The 2019 Masters are underway! pic.twitter.com/0BWcAyHk02
— ESPN (@espn) April 11, 2019
AUGUSTA, GA — The 2019 Masters Tournament, golf’s biggest event of the year, kicks off this week at Augusta National Golf Course even as Mother Nature dumps rain on the region. Rory McIlroy is favored to win the green jacket this year and will likely face formidable challenges from prominent names such as Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and, of course, Tiger Woods. Meanwhile, oddsmakers are anything but optimistic that defending champion Patrick Reed will be able to duplicate his success.
Despite a chance for thunderstorms Tuesday night, the Par 3 contest is slated for Wednesday afternoon with clear, sunny skies on the horizon. The first-round is scheduled to begin Thursday at 8:30 a.m. local time, with the last grouping scheduled to begin play at 2 p.m. The National Weather Service is forecasting sunny skies that day with a high of 82 degrees and a light breeze in the morning.
After that, the weather forecast gets dicey. There’s a decent chance of rain Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which could impact rounds two, three and four.
The 2019 Masters are underway! pic.twitter.com/0BWcAyHk02
— ESPN (@espn) April 11, 2019
Here’s everything you need to know about the Masters Tournament this year.
How To Watch The Masters
Thursday, April 11
Friday, April 12
Saturday, April 13
Sunday, April 14
You can also listen to the broadcast live throughout the week on CBS Radio.
Tee Times And Pairings For The Masters
8:30 AM Conners Landry Long
8:41 AM Mitchell Tway Woosnam
8:52 AM Lowry O’Connell Weir
9:03 AM Wise Cabrera Harding
9:14 AM Snedeker Kanaya Willett
9:25 AM Kim Couples Holmes
9:36 AM Grillo Bjerregaard Grace
9:47 AM Howell Pepperell Schwartzel
9:58 AM Finau Garcia Stenson
10:09 AM Stanley Scott Matsuyama
10:31 AM Simpson Reed Hovland
10:42 AM Leishman Hoffman Oosthuizen
10:53 AM Woodland Fleetwood Schauffele
11:04 AM Li Rahm Woods
11:15 AM McIlroy Smith Fowler
11:26 AM Lyle Kim Kizzire
11:37 AM Immelman Kaymer Bling
11:48 AM Cink Mize Walker
11:59 AM Olesen Na Olazabal
12:10 PM Ortiz Wallace Langer
12:32 PM Bradley Noren Fitzpatrick
12:43 PM Horschel Singh Rebula
12:54 PM Aphibarnrat Kisner Imahira
1:05 PM Johnson Poulter Kuchar
1:16 PM Cabrera-Bello Molinari Hatton
1:27 PM Kodaira Watson Cantlay
1:38 PM Day DeChambeau Johnson
1:49 PM Mickelson Thomas Rose
2:00 PM Casey Spieth Koepka
Odds For The Masters
McIlroy is the favorite to win the Masters this year, with oddsmakers giving him about a 12.5 percent chance to walk away with the coveted green jacket, according to Oddschecker.com. This means gamblers who correctly place $100 bet on McIlroy would take home $800.
Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Tiger Woods and Jon Rahm round out the top five.
Among the better gambling values this year are Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed.
Koepka won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, as well as the PGA Championship last year. But in his three years playing at the Masters, he’s never finished better than 11th, which is possibly why oddsmakers give him just a 3.23 percent chance to win. Those who successfully place $100 bet on Koepka would take home $3,100.
Reed, meanwhile, won the Masters last year shooting a minus 15 to hold off Fowler. But he seemingly came out of nowhere, having never finished better than 22nd since he stared playing in the tournament in 2014. Oddsmakers say his chances are slim at best to repeat — just 1.23 percent. Those who successfully place $100 bet on Reed this year would take home $8,100.
The 2017 champion, Sergio Garcia, has a slightly better chance at 1.96 percent, while 2016 winner Danny Willett’s chances are a tiny .4 percent.
Here are the players with the best odds at winning the major, according to oddsmakers.
Rory McIlroy
Dustin Johnson
Justin Rose
Tiger Woods
Jon Rahm
Justin Thomas
Rickie Fowler
Jordan Spieth
Francesco Molinari
Paul Casey
Brooks Koepka
Tommy Fleetwood
Hideki Matsuyama
Bryson DeChambeau
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Jason Day
Bubba Watson
Patrick Reed