The former Longhorn is currently the betting favorite to take home a historic third green jacket at Augusta.
The world No. 1 golfer and former Texas Longhorn Scottie Scheffler is aiming for a third green jacket at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia this week.
He could become just the eighth man to win the year's first major three separate times as he chases Jack Nicklaus (6), Tiger Woods (5), Arnold Palmer (4), Jimmy Demaret (3), Sam Snead (3), Gary Player (3), Nick Faldo (3), and Phil Mickelson (3).
Woods and Mickelson are both not in the 2026 field for the first time in decades, paving the way for the current and future generations to battle it out on the most storied grounds in the sport.
In a way, Scheffler, 29 years of age and only getting better with each major win, represents both the future and the present era of golf.
That status coincides with how oddsmakers predict this year's tournament to play out. Scheffler is currently leading this year's odds to win the Masters entering Thursday's first round.
ESPN’s betting numbers list Scheffler at +485, with Jon Rahm next at +900. Defending champion Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau are both right there as major threats, each carrying short odds entering the week.
That reflects just how crowded the top of men’s golf remains, especially at Augusta, where course history matters and proven stars tend to rise.
Rahm’s move near the top of the market makes plenty of sense. The 2023 Masters champion has continued to play well on LIV Golf and remains one of the most reliable big-event performers in the field.
McIlroy, meanwhile, arrives as the defending champion after finally winning the Masters in 2025 and completing the career Grand Slam. The rest of last year's majors, however, didn't see McIlroy with his best stuff.
DeChambeau, a Dallas resident like Scheffler, may be the hottest player of the bunch, coming in off back-to-back LIV victories and still chasing his first green jacket.
Just behind that front group, Ludvig Åberg, Xander Schauffele and Cameron Young headline the next wave of contenders.
Further down the list is another Texas Ex and Masters champion, Jordan Spieth, who is given 42-1 odds to claim the title.
Scheffler took home the championship in 2022 and 2024. A third win in five years would add even more to his case as the best golfer of the post-Tiger era.
With the eyes on him, the Longhorns legend is out to prove that he's still as good as it gets. Scheffler tees off in Round 1 on Thursday at 12:44 p.m. CT alongside Robert MacIntyre and Gary Woodland.
