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2023 Masters Tournament final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won

The 2023 Masters Tournament final leaderboard is headed by winner Jon Rahm , who earns his second major-championship win at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.

In the final round, the Spaniard started two shots behind 54-hole leader Brooks Koepka . However, Rahm quickly found the gears, while Koepka faded. Rahm shot 3-under 69 in the last round, finishing on 12-under 276 and earning a four-shot win over two players.

Koepka fell into a tie for second place with 52-year-old Phil Mickelson, who tied his career-best Masters round with a closing 65 while paired with Jordan Spieth in Round 4. Between Mickelson and Spieth, the duo shot a best-ball 14-under 58.

Spieth finished tied for fourth place with Patrick Reed and Russell Henley .

Rahm won the $3,240,000 winner's share of the $18,000,000 purse.

Masters Tournament recap notes

Rahm earned 100 Official World Golf Ranking points with the win in the 72-hole stroke-play championship, which gets him back to No. 1 in the world ranking.

Rahm also earns 600 FedEx Cup points, with the points at the major level for this event.

A total of 53 (of 88) players finished the tournament in the 25th event of the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season after a 36-hole cut was made in this event.

The 2022-2023 PGA Tour schedule continues next week with the 2023 RBC Heritage .

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Masters 2023: A casual fan's guide to one of the most highly anticipated Masters ever

We say it literally every year. "This is one of the most highly-anticipated Masters ever." That's usually followed by a "I know we say that every year, but we really mean it this year."

But seriously, the 2023 Masters is one of the most highly-anticipated Masters ever. We really mean it this time.

We say that because there are an endless amount of fascinating storylines that are getting set to play out at Augusta National in the coming days. If you're a casual fan reading this who might only kinda, sorta know what's been going on, well you've come to the right place. We're here to answer all your burning questions in preparation for golf's first men's major championship of the year.

Let's get started.

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Is Tiger Woods playing?

Nice, starting with a (relatively) easy one. Yes, Woods is expected to be in the field at Augusta National. We last saw him at the Genesis Invitational in February at Riviera, where he tied for 45th.

Is he healthy? Can he contend?

Unfortunately, Woods' February 2021 single car crash was so damaging to his body, specifically his right leg, that he'll never be 100 percent again. When we've seen him play in past tournaments, he's walked with a noticeable limp, which will make hoofing around hilly Augusta National even harder than it normally is for the 47-year-old. A year ago, Tiger made the Masters his first official tournament since the accident , impressively made the cut but faded on the weekend and finished T-47.

As for whether or not he can contend, the 15-time major champion showed enough at Riviera and when playing last December in the PNC Championship with his son Charlie to make you believe he's capable of conjuring up some late-career magic. He knows all the ins and outs of Augusta National, having won here five times, which helps, too. It will simply come down to whether or not his body can hold up for four straight days, and if the putter can cooperate. He still drives it as long as many of the young players on tour, still has all the short-game shots and remains one of the best ball-strikers in the world when he's on.

Is Phil Mickelson playing?

Why yes, yes he is.

Wait, isn't he a LIV golfer?

Phil Mickelson returns to Augusta after skipping last year's Masters.

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Aren't LIV golfers banned from PGA Tour events?

Yes, they are, but the Masters, while an official PGA Tour event, is not run by the PGA Tour. It's run by the members of the Augusta National Golf Club itself, and club chairman Fred Ridley announced in December that any player who had qualified based on the tournament's previous criteria would be invited to play in this year's tournament.

So which LIV golfers earned invites?

In addition to Mickelson, who earned a lifetime inviation to play in the Masters by virtue of winning the event in 2004, 2006 and 2010, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed also were invited as past champions. Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Cameron Smith are in as major winners in the last five years, while Abraham Ancer, Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak, Thomas Pieters, Kevin Na, Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen and Harold Varner III are all in because they were among the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the end of 2022. Mito Pereira fit that criteria, too, as well as being among the top four finishers in last year's PGA Championship.

Did any big LIV Golf names not get in?

Maybe not big to the casual fan, but pretty big in the golf world. A pair of Englishmen, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter, will not be in Augusta, both having fell outside of the top 100 players in the world. The same goes for Australia's Marc Leishman, who owns a pair of top-five finishes at the Masters in his career. Others of note who will miss: Matthew Wolff, Lee Westwood and former major winners Henrik Stenson and Graeme McDowell.

