2024 Masters odds, projections: Proven golf model reveals surprising picks, best bets for Tiger Woods' return

Tiger Woods is a 15-time major champion and five of those victories have come at Augusta National Golf Club. Now, after withdrawing from the 2024 Genesis Invitational because of an illness, Woods is expected to return for the 2024 Masters. The 48-year-old defied odds to win at Augusta as recently as 2019 and he hasn't missed a cut at the Masters since 1996, though he did withdraw after making the weekend in 2023. Woods is listed as a 75-1 longshot in the 2024 Masters odds while Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the 15-2 co-favorites in the first major championship of the 2024 season. 

We simulated the Masters 2024 10,000 times, and there are some MAJOR surprises. Join SportsLine here to see the model's shocking projected leaderboard.

Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.

In addition, the model included Nick Taylor in its best bets to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. That bet hit at +7000, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned nearly $1,900. McClure's best bets also included Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend! Anyone who has followed it has seen MASSIVE returns!  Join SportsLine now to see the model's shocking Masters picks from 10,000 simulations!

One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2024 Masters: Patrick Cantlay, a 21-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday! Cantlay is an eight-time PGA Tour winner who has risen to the occasion in some of the biggest events on the PGA Tour calendar, winning the Memorial Tournament twice and three FedEx Cup playoff events. He's still chasing his first major championship but he was the 2020-21 PGA Tour Player of the Year after winning the FedEx Cup and he's made the cut in four of his last five trips to Augusta National.

The model has also examined where Tiger Woods finishes. Woods enters the 2024 Masters tied with Sam Snead for the most wins in PGA Tour history (82) and was last victorious on the PGA Tour at the 2019 Zozo Championship just six months after his 2019 Masters win. In the five years since, he's continued to battle existing neck and back injuries while also nearly losing his leg in a single-car accident in 2021. However, despite his physical ailments, Woods has shown repeatedly that he knows his way around Augusta National as well as anybody on the planet and he's always a threat in the Masters.   

Also, the model is targeting THREE other golfers with odds of 20-1 or longer who will make a STRONG run at the title! Anyone who backs these golfers could hit it BIG. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who they are before locking in any 2024 Masters picks!