Brandon Watson Posted on 04/09/2014 12:46:08 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
The first PGA golf major of the year begins on Thursday morning as The Masters takes place in Augusta, Georgia. The 2014 Masters Odds for the tournament have Rory McIlrory favored to win, according to the Las Vegas Hotel, home of the SuperBook.
This year's Masters tournament will not feature the world's No. 1 player in Tiger Woods because of a back injury. Yet, the 78th edition of the most prestigious golf tournament in the world will still feature 19 past Masters champions, including defending champion Adam Scott, who is listed at 10/1 odds to win the tournament.
Rory McIlroy is listed as the favorite by oddsmakers to win this year's Masters at 8/1. He is the only player listed in single digit odds. Behind him, Scott and Day at 10/1 and Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are both at 15/1 odds to win the tournament.
Below is a list of the individual holes at the Augusta National Golf Club, courtesy of Wikipedia. The tournament will play as a par 72 again this season and total 7,435 yards.
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Olive | 445 | 4 | 10 | Camellia | 495 | 4 | |
| 2 | Pink Dogwood | 575 | 5 | 11 | White Dogwood | 505 | 4 | |
| 3 | Flowering Peach | 350 | 4 | 12 | Golden Bell | 155 | 3 | |
| 4 | Flowering Crab Apple | 240 | 3 | 13 | Azalea | 510 | 5 | |
| 5 | Magnolia | 455 | 4 | 14 | Chinese Fir | 440 | 4 | |
| 6 | Juniper | 180 | 3 | 15 | Firethorn | 530 | 5 | |
| 7 | Pampas | 450 | 4 | 16 | Redbud | 170 | 3 | |
| 8 | Yellow Jasmine | 570 | 5 | 17 | Nandina | 440 | 4 | |
| 9 | Carolina Cherry | 460 | 4 | 18 | Holly | 465 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,725 | 36 | In | 3,710 | 36 | |||
| Total | 7,435 | 72 | ||||||
Odds to win the Masters, courtesy of LVH:
RORY McILROY 8/1, ADAM SCOTT 10/1, JASON DAY 10/1 PHIL MICKELSON 15/1, JUSTIN ROSE 25/1, BRANDT SNEDEKER 30/1, LEE WESTWOOD 50/1, CHARL SCHWARTZEL 40/1, DUSTIN JOHNSON 15/1, HENRIK STENSON 20/1, MATT KUCHAR 20/1, JASON DUFNER 30/1, LUKE DONALD 50/1, BUBBA WATSON 20/1, KEEGAN BRADLEY 30/1, LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 50/1, HUNTER MAHAN 50/1, SERGIO GARCIA 30/1, GRAEME McDOWELL 50/1, STEVE STRICKER 80/1, IAN POULTER 50/1, RICKIE FOWLER 60/1, ANGEL CABRERA 50/1, WEBB SIMPSON 60/1, NICK WATNEY 125/1, BILL HAAS 60/1, ZACH JOHNSON 25/1, THORBJORN OLESEN 100/1, JIM FURYK 80/1, HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 80/1, JORDAN SPIETH 25/1, MARTIN KAYMER 150/1, BO VAN PELT 250/1, RYAN MOORE 60/1, BILLY HORSCHEL 100/1, NICOLAS COLSAERTS 150/1, K.J. CHOI 100/1, ERNIE ELS 100/1, HARRIS ENGLISH 40/1, PETER HANSON 125/1, JONAS BLIXT 250/1, PAUL CASEY 150/1, FRED COUPLES 100/1, ROBERT GARRIGUS 150/1, PADRAIG HARRINGTON 200/1, MATTEO MANASSERO 150/1, FREDDIE JACOBSON 200/1, FRANCESCO MOLINARI 150/1, RUSSELL HENLEY 150/1, BRANDEN GRACE 200/1, BOO WEEKLEY 300/1, MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 200/1, GRAHAM DeLAET 50/1, GEOFF OGILVY 250/1, TIM CLARK 150/1, MARC LEISHMAN 100/1, CHARLES HOWELL III 150/1, JIMMY WALKER 60/1, KEVIN STREELMAN 250/1, CHARLEY HOFFMAN 250/1, RETIEF GOOSEN 300/1, CAMILO VILLEGAS 300/1, GARY WOODLAND 60/1, DAVID TOMS 300/1, JOHN HUH 250/1, STEWART CINK 200/1, CARL PETTERSSON 250/1, VIJAY SINGH 200/1, MICHAEL THOMPSON 300/1, GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO 200/1, PETER UIHLEIN 500/1, RYO ISHIKAWA 250/1, LUKE GUTHRIE 300/1, THOMAS BJORN 200/1, Y.E. YANG 300/1, TREVOR IMMELMAN 150/1, SANG-MOON BAE 250/1, JAMIE DONALDSON 125/1, AARON BADDELEY 300/1, KEN DUKE 500/1, LUCAS GLOVER 200/1, DARREN CLARKE 500/1, MIKE WEIR 1000/1, JORDAN NIEBRUGGE 1000/1, DEREK ERNST 1000/1, BERNHARD LANGER 300/1, JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL 1000/1, GARRICK PORTEOUS 1000/1, TOM WATSON 1000/1 and "FIELD" (all others) 150/1.
