Masters Tournament Preview
After at blistering performance last weekend, Phil Mickelson has passed Tiger Woods on this week’s PGA betting board. Mickelson is a 6/1 favorite to win the Masters tournament.
Mickelson is the defending champion and, while he’s been a little inconsistent this season, he’s gaining tons of momentum exactly when he needs it most. “Lefty” was on fire during last weekend’s victory at the Shell Houston Open, including a course-record 63 during his third round. It was Mickelson’s first win of the season and his third Top-10 effort.
Woods slips to second place on the Masters odds at 8/1. The superstar hasn’t won a tournament since 2009, yet he still finds himself getting tons of action. Woods has hardly justified it this season. He’s hit the links four times and his only decent showing was a 10th-place finish at the WGC Cadillac Championship; he’s placed 24th or worse in his other three outings.
Lee Westwood is third in line with 14/1 odds to win the Masters but, like Woods, he’s hardly carrying any momentum into the weekend. Westwood has hit the PGA Tour four times this season and has yet to finish better than 17th. He was just 30th at last weekend’s Shell Houston Open—not exactly a top-notch tune-up effort.
Nick Watney, meanwhile, is about as hot as you can be heading into a tournament. He checks in with 16/1 tournament odds and probably offers more value than the three men ahead of him. Watney has finished in the Top 10 in five of his six tournaments this season, with his worst finish being a 13th-place effort at the Transitions Championship. He’s already got a victory under his belt after winning the WGC Cadillac Championship in early March.
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