Our tipster Martin Mathews has a few special picks ranging from 1st Round Leader to Top GB and Ireland player.
The US Masters tees off on Thursday as the opening competition of four men’s major golf tournaments in 2026.
The Augusta National Golf Club provides the perfect backdrop to four days of action and Paddy has you covered with a full set of US Masters odds.
Ahead of the competition start, Rory McIlroy is the main news, as he looks to retain the trophy following a first-ever Masters win in 2025. So without further ado, top tipster Martin Mathews dives into the Golf betting markets to deliver his best bets for the US Masters.
US MAsters tips
1st Round Leader – Jake Knapp/Sungjae Im
Top American – Patrick Reed
Top GB and Ireland – Tommy Fleetwood
Top 20 Finish – Corey Conners
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
1st Round Leader – Jake Knapp/Sungjae Im
With our main outright bets all in place for this week’s Masters it’s time to turn our attention to the side markets, where, as always Paddy have priced up plenty for us to get our teeth into.
So let’s start things off by focusing on the First Round Leader.
Looking at the weather forecast, and with the potential for the winds to gradually increase as the day progresses, I’ll take one from the AM wave and one right from the beginning of the PM groups, starting with Jake Knapp who tees off at 9.19am local time.
Knapp has been a revelation on tour this year posting six top 11 finishes in seven starts.
A key to his success has been an ability to get out of the blocks quickly. With four Thursday rounds of 67 or better in those seven outings he currently sits 13th on tour in round one scoring averages.
Eighth on tour in driving distance, solid with his irons and second in putting, Knapp has all the tools to thrive at Augusta – and having made the cut here on debut two years ago – I can see him going a lot better this time around.
We struck gold in this market last year with Justin Rose. Part of the logic in siding with the Englishman then was his strong Augusta Thursday record, and I’ll look to repeat that logic this year, with Sungjae Im who heads out at 11.03am local time.
This year is Im’s seventh start at Augusta and in those previous six visits he’s notched three top ten finishes. Furthermore in 2022, he lead after day one while in 2020 on debut, all be it in November conditions, he made the Thursday frame when posting 66.
The Korean missed the first seven events of this season with a wrist injury before bouncing back to form with a fourth place finish at the Valspar after opening with a 64. He looks great value to start here quickly once again this week.
Top American – Patrick Reed
Moving on to the Top American market, and with the only American players in our main outright picks being bigger priced as each-way plays, there’s scope to get involved in this market. The player I’m keen to have onside is Patrick Reed.
Having stepped away from LIV Golf this year, Reed has been invigorated by two trophies in 2026 to date, in Dubai and Qatar.
A winner here in 2018, Reed has shown time and again that he has the perfect game for Augusta, notching five top 12 finishes in seven starts since his 2018 win.
There are many who fancy Reed to bag a second Green Jacket this week and there’s certainly a strong case to be made for that. With nine of the dozen or so players who are priced shorter than him in the outright market being non Americans though this looks a better way to side with him in my book.
Top GB and Ireland – Tommy Fleetwood
Next I will turn my attention to the Top GB & Ireland market and nail my colours to Tommy Fleetwood.
The market leader here is understandably McIlroy, however, as I noted in my outright preview my suspicion is that like many first time champions before him the Northern Irishman might have a low key week. I also suspect Rose may struggle to follow up last years stellar performance.
If this is the case then the greatest dangers to Fleetwood are the in form Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert McIntyre.
Fitzpatrick who tees it up for the first time since his win at the Valspar has a low ball flight not ideal for here, while MacIntyre’s poor approach play numbers would be a concern for me. With the safety net of three each-way places then it is Fleetwood who gets the nod.
Top 20 Finish – Corey ConnErs
To wrap up I will turn my attention to the Top 20 finish market and side with Corey Conners.
With just two PGA Tour titles to his name, Conners isn’t a player you would trust too much to get the job done on a Sunday. However, what he lacks on the winning instinct front he makes up for in consistency, regularly featuring near the top end of the leader board in big events.
A look at the Canadian’s record here rubber stamps this, as in his last six visits, he’s posted four top tens. If you then add in that he arrives on the back of two solid top 15 finishes at the Players and the Valspar, he looks great value to crack the top 20 here again this week.
US MAsters tips
1st Round Leader – Jake Knapp/Sungjae Im
Top American – Patrick Reed
Top GB and Ireland – Tommy Fleetwood
Top 20 Finish – Corey Conners
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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