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Will Sergio, Bubba, Phil, DJ, Schwartzel and Reed be at the Tuesday night Champions Dinner?

Unless one of them comes down with an illness and has to miss, yes, of course they will be there. There's been talk of some possible "tension" between the LIV players and the non-LIV guys—Fred Couples has been particualrly critical of LIV golfers, recently calling Garcia "a clown" and Mickelson 'a nutbag'—but it will likely end up being a normal evening. At least as long as they sit Couples away from Garcia and Mickelson.

One big happy group of past winners from the 2019 Champions Dinner.

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Enough about LIV. What about our boy Rickie Fowler? He's in, right?

Unfortunately, Fowler is currently not in the Masters field, though he can get in via the Hail Mary of all Hail Marys— by winning this week's Valero Texas Open . It's not out of the realm of possibilty, as Fowler has been playing some stellar golf of late and is actually one of the tournament favorites. But it's still a tall task (Fowler hasn't won on the PGA Tour in more than four years). And should he finish second or worse, a very likely possibility, Fowler will miss his third consecutive Masters after playing in 10 straight from 2011 to 2020. On a more positive note, he's on track to get back into the field for 2024.

What about the golf course? Didn't the club make some changes?

It sure did. Augusta National does a little tinkering almost every year, but it did some major tinkering of one of its most iconic holes this off-season to combat the insane distance of today's top tour pros. The par-5 13th, also known as Azalea, will play significantly longer this year , 35 yards longer to be exact. For the biggest hitters, the hole had become a driver (sometimes even a 3 wood) and a 7-, 8- or 9-iron, removing the true risk-reward factor of going for a crucial par 5 in two. It may not sound all that much longer, but it is. Rory McIlroy played a few practice rounds at Augusta recently and while he said the drive is easier, the second shot is not. He was hitting 8 iron in in recent years, and during his practice rounds he was hitting 5-iron.

The club lenghtened another par 5 last year, too, right?

Yes it did, the par-5 15th, AKA "Firethorn," which was extended by 20 yards prior to the 2022 tournament and led to a lot more layups. The par-4 11th, "White Dogwood," was also lengthened by 15 yards last year.

Wow, imagine how much tougher these holes will be if the USGA and R&A's recent golf ball rollback announcement actually comes to fruition.

Wow … and you call yourself a casual fan?!? We’re impressed you’re aware that the two governing bodies have proposed a change for “elite competition” only that would reduce how far the ball goes off the tee by potentially 20 or more yards.

Now, if the rollback happens, for starters it wouldn’t go into effect until 2026 and Augusta National would then have to decide whether or not it would put the rule in place for the Masters.

Fred Ridley's annual Chairman's press conference at Augusta National on Wednesday is likely to draw lots of attention.

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Well, would they do it?

It’s unclear, although at past Masters, club chairman Fred Ridley has lamented about distance issues in the game and the potential for the club to make changes to maintain the integrity of the course design at Augusta National. Ridley holds his annual press conference on Wednesday of tournament week, and he will certainly be asked a question or two about the rollback proposal. How he answers those questions could have a significant impact on the fate of the proposal, as tournament organizers could take their cues from Ridley.

So this Ridley guy has a lot going on this week?

If keeping the peace at the Champions Dinner, navigating the thorny equipment conversation and making sure the world’s most popular golf tournament is run without any issues is “a lot”, then yes.

Any other changes at Augusta we should know about?

Oh yes. Augusta National's par 3 course underwent a complete renovation this off-season , and the changes appear to be quite dramatic. We'll get an up-close look on Wednesday during the Par-3 contest, but for now these Eureka Earth photos show an aerial view of the makeover:

So, who is going to win?

Ha, not touching that one. Instead, we'll direct you to an odds board , which has Rory McIlroy as the clear-cut favorite to finally win a green jacket. McIlroy has won the other three men’s majors and needs an Augusta victory to become just the sixth golfer to claim the career grand slam. In his last nine trips to Augusta, the Northern Irishman has finished in the top-10 seven times, including a solo second last year. The thing is the guy who beat him by three shots last year, Scottie Scheffler , is playing awfully well again—he’s the reigning World No. 1. And the man Scheffler has been trading that top spot with, Jon Rahm, is also right near the top of the odds board as well. With all three of these premier players on top of their games, no wonder this is one of the most highly anticipated Masters ever.

