{"id":338925,"date":"2025-04-08T14:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=338925"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:18:47","slug":"golf-grades-ahead-of-the-2025-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/golf-grades-ahead-of-the-2025-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s hot and cold ahead of the 2025 Masters: A-to-F grades on McIlroy, Morikawa and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Class is about to be in session at the Masters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\">Augusta National is one of golf&#8217;s toughest tests, and you&#8217;ll be hard-pressed to find out-of-form players succeed. I&#8217;m grading 20 players, from world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to three-time champion Phil Mickelson, on their performance through the first few months of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my 2025 golf grades ahead of the first major championship beginning on April 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">2025 golf grades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll break down players into four sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top betting favourites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next best contenders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadians at the tournament<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fan favourites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sections are sorted by the shortest odds to win the Masters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/golf\/competitions\">Full Masters betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masters betting favourites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Scottie Scheffler<br>Odds: +450<br>Best Masters finish: Win (2022, 2024)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s get this out of the way: Not everyone will be graded equally. Scheffler has been the third-best player by DataGolf&#8217;s strokes gained over the last three months (+2.55) with three top-10 finishes in six starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when you win 10 times in one season, expectations change. Scheffler hasn&#8217;t lifted a trophy in 2025 and had a pedestrian T20 finish at the Players. I&#8217;ll cut him some slack after missing January following wrist surgery and expect to see him in contention on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Rory McIlroy<br>Odds: +650<br>Best Masters finish: Second (2022)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: A+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This could be McIlroy&#8217;s best chance to win the Masters and complete the career grand slam. He&#8217;s on top of his game, winning the Players Championship and AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and is the only player gaining north of 0.66 strokes on approach, off-the-tee and putting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been a dream start to the season for the Northern Irishman, who is playing like the best player in the world. But at this point in Rory&#8217;s career, he&#8217;s looking for majors and majors alone, so we&#8217;ll see what happens under the bright lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s to our champion!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THEPLAYERS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THEPLAYERS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McIlroyRory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@McIlroyRory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tuRV0Y0U47\">pic.twitter.com\/tuRV0Y0U47<\/a><\/p>&mdash; THE PLAYERS (@THEPLAYERS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEPLAYERS\/status\/1902502297495630295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Jon Rahm<br>Odds: +1,200<br>Best Masters finish: Winner (2023)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re grading with a blindfold on now, folks. Rahm has five straight top-10 finishes on LIV and has been gaining strokes pretty consistently in all four categories. So what&#8217;s that worth? I&#8217;m not sure, so I&#8217;ll just give him a &#8220;B&#8221; and move on. A strong finish at Augusta seems necessary to shake the &#8220;washed&#8221; allegations, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Collin Morikawa<br>Odds: +1,400<br>Best Masters finish: T3 (2024)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morikawa, not Scheffler or McIlroy, paces the field in strokes gained over the last three months. He&#8217;s been the best player from tee-to-green by a wide margin, yet hasn&#8217;t found the winner&#8217;s circle after a few close calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After knocking off two majors in his first eight starts, Morikawa has gone three years without a win. He has finished inside the top-10 three straight times at Augusta, though, and is in elite form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/golf\/competitions\">Bet on the 2025 Masters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Bryson DeChambeau<br>Odds: +1,600<br>Best Masters finish: T6 (2025)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeChambeau also hasn&#8217;t won on LIV but is trending in the right direction, most recently finishing fifth in Miami while gaining boatloads of strokes off the tee. When you factor in off-course success and the afterglow of winning the 2024 U.S. Open, I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s having a pretty nice start to the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 golf grades: The top contenders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Ludvig Aberg<br>Odds: +1,800<br>Best Masters finish: Second (2024)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aberg&#8217;s had a bizarre start to the season. The Swede kicked things off with a T5 at the Sentry before falling ill, which caused a pair of ugly results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 25-year-old won the Genesis Invitational in his return, flashing his ceiling as one of the best in the world. That carries a <em>lot<\/em> of weight in this report card, considering he&#8217;s missed back-to-back cuts at the Players and Valero Texas Open heading into this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Justin Thomas<br>Odds: +2,000<br>Best Masters finish: Fourth (2020)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love Thomas&#8217; chances of knocking off major No. 3 this week. The 31-year-old hasn&#8217;t missed a cut all season and has a pair of runner-up finishes (American Express, Valspar Championship). He ranks eighth in SG: APP over the last three months and is finally rolling the rock well. This is the best golf we&#8217;ve seen out of JT in a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Xander Schauffele<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +2,200<br>Best Masters finish: T2 (2019)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest knock on Schauffele was not being able to win the big one \u2014 and then he did it, twice. So it&#8217;s fair to say the start of this season has been troubling, as the World No. 3 struggles to find form following a rib injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s only made three starts since the Sentry, recently logging a T12 at the Valspar after finishing T40 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and 70th at the Players. Interestingly, he&#8217;s gained plenty of strokes on approach but is losing with the putter and off the tee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/nsb-news.