It's nearly a year away, but oddsmakers are already looking ahead to the 2013 Masters on the PGA Tour. There still is plenty of golf left in the 2012 season, but the Masters is always a hot topic and discussion piece around sports fans and bettors alike. Currently Tiger Woods is the favorite for the 2013 Masters Odds.
The 2013 Masters will take place from April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This year marks the 77th anniversary of the most recognizable golf tournament in the world. Last year, American Bubba Watson won the tournament by defeating South African Louis Oosthuizen on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. They both had been 10-under par entering the playoff before Watson was able to win. Much like the 2013 Masters Odds, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were favored in 2012. Each, however, struggled mightily during the tournament and tied for 40th place overall by shooting a four-day total of 5-over par. The People's Champion, Phil Mickelson, was also in contention in his final round in 2012 but had a triple bogey on his fourth hole of the day, which ultimately sealed his fate and ended his run at the Masters. That fourth and final day was also interesting for Bo Van Pelt, who shot the round of the tournament. He carded an 8-under par 64 that shot him up the leaderboard where he ultimately took 17th place.
Of the four major tournaments on the PGA Tour, the Masters has the smallest field of golfers. There is a distinct criteria needed to qualify for the Masters. Those criteria include past Master's champions, the last five U.S. Open champions, the last five British Open champions, the last five PGA champions, the last three winners of the Player's Championship, the top two finishers of the U.S. Amateur tournament, the winner of the Amateur Championship, the winner of the 2011 Asian Amateur, the winner of the U.S. Amateur Public Links, the Top 16 finishers and ties in last year's Masters, the Top 8 finishers and ties in last year's U.S. Open, the Top 4 finishers and ties of last year's British Open, the Top 4 finishers and ties in last year's PGA Championship, the Top 30 leaders on the money list, the winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, between Masters tournaments, all players qualifying for the Tour Championship, the Top 50 on the final Official World Golf Rankings list and an option for International invitees.
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy both top the 2013 Masters odds while other players, including Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and Adam Scott also find themselves closer to the top of the odds list. It should come as no surprise that the more popular players are close to the top of the oddsmakers list. Last year's champion, Bubba Watson, currently sports 25-1 odds to win the 2013 Masters. If he was able to do so, he'd become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002 to repeat as Masters champion.
2013 Masters Odds
Tiger Woods 11-2, Rory McIlroy 13-2, Phil Mickelson 15-1, Luke Donald 20-1, Lee Westwood 20-1, Adam Scott 25-1, Justin Rose 25-1, Bubba Watson 25-1, Dustin Johnson 30-1, Jason Dufner 30-1, Rickie Fowler 30-1, Hunter Mahan 40-1, Matt Kuchar 40-1, Keegan Bradley 40-1, Louis Oosthuizen 40-1, Charl Schwartzel 50-1, Jason Day 50-1, Webb Simpson 50-1, Nick Watney 50-1, Steve Stricker 50-1, Graeme McDowell 50-1, Ernie Els 50-1, Padraig Harrington 60-1, Sergio Garcia 60-1, Ian Poulter 60-1, Bo Van Pelt 60-1, Peter Hanson 60-1, Zach Johnson 60-1, Geoff Ogilvy 60-1, Jim Furyk 80-1, Martin Kaymer 80-1, Brandt Snedeker 80-1, Bill Haas 80-1, Frencesco Molinari 80-1, Nicolas Colsaerts 80-1, K.J. Choi 80-1, Retief Goosen 100-1, Martin Laird 100-1, Carl Pettersson 100-1, Henrik Stenson 100-1, Matteo Manassero 100-1, Kyle Stanley 100-1, Fred Couples 100-1, John Senden 125-1, Fredrik Jacobson 125-1, Aaron Baddeley 125-1, Gary Woodland 125-1, David Toms 125-1, Ben Curtis 125-1, Paul Casey 125-1, Seung-Yul Noh 125-1, Ben Crane 125-1, Sean O'Hair 125-1, Paul Lawrie 125-1, Thomas Bjorn 125-1, Robert Garrigus 125-1, Scott Piercy 125-1, Ryan Palmer 125-1, Vijay Singh 125-1, Angel Cabrera 125-1, Anthony Kim 150-1, Robert Karlsson 150-1, Jonathan Byrd 150-1, Trevor Immelman 150-1, Tim Clark 150-1, Ryo Ishikawa 150-1, Charles Howell III 150-1, Alvaro Quiros 150-1, Alexander Noren 150-1, Thorbjorn Olesen 150-1, Bud Cauley 150-1, Ryan Moore 150-1, Y.E. Yang 150-1, Kevin Na 150-1, Miguel Angel Jimenez 150-1, Rory Sabbatini 150-1, Branden Grace 150-1, Anders Hansen 200-1, Simon Dyson 200-1, Stewart Cink 200-1, Kyung-Tae Kim 200-1, Sang-Moon Bae 200-1, Robert Rock 200-1, Mark Wilson 200-1, Marc Leishman 200-1, Camilo Villegas 200-1, Patrick Cantlay 250-1, Luke Guthrie 250-1, Lucas Glover 250-1, Ted Potter Jr. 250-1, Darren Clarke 300-1, Michael Thompson 300-1, John Peterson 300-1, David Lynn 300-1, Jose Maria Olazabal 500-1, Bernhard Langer 500-1, Alan Dunbar 500-1, Mike Weir 1,000-1, Tom Watson 1,000-1 and The Field 15-1.
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