Jon Rahm of Spain plays a shot from the 10th hole tee box during a practice round prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 07, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. Getty Images Could this be the year a LIV Tour player wins the Green Jacket?
If so, the best chances lie in the hands of either Jon Rahm or Bryson DeChambeau, who are priced at 9/1 and +1050 to win the Masters outright, respectively.
Jon Rahm already won the Masters in 2023 while DeChambeau is hot off his best effort at Augusta, finishing T-5 in 2025.
Rahm and DeChambeau are the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked players on the LIV Tour right now. The two stars enter the Masters after just having faced one another in a dramatic playoff on March 22 in South Africa, where DeChambeau bested Rahm for his second consecutive win.
There are questions surrounding favorite Scottie Scheffler’s recent consistency while the hangover of last year’s Masters triumph looms over Rory McIlroy. That leaves some value on Rahm and DeChambeau, who are both worth consideration for your outright bets and Masters pools.
After all, this is golf betting, so why not chase the longshots? Here are some more value-based alternatives to betting on them.
Following his 2023 win, Rahm imploded in 2024 with a nine-over finish followed by a top-20 improvement last year. Something says that his strong historical and statistical profile will keep that trend moving forward off the first tee on Thursday.
He has never missed a cut in nine starts at Augusta.
Rahm finished 12-under three years ago in a cold, rainy climate. With firm conditions expected this week, Rahm’s game is tailored just right for Augusta: patented world-class driving, iron play that’s reminiscent of his 2023 self and a sneaky short game.
The Spaniard already has wind in his sails with one win, three runner-ups and a fifth in five starts on the LIV Tour this year.
I’d also consider a teensy — and I mean teensy — wager on Rahm to hit a hole-in-one at +8000. It’s nothing more than a lottery ticket, but if he hit his famous skipper over the pond on hole 16 in 2020, he’s capable of another. Rahm has carded eight aces in his professional career.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States reacts to a putt on the 14th hole during a practice round prior to the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 06, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. Getty Images Bryson DeChambeau wire-to-wire win (+8000, bet365) DeChambeau only has one wire-to-wire win in his career: the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
Here at Augusta, “The Scientist’s” forensic approach to competition could pay dividends any year now. He’s recorded top-six finishes there in the past two years, both of which he started with an opening round under par.
We know his driving is going to be nuclear, and Augusta favors that. DeChambeau’s strokes gained off the tee are at 0.585 in his last five Masters appearances. It just comes down to his short game, which has improved — he ranks seventh overall in scrambling percentage on the LIV Tour.
He’s hungry for another major after landing in the top 10 in three of last year’s four major tournaments, but more importantly, DeChambeau’s lowest round at Augusta is 7-under, which is two strokes from the course record. He carded that in the first round in 2024.
Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post. He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk.
