The Masters 2025

Written By: Dimes Griffin

4/7/25

Nothing says ‘Spring is here’ more than seeing the bright vibrant azaleas and green grass at Augusta National. It’s officially Masters week, the best week in golf, and the Dollaboys are ready to make some money! 

Augusta National – Augusta, Georgia

7,555 Yards – Par 72 – Greens: Bentgrass

Water Hazard: 6 (water on 5/18 holes)

Bunkers: 44 Total (32 green side, 12 fairway)

Designed by: Alister MacKenzie & Bobby Jones (1933)

Top Stories – Masters Week 2025

Will Rory McIlroy finally break through and complete the career grand slam? 

No one wants to put on the green jacket more than Rory. Now on his 11^th trip down Magnolia Lane, the pressure only increases as the years go by. He has been inconsistent at Augusta to say the least, however, he arguably comes into The Masters in his best form, already winning twice before April this season. Physically his game is there, but will he be there mentally? That is ultimately what it will come down to.

Will a LIV player win and regain glory on golfs biggest stage? 

LIV guys are back! Well, at least for a week while we all patiently wait for the PGA and Saudis to work out a merger deal. Clearly a merger is necessary to save the game golf, I mean, just look at the player field when LIV is included. Can you imagine having these types of stacked fields every week…? Just a reminder what has been taking away from us fans, and we can only hope it gets resolved soon.

With that being said, some of the best talent in golf is on the LIV golf league, and it tends to be forgotten and overlooked. Bryson DeChambeau is arguably playing the best golf of his career and is in the peak of his career. What he is doing on and off the golf course is changing the game right before our eyes. But it’s not just Bryson, young phenom has done nothing but win since joining LIV. And don’t forget about Mr. Major, Brooks Koepka, as well as previous Masters champions Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia. In fact, LIV players own a whopping 10 green jackets total. With guys like Bryson, and Cam Smith who finished in the top 10 at Augusta last year, it’s not crazy to envision another LIV guy putting on the green jacket. 

What atrocious outfit will Jason Day wear this year?

Last year during The Masters, Jason Day debuted his new clothing brand partnership with Malbon, and let’s just say it turned some heads. Actually, his choice of clothing caused so much of a stir, that Augusta National officials reportedly asked him to remove his vest. Since then, Day has continued to rock Malbon’s unique fits, so you can only imagine spectators will have their eye out for what he’s sporting come Thursday.

Field & Purse

The field for the 89^th playing of The Masters will consist of 96-invite only players, including 12 LIV players and the top-50 golfers in the official world rankings. Notable player in the field, Bernard Langer will be making his last appearance in The Masters after 40 years, God bless. Notable player not in the field, Tiger Woods will miss his first Masters since 2021 due to his Achilles injury, we all wish him the best and a speedy recovery. 

The entire 96-player field will be competing for a mega purse of $20 million, with the winner taking home $3.6 mil. This is the largest purse in Masters history, as the purse has steadily increased year after year, something the PGA Tour is actually doing right. 

Previous Winners

• 2024: Scottie Scheffler (-11)
• 2023: Jon Rahm (-12)
• 2022: Scottie Scheffler (-10)
• 2021: Hideki Matsuyama (-10)
• 2020: Dustin Johnson (-20)
• 2019: Tiger Woods (-13)
• 2018: Patrick Reed (-15)
• 2017: Sergio Garcia (-9)
• 2016: Danny Willet (-5)
• 2015: Jordan Spieth (-18)

Key Stats

• Driving Distance 
• Driving Accuracy 
• Strokes Gained: Off the Tee
• Strokes Gained: Approach
• Greens in Regulation %
• Scrambling %
• 3-Putt Avoidance

Dimes’ Fanduel Picks

Jordan Spieth – $10,300

Just when you think you’re out, he pulls you back in. As a longtime Jordan Spieth fan, I am ready to get hurt again. But in all honesty Spieth has been playing decent this year and heads back “home” where it all started for him. Jordan is comfortable at Augusta. However, sometimes he’s too comfortable and forgets he’s playing in a major and completely shits the bed. Jordan is turning into a huge hit or miss golfer, which is fine if you’re not betting on him like degenerates every year, but it’s an unfortunate reality for us so here we are… 

Jordan has only missed the cut twice in eleven starts at Augusta, but both those missed cuts came within the last three years. Here’s a quick list of all Spieth’s Masters finishes: T2-1-T2-T11-3-T21-T46-T3-MC-T4-MC. If you’re someone who believes in sequences, then Spieth is due for a top-5 finish this year.  

Will Zalatoris – $10,100

With his back injury looking to be well behind him, no pun intended, our boy Willy Z is back at Augusta and ready to throw up yet another top-10 finish. After starting his Masters career with a runner-up finish, Zalatoris followed it up next year T6, so something definitely is clicking for him at Augusta. 

While his 2025 results don’t blow you away, his recent iron play gives off signs that he isn’t too far off from busting through. Gaining strokes on approach in each of his last six starts, Willy Z fits the mold of what you need to win at Augusta. 

Cam Smith – $9,800

Immediately the first player we looked for when DFS tournaments open was our boy Cam. And boy, were we shocked at his price tag! Priced under $10k for a guy who is already a major champion and plays very well at Augusta is a little disrespectful, but we won’t complain about the discount. Just an absolute dawg at The Masters, finishing in the top-10 in half of his career starts here including 5 of his last 7, and has never missed a cut. In 2020, he finished runner-up and become the first player ever to shoot in the 60’s in all four rounds of a single Masters tournament. Although he hasn’t been playing the best golf on the LIV Tour, it’s hard to leave him out of The Masters when he has such great history here.

Other Mid-Priced Options: Joaquin Niemann $10,800. Brooks Koepka $10,700. Robert MacIntyre $9,600. Jason Day $9,500.  Sepp Straka $9,400. Daniel Berger $9,300.

Low Price Options

Patrick Reed – $9,100

We may be part of the few who actually like Fat Pat, definitely miss being able to watch him every week on the PGA Tour cursing out fans. But let’s talk about his golf game for a sec… Since winning The Masters in 2018, he has finished T12 or better in four of his six following starts at Augusta. Even his recent form on LIV has been good closing out 2024 with a win in Hong Kong, and opened 2025 with a pair of top-10 finishes. In this price range, he’s as safe as it gets.

Cam Young – $8,900

One of the game’s most exciting ball strikers has now logged five top-10 finishes in majors the past three years, two of them coming at The Masters. His stats haven’t been trending in the right direction lately but he did finish T18 last week at the Texas Open. The hope is his ownership is low and that he finds something this week but we are in no means going all-in on Cam this week.

JJ Spaun – $8,500

Look now before it’s too late, JJ has been playing the best golf of his career the last nine months, most recently losing to Rory in a playoff at The Players. What’s most impressive of his recent game thought is JJ surprisingly leading the field in SG:APP the last 50 rounds, which is a skill and stat very important at Augusta as mentioned before. That alone is enough to jump on-board the Spaun train, but knowing he finished T23 in his Masters debut makes us feel even better. 

Other Sleeper Options: Keegan Bradley $8,600. Laurie Canter $8,000. Stephan Jaeger $7,900. Chris Kirk $7,500. Tom Hoge $7,700. Jose Luis Ballester (a) $7,000. Justin Hastings (a) $7,000.

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