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2023 Masters schedule: TV times, channel, streaming, dates and more

The 2023 Masters has officially arrived. The top men’s golfers from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are ready to embark on the new major season at Augusta National . Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Masters schedule, including online streaming details, TV times and more.

How to watch the 2023 Masters

The excitement level is always high as Masters week begins, but this year the anticipation is even greater. This will be the first Masters played since the creation of LIV Golf . Eighteen LIV pros — including past champions Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and more — are in the field, marking the first time they’ve faced the PGA Tour’s best since last year’s Open Championship.

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This year’s Masters will also see Tiger Woods make his second start of the year, and his first since finishing T45 at the Genesis Invitational in February. On top of that, players like Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy will be vying for their first major wins in many years, while defending champion and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is eyeing a second green jacket.

The TV coverage for the 2023 Masters will be shared between ESPN and CBS, with ESPN airing the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, and CBS taking the third and final rounds on the weekend.

Extensive streaming coverage of the 2023 Masters will be available online via ESPN+ , Masters.com, the Masters app and Paramount+. You can watch simulcasts and featured group coverage during all four rounds. Masters.com and the Masters App will also feature “scoring, interactive player tracking, video highlights and features, in-depth tournament news coverage, ‘Every Shot, Every Hole’ and ‘My Group,’ which serves as a personalized featured group. New for 2023, IBM Watson will provide descriptive text and audio AI commentary for all 20,000+ ‘Every Shot, Every Hole’ videos.”

You can check out the complete TV and streaming schedules for the 2023 Masters below.

2023 Masters TV schedule (ET)

Wednesday, April 5 (Par 3 Contest): 3-5 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, April 6: 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, April 7: 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, April 8: 3-7 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, April 9: 2-7 p.m. (CBS)

2023 Masters streaming schedule (ET)

MONDAY, APRIL 3 Masters On the Range: 12-2 p.m. ( Masters.com , Masters App)

TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Masters On the Range: 9-11 a.m. ( Masters.com , Masters App)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Masters On the Range: 9-11 a.m. ( Masters.com , Masters App) Masters Par 3 Contest: 12-5 p.m. ( Masters.com , Masters App); 12-3 p.m. ET ( ESPN+ )

THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Honorary Starters: 7:45-8 a.m. ( Masters.com , Masters App) Round 1 ESPN Telecast: 3-7:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) Featured Groups: 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App)

FRIDAY, APRIL 7 Round 2 ESPN Telecast: 3-7:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) Featured Groups: 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ESPN+ , ( Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ( ESPN+ Masters.com , Masters App)

SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Round 3 CBS Telecast: 3-7 p.m. ( Paramount+ ) Featured Groups: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 12:30-6:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App)

SUNDAY, APRIL 9 Round 4 CBS Telecast: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 2-7 p.m. ( Paramount+ ) Featured Groups: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (Amen Corner, 11, 12 and 13): 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App) Featured Holes (15 and 16): 12:30-6:30 p.m. ( ESPN+ , Masters.com , Masters App)

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Who won the Masters in 2023? Jon Rahm became champion before LIV Golf defection

Only three golfers have won back-to-back Masters tournaments at Augusta: Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods. Jon Rahm is hoping to become the fourth.

The 2023 Masters winner will be in the field in 2024 as he looks to do something that hasn't been done since 2002, when a Tiger Woods in the midst of his first prime won golf's first major of the season for the second time in a row. Rahm, who shot a 12-under 276 for the weekend, beat out Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka (8-under 280) for his first green jacket.

This year, it won't get any easier. Rahm will find himself up against Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and many more of golf's best as he looks for his third career major win.

Rahm, who went on to join LIV Golf later in 2023 despite previously pledging himself to the PGA Tour, is suspended from the PGA Tour for his defection to the controversial league. However, he is able to play at Augusta thanks to The Masters' eligibility rules.

Here's what to know about the defending champion at Augusta.

Who won the Masters in 2023?

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm is the defending Masters champion, making him the second non-USA-born golfer in three years to don the green jacket (2021 winner Hideki Matsuyama was born in Ehime prefecture in Japan).

Rahm held off LIV golfers Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson to win his first Masters, capping off an utterly torrid start to his season. Koepka entered the final round with the lead while Mickelson came in 10 strokes off pace, putting Rahm in the Goldilocks position to pull off a Sunday victory.

He shot 3-under 69 in the final round whereas Koepka shot 3-over 75, giving Rahm a four-stroke victory. Mickelson, meanwhile, shot 7-under 65 on Sunday to work his way into a tie for second on the leaderboard.

