conditions, even though he can’t bombard the ball like DeChambeau or even McIlroy.
Sleeper – Rickie Fowler (33-1): Fowler might be a name, but he’s not a winner in the majors. So despite the decent odds here, I still consider him a sleeper. Fowler is 3 under his first nine, and although we’ve seen him start hot in the majors before, he seems relaxed and ready to take what comes to him at the start of his first round. If he can close hard during his second nine, Fowler could quickly find himself within a few headshots and still be healthy by day two.
Top 10 Lock – Tiger Woods: Only once, when Woods posted a first round like this as the defending champion in a major, did he not finish in the top 10. In that event, the 2007 Open, he finished T12. The other three times? He won. Granted, all of these circumstances arose 15-20 years ago, but while he may wrestle elsewhere, Tiger is apparently still Tiger at Augusta National. He knows this course. He owns this course. Even though Woods slowly fades over the weekend, I don’t think he’ll slip enough to drop into the top 10.
Star Who Definitely Won’t Win – Bryson DeChambeau: Oh boy, I’m going against the grain here. Even though DeChambeau posted a double bogey just a few holes in his Masters, he managed to finish 2 under for the round. It’s impressive. But Augusta National is hard to tame, and DeChambeau just got a taste of it on Thursday. He’ll have a lot of work to do to master this course – no pun intended – over the last three days and win. Again, risky choice for me.
Top 5 in order: Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Xander Sc Chaudele
Lowest round: 65 (-7)
Winning score: 273 (-15)
Sunday winner’s score: 69 (-3)
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