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/2025\/04\/CP215084373-620x413.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Schaffuele won the Open Championship and PGA Championship last season. Photo by Peter Morrison\/Ap.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Joaquin Niemann<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +2,800<br>Best Masters finish: T16 (2023)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niemann won his third and fourth LIV titles this year and is now up to $48.5 million earned on the tour. Consistently referred to as one of the best in the world by players like Phil Mickelson, it&#8217;s time for the Niemann to put up or shut up on the biggest stage. He only has one top-20 finish (T16, 2023 Masters) in 22 major starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Hideki Matsuyama<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +2,800<br>Best Masters finish: Winner (2022)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hideki started his year with a win at the Sentry but tapered off immediately afterward. He hasn&#8217;t been bad, but also hasn&#8217;t threatened to win anything since with as many top-20 finishes (two) as missed cuts. If he hadn&#8217;t found the winner&#8217;s circle this grade would be much lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Brooks Koepka<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +3,000<br>Best Masters finish: T2 (2019, 2023)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn&#8217;t put much stock into Rahm&#8217;s recent play, so I certainly won&#8217;t put much in Koepka&#8217;s, as the five-time major champ has come out of the blue to win these in the past. But I&#8217;m sure Kopeka feels good about his runner-up at LIV Singapore and strong iron and around the green play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading the Canadians<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/golf\/competitions\">Masters odds &amp; betting lines<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Corey Conners<br>Odds: +4,500<br>Best Masters finish: T6 (2022)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conners has to love his chances this week. The Listowell, Ontario native has posted four straight top-20 finishes, headlined by a career-best T6 at the Players. Elite iron play has always been the cornerstone of Conners&#8217; game, and now the putter is running hot, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Taylor Pendrith<br>Odds: +12,500<br>Best Masters finish: N\/A<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: C+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This could be a rough week for Pendrith, who is making his Masters debut. The 33-year-old posted a T5 in his last start but failed to finish inside the top 35 in four straight beforehand, missing two cuts. He&#8217;s been losing a boatload of strokes around the greens, which will be a problem at Augusta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Nick Taylor<br>Odds: +25,000<br>Best Masters finish: T29 (2020)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor&#8217;s first two months of the season were great. He had four top-25 finishes, including a win at the Sony Open in January and a T9 at the Genesis Invitational. Consecutive missed cuts ahead of the Masters isn&#8217;t ideal, but the Winnipeg native has to be happy with how his 2025 has gone so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 golf grades: The fan favourites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Jordan Spieth<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +3,300<br>Best Masters finish: T3 (2024)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: C+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spieth, like fellow Texas Longhorn Scheffler, is also coming off a wrist surgery \u2014 and it&#8217;s been a predictably wild ride. The 2015 Masters champion has two top-10 finishes but some ugly results, too (MC Genesis Invitational, 59th Players). This grade might seem harsh, but Spieth is a three-time major champ and hasn&#8217;t played like one in a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Min Woo Lee<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +4,000<\/strong><br><strong>Best Masters finish: T14 (2022)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Min Woo has been a fan favourite for some time, and is beginning to match the hype with on-course results. The Aussie won his last start at the Texas Open and was in the mix at the Players before unravelling on a tough Saturday. All in all, he&#8217;s been playing great golf \u2014 expect Dr. Chipinski to make noise this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Still doesn\u2019t feel real <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7zhK7wMZ9q\">pic.twitter.com\/7zhK7wMZ9q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Min Woo Lee (@Minwoo27Lee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Minwoo27Lee\/status\/1907126431257346406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Cameron Smith<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +5,000<br>Best Masters finish: T2 (2020)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: D<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hate to say it, but Smith has lost his fastball. The Aussie has played in eight majors since winning the 2023 Open Championship and has just one top-five. And with only one top-10 finish on LIV this year, things aren&#8217;t exactly trending in the right direction. The hair still looks great, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Dustin Johnson<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +10,000<br>Best Masters finish: Winner (2020)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: F<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within three years, DJ went from a top-10 player in the world to one of the worst players on LIV, finishing outside of the top 25 in four of five starts this season. Does he care, though? I doubt it. The 40-year-old has two major championships under his belt and a boatload of cash to ride off into the sunset with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Phil Mickelson <\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +10,000<br>Best Masters finish: Winner (2004, 2006, 2010)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we&#8217;re taking Mickelson&#8217;s LIV results at face value, it looks like Lefty is having a renaissance. He&#8217;s picking up a ton of strokes on approach and putting, and has two top-six finishes in four starts. Mickelson became the oldest major champion by conquering the 2021 PGA Championship at 50 &#8230; could he do that again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Player: Max Homa<\/strong><br><strong>Odds: +25,000<br>Best Masters finish: T3 (2024)<\/strong><br><strong>Grade: F-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It feels like more than a year has passed since Homa was in contention on Masters Sunday. The 34-year-old is a legitimate mess entering this tournament: He&#8217;s missed five straight cuts and has hemorrhaged strokes on approach in every start. Finishing dead last among non-past champions wouldn&#8217;t be out of the question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class is about to be in session at the Masters. Augusta National is one of golf&#8217;s toughest tests, and you&#8217;ll be hard-pressed to find out-of-form players succeed. 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