“Hard to put it into words," Rahm said after his win, per Golf Digest . "Obviously we all dream of things like this as players, and you try to visualize what it's going to be like and what it's going to feel like. And when I hit that third shot on the green [at the 18th], and I could tell it was close by the crowd's reaction, just the wave of emotion of so many things just overtook me. Never thought I was going to cry by winning a golf tournament, but I got very close on that 18th hole."

Jon Rahm's Masters scorecard in 2023

Rahm had a phenomenal first two days at Augusta before a lackluster third round threatened his position atop the leaderboard.

After entering the final day two strokes back of leader Brooks Koepka, Koepka's struggles on Sunday opened the door for Rahm, who ultimately won the day and the tournament. Par at Augusta National is 72 for the day, and 288 for the weekend.

• Round 1: 7-under 65
• Round 2: 3-under 69
• Round 3: 1-over 73
• Round 4: 3-under 69
• Total: 12-under 276

Is Jon Rahm playing in 2024 Masters?

Despite not playing on PGA Tour, Rahm will be participating in the 2024 Masters.

Rahm defected to LIV Golf in December 2023, which led to his immediate suspension from PGA Tour events. The Masters, however, operates as an independent body, and has its own suite of rules for eligibility. One of those rules is automatic tournament participation for life thanks to his 2023 victory.

Rahm isn't the only golfer from LIV who is eligible. Other LIV golfers who will be in field include Koepka, Joaquin Niemann, Cameron Smith, and Mickelson, among others.

Why did Jon Rahm join LIV Golf?

Rahm, who decried LIV Golf upon the breakout league's inception, joined the Saudi-backed league on Dec. 7, 2023.

"To be honest, part of the (LIV) format is not really appealing to me," Rahm said in 2022, per NBC Sports . "Shotgun three days to me is not a golf tournament, no cut. It’s that simple. I want to play against the best in the world in a format that’s been going on for hundreds of years. That’s what I want to see."

Upon joining LIV, Rahm has performed an about-face.

“I’d say there was two instances," Rahm said of his change of heart on GOLF.com's "Breakthrough." "I think dynamics started to change and there was a lot of division at that time. And yes, for me to want to change, there had to be reasons beyond the money, right? So when I said that I fully meant it and it was true. Now, when they slap you with a large amount of money in your face, your feelings do change. I try not to be a materialistic person, but I do owe it to my family as well to set them up for success the best I can, and having kids I think changed that quite a bit. So the money is a part of it; I’m not going to lie. But again, when I said that I wasn’t fully aware of what I was saying because you don’t really understand.”

In summation, the move largely came down to money.

Jon Rahm Masters menu

One of the revered traditions of the Masters is the Champion's Dinner, in which winners of the famed event gather to eat a menu curated by the previous year's victor.

Rahm's Champions Dinner menu was released in March, and it pays homage to his home country of Spain. Options on the menu include, per Golf.com:

Truly a dinner befitting a champion.

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The Masters 2024: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson call for PGA Tour and LIV Golf unity

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Golfing greats Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson have all called for unity between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to get the world’s best back playing together frequently in a ‘fractured’ sport.

The all-star trio fulfilled their roles as Honorary Starters at The Masters, following a two-and-a-half-hour weather delay at Augusta National, before discussing the state of the men's game during a lengthy press conference.

The Masters is the first event that PGA Tour and LIV Golf members have competed in the same field since The Open in July, as talks continue to untie the men's game following the Framework Agreement initially announced last summer.

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Watson told reporters about speaking to past winners at Tuesday's Champions Dinner about how great it was to have players from both circuits competing against each other, something he wants to see more frequently in the future.

"We all know golf is fractured with the LIV Tour and the PGA Tour doing the different things they are doing," Watson said in Thursday's press conference. "We all know it's a difficult situation for professional golf right now.

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"The players really kind of have control I think in a sense. What do they want to do? We'll see where it goes. We don't have the information or the answers. I don't think the PGA Tour or the LIV Tour really have an answer right now.

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"I think in this room, I know the three of us want to get together. We want to get together like we were at that Champions Dinner, happy and the best players playing against each other. The bottom line is that's what we want in professional golf, and right now, we don't have it."

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Will players be welcomed back?

