Masters Favorites 2018: Updated Vegas Odds for Golf's Elite Talent

Within the last decade, the Masters tournament been home to four playoffs (most recently Sergio Garcia's win over Justin Rose in 2017), one record-tying performance (Jordan Spieth tying the course record at an 18-under 270) and one phenomenal run to the finish (Charl Schwartzel making birdie on the final four holes to win in 2011).

This year's Masters promises to bring as much drama (if not more) than any of those tournaments, as 14-time major winner Tiger Woods is back at Augusta for the first time since 2015. He'll join a fantastic and powerful field of golfers looking to earn a green jacket on Sunday.

Here's a look at the Masters odds (via OddsShark) as of Friday, March 30 in addition to a look at the top three favorites.

Odds

Rory McIlroy: 9-1

Tiger Woods: 9-1

Justin Thomas: 10-1

Dustin Johnson: 12-1

Jordan Spieth: 12-1

Justin Rose: 14-1

Bubba Watson: 16-1

Phil Mickelson: 16-1

Jason Day: 18-1

Jon Rahm: 20-1

Rickie Fowler: 20-1

Paul Casey: 22-1

Sergio Garcia: 25-1

Hideki Matsuyama: 35-1

Tommy Fleetwood: 40-1

Henrik Stenson: 40-1

Alexander Noren: 40-1

Patrick Reed: 45-1

Matt Kuchar: 50-1

Marc Leishman: 55-1

Louis Oosthuizen: 55-1

Adam Scott: 55-1

Tyrrell Hatton: 55-1

Thomas Pieters: 66-1

Bryson DeChambeau: 66-1

Brian Harman: 70-1

Patrick Cantlay: 80-1

Branden Grace: 80-1

Rafael Cabrera Bello: 80-1

Xander Schauffele: 80-1

Charley Hoffman: 90-1

Tony Finau: 90-1

Kevin Kisner: 90-1

Charl Schwartzel: 100-1

Kiradech Aphibarnrat: 100-1

Daniel Berger: 100-1

Matthew Fitzpatrick: 110-1

Ryan Moore: 110-1

Zach Johnson: 110-1

Kevin Chappell: 125-1

Gary Woodland: 125-1

Russell Henley: 125-1

Adam Hadwin: 125-1

Pat Perez: 150-1

Shubhankar Sharma: 150-1

Jason Dufner: 150-1

Webb Simpson: 150-1

Brendan Steele: 150-1

Francesco Molinari: 150-1

Patton Kizzire: 160-1

Martin Kaymer: 175-1

Jimmy Walker: 175-1

Hao Tong Li: 175-1

Ross Fisher: 175-1

Bernd Wiesberger: 200-1

Kyle Stanley: 200-1

Jhonattan Vegas: 250-1

Si Woo Kim: 250-1

Austin Cook: 250-1

Billy Horschel: 250-1

Vijay Singh: 250-1

Daniel Willett: 275-1

Wesley Bryan: 300-1

Fred Couples: 300-1

Ted Potter Jr.: 400-1

Joaquin Niemann: 500-1

Yuta Ikeda: 500-1

Doug Ghim: 750-1

Bernhard Langer: 750-1

Doc Redman: 1,000-1

Harry Ellis: 1,000-1

Trevor Immelman: 1,500-1

Mike Weir: 1,500-1

Matt Parziale: 2,000-1

Yuxin Lin: 2,000-1

Jose Maria Olazabal: 2,000-1

Larry Mize: 2,000-1

Mark O'Meara: 2,000-1

Ian Woosnam: 2,000-1

Sandy Lyle: 2,000-1

A Look at the Favorites

Rory McIlroy: 9-1

The 28-year-old is knocking on the door of his first Masters win, which would complete a career Grand Slam. McIlroy has finished no worse than 10th in each of the last four years, topping out with a fourth-place result in 2015.

If the form that McIlroy showed at the Arnold Palmer Invitational appears in Augusta, then no one is preventing him from breaking through and winning that green jacket. McIlroy shot a final-round 64 to win that tournament with an 18-under 270, which was three strokes ahead of second-place finisher Bryson DeChambeau. The issue is that McIlroy has been spotty otherwise this year, finishing no higher than 20th in any stroke-play event and losing in the group stage at the WGC-Dell Match Play event.

Still, McIlroy has the ability to take over a tournament at times and render the final day of competition obsolete. He won the 2011 US Open and 2012 PGA Championship by eight strokes each, and he took down the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship by seven. If McIlroy gets hot with the putter, then it could be a long day for the rest of the field.

Tiger Woods: 9-1

Flashes of the old Tiger Woods who dominated the PGA Tour for over 10 years have appeared this year in a top-two finish at the Valspar Championship and fifth-place result at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Woods is no stranger to Augusta, having won there four times and lapping the field with an 18-under 270 when he was 21 years old in 1997. He could very well go out and crush the competition like he did back then.

The main concern is that Woods hasn't fared well off the tee this year, as his driving accuracy percentage (51.1) is outside the top 200 on the PGA Tour.

On the flip side, he's been phenomenal everywhere else, ranking in the top 14 in strokes gained approaching the green, around the green and putting.

If he can figure out his issues off the tee, then he'll be in contention late into Sunday at a minimum. But even if he doesn't, Woods should have a strong showing as long as his short game stays on point.

Justin Thomas: 10-1

The PGA Tour doesn't have a traditional MVP, but if it did, the honor would likely go to Justin Thomas for the 2018 calendar year thus far.

His worst finish this year was a 22nd-place mark at the Sentry Tournament of Champions where he still shot a four-under 288. Since then, these are his results: tied for 14th, tied for 17th, tied for ninth, first, second and fourth.

Thomas is third on the PGA Tour in total strokes gained. He hits the ball long off the tee (312.5 yards) and has a top-five approach game. Thomas doesn't have as much Masters experience as the other favorites, but he posted finishes of 39th and 22nd in his two performances in 2016 and 2017.

The 24-year-old has also experienced major success before, taking down the 2017 PGA Championship and shooting a tournament record nine under in the third round of the 2017 U.S. Open. No golfer in the world is hotter right now, and Thomas could ride that wave to his second consecutive major win.