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They run a pretty tight ship at Augusta, that’s for sure. I just noticed (for the first time) the caddies are wearing caps with no sponsor logos. They all have Masters green caps with small logos on the front. I looked for some pictures and it seems this has been in practice as far back as I can find. Funny what we miss...
PGA Tour policy on cell phones...
> Ringers must be in silent mode at all times
> Calls can be made and received only in designated areas
> Receiving and sending text messages is permitted on the course, away from play
> NO video recording is permitted anywhere, any time
> Photos may NOT be taken during competition rounds
http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2012/06/commissioner-no-cell-phone-changes.html
Bagdad Bubba Watson is tearin it up
Prohibited Items List at Augusta
http://www.augusta.com/masters/dos_donts
Gotta love Freddie Couples!! THIRTY years of golf in that bag...
Put him and Bubba together for the final round and enjoy!
I don’t know about Phil and Jason, but Bubba sure had a good day. Five birdies in a row!
It looks like Phil is slamming his trunk and fueling up the jet.
I was hoping he could at least contend. He hasn’t had a good spring...
What’s with Rory? Oh let me guess. He’d rather play tennis than golf?
Tennis girl’s pink hair is disgusting. Perhaps the disapproval of spectators for this vulgar display is affecting Rory’s game.
Meanwhile, Fred Couples is gaining lots of fans; he’s durable, talented and takes his game very seriously.
She thinks he may be at that stage of complexity.
Sorry to hear that and I hope she’s doing well. If Bubba doesn’t win, I hope Freddie Boom-Boom does.
Seeing Freddie win would be marvelous.
Well, final round today and I think it’s going to be a scramble. Anyone at even par or better has a chance. Would love to see Speith or Watson or Kuchar pull it off. Even Freddie has a shot. Tee it up!
We had two wagering lists at our club. No one picked Bubba. I think it was kind of subliminally assumed that he is a head case and his first win was a fluke.
I made some "top five" money with Speith and Kuchar.
DID ANYONE SEE THIS? Some one peppered the roads around Augusta with anti Obama signs that the networks avoided. The ones on the grounds must have been placed late at night and came down right away, but some were there for a couple of days, or removed and replaced the next night.
TERRIFIC signs. Hopefully, they’ll appear at every club for the rest of the year.
I don’t know what kind of a “nutcase” Bubba is, but it’s definitely serving him well. Amazing win Sunday.
Speith looking good for further success this year, imo.
The Augusta Country Club is not to be confused with the Augusta National Golf Club. Two different clubs and courses. The street entrances to the respective clubs are quite a way apart but the actual golf courses of the respective clubs almost touch each other.
I wonder if maybe the "prankster" was politically motivated, but knew little about golf, except the date.
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