Defending champion Jon Rahm is among a 13-strong LIV contingent in the field at Augusta National, five fewer than in 2023, with the lack of world rankings points on offer making it harder for players from the Saudi-backed circuit to earn their spot in the majors.

Rahm said earlier this week about how he still loves the PGA Tour and was open to competing on the circuit again, although Player believes it's going to be challenging to get players back together.

"In any business whatsoever, where there's confrontation, it's unhealthy," Player said. "You've got to get together and come to a solution. The public don't like it and we as professionals don't like it either.

"It's a big problem because they paid all these guys to join the LIV tour, fortunes beyond comprehension. I really believe that the players who were loyal should be compensated in some way or another, otherwise there will be dissension."

The PGA Tour player director met with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - who bankroll LIV Golf - last month in the Bahamas as part of the ongoing talks between the organisations, although no timeline has been publicly put in place as to when - or if - the deal will be finalised.

"The best outcome is the best players playing each other against each other all the time," Nicklaus said. "How it's going? I don't know. I don't want to be privy to it.

"I talked to Jay [Monahan, PGA Tour commissioner] not very long ago. I said 'Jay, don't tell me what's going on because I don't want to have to lie to the press when people ask me questions'. I 'said how are you doing' and he said 'we're doing fine'.

"I think if Jay thinks we're doing fine and we're going to get there, then I think we'll get there. I certainly hope that happens the sooner the better."

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Masters 2024 props, golf odds: Expert reveals top PGA Tour prop bets, parlay picks for Augusta National

Mike mcclure locked in his expert pga golf prop picks and parlay for the masters 2024 at augusta national.

The first 2024 Masters tee times will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday after weather delayed the start of the opening round. At 100-1 to win outright in the 2024 Masters odds, it's unlikely that Tiger Woods will pick up his sixth career green jacket this week at the Masters 2024. However, there are still plenty of intriguing Masters Tiger props on the board for golf bettors to consider before he tees off. The latest 2024 Masters prop bets list Woods' Round 1 score over/under at 73.5, with the Over favored at -165 (risk $165 to win $100).

Other Tiger prop picks include a top-10 overall finish paying +900 and a top-20 performance returning +350. Which 2024 Masters props should you target involving Woods and every other golfer in the 2024 Masters field? Before locking in your 2024 Masters prop picks or entering Masters pool picks, you need to see what SportsLine DFS pro and PGA expert Mike McClure has to say . 

McClure is a DFS legend with over $2 million in career winnings, and he's been red-hot on his PGA picks dating back to the PGA Tour restart in June of 2020. McClure uses his proprietary simulation model to analyze the field and crush his  golf picks . He is up almost $9,500 on his best bets since the restart.  

McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scheffler winning in 2022. 

This same model has also nailed a whopping 10 majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed McClure's picks has seen massive returns.  

Now, McClure has dialed in on the Masters golf tournament and just locked in his top prop picks and PGA predictions. You can only see McClure's Masters 2024 prop picks at SportsLine .

Top 2024 Masters prop picks

We can tell you that one of McClure's favorite Masters prop picks is Ludvig Aberg to be the top debutant at +275. Despite turning pro less than a year ago, Aberg comes to Augusta in strong form. He's already picked up wins on both the PGA Tour and European Tour in the past seven months.

He's also made every cut during his 2024 PGA Tour schedule and hasn't finished worse than 25th in his past six events. His average finish position during that span is 12.8 and he's posted four rounds of 66 or lower this year, including an astonishing 63 in Round 4 of the Sentry. Wyndham Clark is the only other first-time Masters player who can claim a comparable recent run to Aberg, so McClure loves the value of betting on Aberg at a return that approaches 3-1.  You can see who else to back at SportsLine .

How to make Masters 2024 prop picks

McClure has also locked in a slew of other prop bets for the 2024 Masters, including a prop that pays almost 20-1 and comes from an unlikely player. You can find out who it is, and check out all of McClure's Masters prop picks at SportsLine .

Who wins the Masters 2024, and which golfer should you target for almost a 20-1 payout? Visit SportsLine now to get Mike McClure's Masters 2024 prop picks, all from the golf expert who is up almost $9,500 on his best bets since 2020 , and find out.

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See All the Adorable Family Photos of PGA Pros with Their Kids at the 2024 Masters Par 3 Contest

Rickie Fowler, Fred Couples, Jordan Spieth, Nick Faldo, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton all joined the fun lighthearted tournament on April 10

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Adorable kids as caddies? Yes, please! 

