2026 Masters Picks & Predictions: Top 10 & Top 5 Finisher
It can be difficult to find a pre-tournament golfer who winds up cashing an outright winner ticket. This applies even more to majors like the Masters, where the course and field are much more difficult to overcome.
Betting on Top 10 and Top 5 Finisher props is a great way to find value outside of the outright winner market. Let’s lock in a few golfers who can make a big return on investment at Augusta National with performances that are good enough to land in the Top 10 and Top 5 on the final leaderboard by the end of Round 4 on Sunday.
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2026 Masters Picks & Predictions: Top 10 & Top 5 Finisher (Including Ties)
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Ludvig Åberg Top 10 (+154)
Certain golfers are playing with confidence and posting consistent results entering the 2026 Masters, most notably, Ludvig Åberg. While he hasn’t won yet in 2026, the 26-year-old Swede will try to post three consecutive top 10 finishes during his first three trips to Augusta National.
Åberg has been on the upswing since January, kicking it into high gear during March and April with T3-T5-T5 finishes in Florida and Texas. Ranks 10th in total strokes gained, including 13th in total driving and fifth in proximity.
A runner-up finish in 2024 and a seventh-place finish last season bode well for Åberg ahead of his return to Georgia. Let’s lock in the young power hitter for a Top 10 Finish at +154 odds, which makes him the fifth betting favorite in the Top 10 Finish prop market this week.
Collin Morikawa Top 10 (+215)
We haven’t seen Collin Morikawa in a field since an early withdrawal from The Players Championship due to an ongoing back injury. That makes his Top 10 prop a bit volatile. However, it explains why we’re landing +215 odds on the seven-time PGA Tour winner.
Morikawa has been a steady presence near the top of the leaderboard at the Masters since a T44 during his debut in 2020. Previous finishes at Augusta National include T18-5-T10-T3-T14.
Ranks 11th in total strokes gained, while leading the entire PGA Tour in SG: Approach. 18th in SG: Off-the-Tee and fifth in total driving, which is primarily due to sitting seventh in fairway accuracy.
As if these stats weren’t good enough, Morikawa is also 10th in proximity, third at finding greens in regulation, and top-20 in sand save percentage. It’s why he’s top 10 in par 4 scoring, scoring average, and birdie average in 2026.
Let’s place another one-unit wager on Collin Morikawa’s Top 10 Finish prop at +215 odds.
Xander Schauffele Top 5 (+305)
Few prominent golfers have flown under the radar more in 2026 than Xander Schauffele. He’s coming off a solo third-place finish at The Players Championship and a T4 at the Valspar Championship, shedding early-season struggles.
Augusta National has been highly productive for Schauffele when he’s in attendance. Past finishes include T2-T17-T3-MC-T10-8-T8. It’s been four years since Schauffele has not been featured in the top 10 at this opening major.
Ranks 12th in total strokes gained this year. 14th in SG: Approach and sixth in scrambling. Also 24th in scoring average and eighth on par 4s, while sporting top 40 marks in total driving, SG: Putting, and sand save percentage.
Expect Schauffele to card a third straight top 5 finish following his success in Florida, returning to the top five at the Masters for the first time since his T3 finish in 2021. He’s available to bet in the Top 5 finisher prop market at +305 odds.