The 2020 Masters tees off Thursday, Nov. 12, at Augusta National Golf Club. The final major of 2020 welcomes a field of 93 after being postponed roughly seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, we look at the fantasy golf power rankings for the top 30 golfers at the 2020 Masters Tournament.
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2020 Masters: Fantasy Golf Top 30
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30. Jordan Spieth (+6600)
One of many former world No. 1’s in the 2020 Masters field, Spieth has slipped to No. 99 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. The 2015 Masters champ hasn’t won a tournament since 2017, but he has never finished worse than T-21 at Augusta National and leads the field with an average of 3.38 strokes gained per round, according to Data Golf.
29. Phil Mickelson (+10000)
The three-time Masters champion has gone 2-for-2 to start his run on the PGA Tour Champions circuit. He missed the cut at last week’s Houston Open, as well as the US Open, but he tied for second in a star-studded field at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to show he can still contend against the world’s best.
28. Rickie Fowler (+6600)
Has just two top 10s against seven missed cuts in 18 events in 2020. The five-time PGA Tour winner tied for ninth here last year and was the solo runner-up in 2018.
27. Cameron Smith (+8000)
Averaging 1.01 Strokes Gained: Putting through 16 rounds and four events to begin the 2020-21 PGA Tour season. He tied for fourth in a strong field at the Zozo Championship and has a top finish in the Masters of T-5 in 2018. He got his first PGA Tour win at the Sony Open in January.
26. Scottie Scheffler (+6600)
The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year is one of the risky first-time Masters participants. No one has won here in their first attempt since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, but Scheffler tied for fourth at the PGA Championship to show major pedigree. He withdrew from the US Open after testing positive for COVID.
25. Tommy Fleetwood (+5000)
Once again, Fleetwood’s best results have come on the European Tour this year. He was the runner-up at the Scottish Open and tied for third at the Portugal Masters while missing the cut at the US Open and finishing T-29 at the PGA Championship. His putting was much improved last season with an average of 0.41 strokes gained per round.
24. Si Woo Kim (+15000)
The 2017 Players Championship winner ranked fourth on the PGA Tour last season in Par 4 Efficiency from the key distance range of 450-500 yards. He’s also strong around the greens and has two top-25 finishes here in the last two years.
23. Matt Kuchar (+12500)
Kuchar has had a largely disappointing 2020 following a victory at the Asian Tour’s SMBC Singapore Open. He missed the cut at both the US Open and PGA Championship, but he hasn’t missed the cut here in 10 straight attempts since his 2002 debut. He was second in 3-Putt Avoidance last season.
22. Lee Westwood (+10000)
The veteran Englishman returns to Augusta National for the first time since 2017 after re-entering the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking earlier this year. He missed the cut at the Houston Open but had previously rung up six straight top-20 finishes before a T-30 at the Italian Open.
21. Paul Casey (+6600)
Registered the best major finish of his career with a T-2 at the PGA Championship. He missed the cut here in 2019 but had three straight finishes of T-6 or better from 2015-2017.
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20. Sungjae Im (+8000)
Im’s odds to win have ballooned since before the PGA Tour season was suspended for the pandemic. He won The Honda Classic and finished third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational but hasn’t finished better than T-9 in 18 events since the restart.
19. Tiger Woods (+4000)
Looks to become the first back-to-back winner of the Masters since he did so in 2001-2002. A win ties him with Jack Nicklaus’ record of six green jackets and gives him sole possession of the PGA Tour’s all-time win record of 83. He missed the cut at the US Open and finished T-37 at the PGA Championship.
18. Collin Morikawa (+3300)
The PGA Championship winner has three PGA Tour victories since last July. He hasn’t played great since his first major win and is going against the trends in his Augusta National debut.
17. Hideki Matsuyama (+2800)
Tied for second last week with a much better than usual putting performance. He averaged 0.30 strokes lost per round with the flat stick last season and was just 142nd in 3-Putt Avoidance.
16. Justin Rose (+5000)
Rose is third to Woods and Mickelson among those with a minimum of 50 rounds played at Augusta National with 2.30 strokes gained per round. He missed the cut last year for the first time in 14 career appearances with two runner-ups and three other top-10 showings.
