The winner of the Green Jacket is likely to be one of the betting favorites. Scott Phillips breaks down the seven golfers he likes best at the 2025 Masters.

Augusta National is the only course to host a major every season, which naturally makes the Masters inherently more predictive

Heading into the first major of 2025, there might not be a brighter star than Rory McIlroy. Having already won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players Championship, the 35-year-old is riding an early hot streak not unlike Scottie Scheffler's early 2024 run. Scheffler, of course, went on to win the 2024 Masters by four strokes.

While Scheffler has shown new vulnerabilities, his main rival at the top of the PGA Tour, Rory McIlroy, has found ways to win. McIlroy comes into this year’s Masters in his absolute best early-season form as he aims to complete golf’s career grand slam.

Picks for even more 2025 Masters golfers and the Masters favorite to win ahead of the year's first major at Augusta National

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It’s almost time for the world’s best golfers to tee off at Augusta National Golf Club for this year’s edition of the Masters. The top players from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will hit the course Thursday in the first major championship of 2025.

The top contenders on betting sites for the 2025 Masters include Rory McIlroy, 2023 winner Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. The American, who won in 2024 and 2022, is the favourite in the Masters golf betting odds at 11/2.