Every Golfer in the 2025 Masters Ranked From Underdogs to Favorites
The 2025 Masters is off to a thrilling start, with 95 players in the field—including PGA veterans, LIV disruptors, and a few wildcard rookies. It is shaping up to be a battlefield of momentum and mental toughness. We’ve sorted contenders from long-shot dreamers to green jacket frontrunners.
15. Hideki Matsuyama
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Hideki Matsuyama’s season started with fireworks—his 35-under win at The Sentry shattered the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record. Since then, the ride’s been rough, with early exits at THE PLAYERS and Valero. But Augusta has always brought out his best. He finished T38 at 1-over in 2025, steady on a brutal setup.
14. Robert MacIntyre
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After two years away, Robert MacIntyre returns to Augusta looking sharper than ever. He’s no stranger to the course—T-12 on debut, T-23 in his follow-up—and his current form makes him hard to ignore. With four top-11 finishes in his last five starts, the lefty is dialed in.
13. Xander Schauffele
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Xander Schauffele rolls into Augusta flying under the radar—but that might be a mistake. After sitting out two months with a rib injury, he looked locked in at the Valspar, gaining a career-best 11.276 strokes on approach and finishing T-12. He’s already posted four top-10s at the Masters, including a runner-up in 2019.
12. Sepp Straka
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After starting 2025 with a win at The American Express, Sepp Straka has been on a tear, stacking top-15 finishes like it’s routine and sliding into second in the FedEx Cup. At Augusta, he held his own with a T-16 last year and multiple made cuts.
11. Tommy Fleetwood
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Tommy Fleetwood has become golf’s most talented heartbreaker—constantly circling the winner’s circle, never quite stepping in. He’s cashed over $25 million without a single PGA Tour win, but his stats say he’s always in striking distance. Ranked 11th in approach and 14th tee-to-green, Fleetwood knows how to keep himself in the mix.
10. Bryson DeChambeau
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Bryson DeChambeau is back in gear—and the numbers prove it. After missing two months with a rib injury, he showed flashes of vintage form at the Valspar. He’s posted four top-10s here, including a runner-up in 2019, and he knows the greens as well as anyone.
9. Will Zalatoris
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Will Zalatoris isn’t coming in hot, but he doesn’t need to be. The guy treats Augusta like his own backyard—runner-up in 2021, T6 in 2022, and T9 in 2024. Sure, he hasn’t cracked the top 20 since January, but his approach game is still razor-sharp, and his putting—finally—is starting to cooperate.
8. Patrick Cantlay
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Patrick Cantlay plays like a chess grandmaster stuck in a field of poker players—always three moves ahead, never showing his hand. He’s back for his ninth Masters, ranked No. 8, and his track record proves he belongs: four top-25s in his last six starts at Augusta.
7. Russell Henley
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If Russell Henley’s name is anywhere near yours on the Masters leaderboard, brace yourself—he’s coming. This is the guy who chipped in for eagle at Bay Hill to erase a three-shot deficit like it was nothing. He’s third in greens hit, top 15 in putting, and ranked sixth in total strokes gained.
6. Shane Lowry
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There’s no mistaking the heat coming off that Arnold Palmer comeback—birdie on 14, chip-in eagle on 16, and a leaderboard flip that stunned the field. After wiping out a three-shot deficit to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Shane Lowry followed up with top-10 finishes at Pebble Beach and the Cognizant Classic.
5. Jon Rahm
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Birdies keep falling for Jon Rahm—over five per round, to be exact—with a greens-in-regulation clip pushing 77%. He’s stacked top finishes across the globe this season, from Singapore to Riyadh. Sure, his T63 at this year’s Masters raised eyebrows, but don’t forget he already owns a Green Jacket from 2023.
4. Rory McIlroy
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For a while, it felt like Rory McIlroy was scripting something poetic with 4-under through 14, his swing smooth, his pace confident. Then came the stumble: double bogeys on 15 and 17, and just like that, his 72 felt a bit flat. His early-season wins at Pebble Beach, and THE PLAYERS prove he’s very much in form.
3. Justin Thomas
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Some players tiptoe into Augusta. Justin Thomas kicked the door down at Bay Hill with a chip-in eagle on 16 and hasn’t let up since. That three-shot comeback wasn’t drama—it was dominance. With top-tier finishes stacking up and his irons and putter firing in sync, Thomas looks every bit the threat his stats suggest.
2. Collin Morikawa
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There’s something about Augusta that brings out the best in Collin Morikawa—and it’s not luck. He’s strung together three straight top-10 finishes here, including a T3 last year, and leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained on approach and proximity. Add in a fairway accuracy rate north of 71%, and he’s setting himself up on a platter.
1. Scottie Scheffler
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So much for easing into the Masters; Scottie Scheffler hadn’t won a single event this year but rolled into Augusta like a man on a mission. Fresh off a Sunday 63 in Houston, he opened with a smooth, bogey-free 68. Ranked No. 1 in the world, Scheffler looks locked in as he hunts down a third Green Jacket in four years.