15. Patrick Reed (+2800)
The 2018 Masters champ has played sparingly of late, but he has four straight top-20 finished, including a T-3 at the European Tour’s marquee BMW PGA Championship. His putting was once again a strength in the 2019-20 season.
14. Adam Scott (+5000)
Scott finished just T-32 last week, but he averaged 0.46 Strokes Gained: Putting and 0.98 SG: Approach per round. He bridged his 2019 and 2020 seasons with victories at the Australian PGA Championship and the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational but has played just five events since the restart.
13. Bubba Watson (+2800)
The two-time Masters champ finished in the top 10 of The CJ Cup and Zozo Championship in his final warmup events. He wasn’t great around the greens last season, but Augusta is a completely different test he has aced before.
12. Jason Day (+3300)
Day finished T-7 in Houston with 1.86 SG: Tee-to-Green and 0.55 SG: Putting. Injuries have hampered the former world No. 1 over the past few seasons, but he has returned to No. 41 in the OWGR with six top 10s in 19 events this year. He tied for fifth at the 2019 Masters.
11. Xander Schauffele (+1400)
A staple major contender who tied for second last year. It will be only his third Masters appearance, but he has seven top 10s in 13 career majors.
10. Rory McIlroy (+1200)
When removing past success and popularity, there hasn’t been much to like about McIlroy’s game this year. Still, he has no missed cuts in 16 events and was able to backdoor a T-8 finish at the US Open. His betting odds are suppressed as he tries again to complete the career grand slam.
9. Tyrrell Hatton (+2800)
Hatton has a top finish of just T-44 in three appearances at the Masters, but he has five career top 10s in majors before missing the cut at the 2020 PGA Championship and US Open. Outside of those, he has two victories and six other top 10s in 12 international events this year. He ranked third on Tour with 2.19 total strokes gained per round last season.
8. Patrick Cantlay (+2200)
Comes into the Masters ninth in the Golfweek rankings following his victory at the Zozo Championship. He’s one of the steadiest on Tour around the greens and was the low amateur here in 2012 before a T-9 last year.
7. Tony Finau (+2500)
Finau takes a lot of heat for his inability to close out victories, but he has a top-5 finish in each major since 2018, including a T-5 at last year’s Masters. He was 10th on Tour in Par 4 Efficiency: 450-500 Yards last year.
6. Jon Rahm (+1000)
Rahm comes into his fourth career Masters No. 1 in the Golfweek rankings. He tied for ninth last year, finished fourth in 2018 and tied for 27th in his 2017 debut. He led all golfers with 2.40 total strokes gained per round over 17 events last year.
5. Webb Simpson (+3300)
Simpson has become one of the top value plays this week after winning twice earlier in 2020. He tied for 37th at the PGA Championship and improved to T-8 at the US Open. He was first on Tour in Bogey Avoidance, seventh in 3-Putt Avoidance and first in Par 4 Efficiency last year.
4. Bryson DeChambeau (+800)
The US Open champ by six strokes has been the betting favorite for the Masters ever since. He’s averaging 4.04 total strokes gained per round over eight rounds to start the 2020-21 season. His all-or-nothing mentality means he can win this tournament by a wide margin, but he could miss the cut if things go poorly on Augusta’s tormenting putting surfaces.
3. Justin Thomas (+1100)
Thomas has won twice with two runner-ups, two third-place finishes and four other top 10s in 18 events in 2020. He’s the safest play in the field, but he hasn’t finished better than T-12 in four trips to Augusta, Georgia.
2. Brooks Koepka (+1600)
Koepka slipped from No. 1 to No. 12 in the OWGR in 2020, but he finally showed flashes of his old self with a T-5 finish at the Houston Open. He shot back-to-back rounds of 65 over the weekend to drastically drop his betting odds for this week. The four-time major champ tied for second here last year.
1. Dustin Johnson (+900)
Johnson recaptured the top spot in the OWGR with victories at the Travelers Championship and The Northern Trust since the restart. He tied for second at the PGA Championship and for sixth at the US Open before returning to play with a seemingly-casual T-2 at the Houston Open. He hasn’t finished worse than T-10 in his last four Masters appearances and tied for second last year.
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