Jordan Spieth tied the Masters scoring record last year en route to becoming the 10th American in 16 years to win the Masters. (Photo credit: www.JordanSpiethgolf.com)
Before you make any bets on this year’s Masters, check out these 2016 Masters golf betting trends.
Just because something has happened before doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen in the future. But trends can be helpful if you’re able to determine a logical reason for why they exist.
The Masters is the only major golf tournament that is played on the same course each year, so it’s more likely that some of these trends will continue at Augusta than in the British Open, U.S. Open or PGA Championship.
(Article and odds courtesy of Pinnacle Sports)
2016 Masters Golf Betting Trends
0 – The curse of the Par 3 Contest
No Par 3 Contest winner has ever gone onto win the Masters in the same week. Rory McIlroy has just announced he will miss the Par 3 Contest to concentrate on the main event.
11 – Most birdies in one round
The record for the most birdies in one round is currently 11 and was recorded in 2009 by Anthony Kim.
1999 – The European drought
It’s been 17 years since a European last donned the green jacket. Are European players now worth avoiding at the Masters or is this just coincidence?
-18 – Masters scoring record
Record for the lowest score in a Masters Tournament. Previously held solely by Tiger Woods (1997) but equalled last year by Jordan Speith.
62.5% – Home advantage
10 of the last 16 winners (62.5%) have been American. Is it time for bettors to put some domestic bias into their investment decisions?
2.900 – A major favourite
The smallest Pinnacle Sports starting price for a Masters winner was Tiger Woods in 2001. The former world No. 1 teed off as a huge 2.900 favourite on his way to victory at Augusta.
3 – An outside chance
There have been just three winners since 2001 that have returned with odds of 50.000 or higher – Zach Johnson (201.000) in 2007, Trevor Immelman (126.000) in 2008 and Charles Schwartzel (87.000) in 2011.
| Date | Player | Odds |
| 2001 | T. Woods | 2.900 |
| 2002 | T. Woods | 3.500 |
| 2003 | M. Weir | 41.00 |
| 2004 | P. Mickelson | 10.00 |
| 2005 | T. Woods | 5.620 |
| 2006 | P. Mickelson | 7.300 |
| 2007 | Z. Johnson | 201.00 |
| 2008 | T. Immelman | 126.00 |
| 2009 | A. Cabrera | 41.00 |
| 2010 | P. Mickelson | 14.020 |
| 2011 | C. Schwartzel | 87.00 |
| 2012 | B. Watson | 37.750 |
| 2013 | A. Scott | 23.450 |
| 2014 | B. Watson | 30.200 |
| 2015 | J. Spieth | 11.700 |
89 – Expected field for 2016
Rafael Cabrera-Bello’s third place finish at the weekend confirmed his place at Augusta and upped the expected field for 2016 to 89. If the winner of this weekend’s Houston Open has already qualified for this year’s Masters, the field will be the smallest since 2002, when 89 players also battled it out for the Green Jacket.
28 – Most birdies at one Masters
Record for most birdies in one round, held by Jordan Speith. The young Texan beat Phil Mickelson’s previous record of 25 on his way to a history-making victory last year.
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