The 2026 Masters: What to know about golf's major at Augusta National

It’d be wise to have a size 44 long green jacket on hand at The Masters, which starts April 9.

That’s what fits Scottie Scheffler, and he enters the 90^th edition of the tournament as the clear favorite to win.

Scheffler, 29, has won a green jacket, awarded to the winner of The Masters, two of the past four years – 2022 and 2024. Last year, he was in contention again, finishing fourth.

But overlooking Rory McIlroy would be like overlooking the azaleas, dogwoods and magnolias that make Augusta National a magical setting for golf’s first major of the calendar.

McIlroy, the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland, collapsed to his knees and wept last year at The Masters. He'd just capped an emotional victory over Justin Rose in a one-hole playoff that gave McIlroy a career grand slam.

Don’t forget McIlroy in 2022 finished runner-up to Scheffler, either.

How to watch The Masters

• Dates: April 9-12
• Where: Augusta National in Augusta, Ga.

TV: CBS/Paramount/ESPN/Prime Video. The Masters will stream live on Prime Video from 1-3 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10, followed by ESPN’s broadcast coverage on both days from 3-7:30 p.m. ET.

CBS will air the Masters live from 2-7 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, with Paramount streaming live both days from 12-2 p.m. ET, according to Golfweek.

The Masters odds

Courtesy of BetMGM.

• Scottie Scheffler (+400)
• Rory McIlroy (+900)
• Bryson DeChambeau (+1200)
• Jon Rahm (+1400)
• Ludvig Aberg (+1400)
• Xander Schauffele (+1600)
• Tommy Fleetwood (+2000)
• Collin Morikawa (+2200)
• Cameron Young (+2500)
• Justin Rose (+2800)

Others

• Tiger Woods (+17500)
• Bubba Watson (+25000)
• Jose Maria Olazabal (+250000)

Tiger Woods at The Masters

Tiger Woods, who’s recovering from a back surgery in October, has said playing in The Masters is not “off the table.’’

Woods skipped the tournament last year due to a ruptured Achilles tendon. He last played in The Masters in 2024, when he made the cut and broke the tournament record for consecutive cuts made with 24.

Woods has won the tournament five times, second only to Jack Nicklaus’ six victories. He also still holds the record for biggest margin of victory – 12 strokes in 1997, when he won his first green jacket. Woods' last victory on the hallowed golf course came in 2019. That was also his last major victory.