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2026 Masters Picks & Predictions: Gary Woodland

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The best golfers in the world will be in Augusta, Georgia, this week for the first major of the year, The Masters. We’re going to share our top 2026 Masters picks and predictions.

Augusta National Golf Club is simultaneously a feast for the eyes and a stern test of golfing acumen. The Georgia pines and blooming azaleas highlight Augusta's beauty, but this world-renowned course demands precise ballstriking and short-game excellence.

Rory McIlroy had an epic victory at last year's Masters to earn his first Green Jacket. Can he successfully defend his title, or will the No. 1 player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, win at Augusta for the third time in five years? PGA Tour stars Ludvig Aberg and Xander Schauffele are looking for a career-altering victory, and big-hitting LIV Tour stalwarts Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau will be in the hunt.

Welcome to the fifth annual BettingPros Guide to The Masters. We'll take a deep dive into the field, taking a closer look at the players contending for the coveted Green Jacket. Which players provide betting value and which are bad bets? Read on.

2026 Masters Picks & Predictions: Gary Woodland

Stats to Know

  • Odds to Win: +11000
  • World Ranking: 51
  • Best Masters finish: 14 (2023)
  • Last four Masters finishes: 40, MC, 14, MC
  • Last four tournament finishes: MC, MC, 14, 1

Course History

Augusta National hasn’t been especially kind to Woodland over the years. He’s made the cut in only five of his 12 Masters appearances and has never cracked the top 10. Woodland’s career scoring average at Augusta is 73.66.

Recent Form

In mid-2023, Woodland had surgery to remove a lesion on his brain. Because the lesion had grown on the part of the brain that controls fear and anxiety and couldn’t be entirely removed, Woodland says he still suffers from PTSD. Woodland had been off to a poor start this year before finishing 14th at the Valspar Championship and then winning the Houston Open in a final-round cakewalk. Woodland played superbly en route to his emotional victory in Houston and finished 21 under par.

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2026 Masters Outlook & Predictions

Woodland’s Houston Open victory was a great story, but given his past struggles at Augusta National, it seems unlikely that Woodland will contend at The Masters.

Betting Outlook: 2026 Masters Picks

The big win in Houston shortened Woodland’s Masters odds to the point where there’s no betting value on him — not even for a top-20 finish or a made cut. Pass.

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