At the 2024 Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, April 10, the children of several players of this year’s Masters helped out the golfers on the green.

The pro players ushered their cute kids onto the green in their adorable signature white caddy uniforms.

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The tradition at Augusta National Golf Club included 2024 champion Rickie Fowler, as well as former champions Fred Couples, Jordan Spieth, Nick Faldo, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton.

The Master's Par 3 Contest, a nine-hole exhibition on a 1,090-yard course, gathers the Master's players the day before the tournament for some light fun before the games began on April 11.

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The group played on the nine-hole, par-27, 1,090-yard course. 

In one adorable photo, England's Tommy Fleetwood shakes his son Franklin's hand on the ninth green, as Franklin sports his custom white caddy jumpsuit.

Tommy shares Franklin, 6, with wife, Clare Fleetwood. The couple married in December 2017 — two months after welcoming their son.

Spain's Jon Rahm  and wife  Kelley Cahill  and their 3-year-old son, Kepa, can also be seen holding the flag pole together on the ninth green. The couple are also parents to son Eneko, 20 months, and in March 2024, they announced they are  expecting their third child .

Rickie Fowler's daughter, Maya , 2½, hits the ball off the second tee in a sweet picture captured at the event. Rickie shares Maya with wife Allison Stokke. The couple married in 2019 in a ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and two years later, they welcomed their first child together.

Another shot shows Brooks Koepka holding his son, Crew, 11 months, on the ninth green, while wife Jena Sims laughs on the sidelines.

The couple tied the knot in June 2022 and welcomed their first child together nearly a year later in May 2023.

Cameron Young carries his son, Henry, around the green in one photo from the family-friendly event. Young shares Henry with wife Kelsey Dalition.

Another adorable picture shows Rickie Fowler with his wife, Allison Stokke as they walk around the tournament with daughter Maya.

Fred Couples helps out Jordan Spieth 's son, Sammy , 2 ½, during the Par-3 Contest in another photo. Jordan shares his son 8-month-old daughter, Sophie , with his wife, Annie Verret.

A later picture from the fun day shows Cameron Young's son, Henry, trailing behind his parents on the green while his parents trudge ahead.

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As golf’s civil war rages, all the top PGA Tour and LIV players are at the Masters this week

Jon Rahm, of Spain, walks to the 10th green during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brooks Koepka hands over his club on the second hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Bryson DeChambeau hands his driver to his caddie on the eighth hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts on the 12th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits on the 12th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Jon Rahm, of Spain, and Nicolai Hojgaard, of Denmark, walk onto the 12th green during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brooks Koepka, from left, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay hits on the second hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the eighth hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — In some ways, golf finds itself at a point in time not unlike pro football in the 1960s, when two rival leagues duked it out but found a path to reconciliation that produced a game far bigger than anyone could’ve envisioned.

Bryson DeChambeau, for one, is hopeful that the still-smoldering split between the established PGA Tour and upstart LIV Golf could lead to a Super Bowl-like extravaganza that brings everyone together.

“You can look at it like the NFL and you could have NFC-AFC sort of working in their own fields and at the end they come together, put on a huge event at the end of the year,” said DeChambeau, who plays on the LIV circuit. “That could be really cool.”

If nothing else, major championships such as the Masters , which begins Thursday at Augusta National, provide a brief detente in this civil war of the links.

All the top players — from reigning Master champion Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka representing Team LIV to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy teeing it up for the old guard — will be looking to not only claim a green jacket, but score bragging rights for their de facto team.

“Obviously, the more togetherness that you get, the better it is for everyone. There’s no doubt about that,” said Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters winner who bolted for LIV. “But there’s room for everyone. I don’t think that’s a problem at all.”

Even though LIV appears to have strengthened its hand with its stunning signing of Rahm , who was on the PGA Tour when he won at Augusta a year ago, there are actually five fewer players from the new tour than the 18 who played in 2023.

That’s largely because LIV events — with their smaller fields and 54-hole format — do not receive world ranking points, one of the main conduits for entry into the Masters.

Still, the Saudi-funded circuit has demonstrated that its top players can compete with the best of the PGA Tour.

Koepka and Phil Mickelson were runner-ups to Rahm a year ago at the Masters, and Koepka went on to capture his fifth career major title at the PGA Championship . Of the 27 major championships that have been staged since the beginning of 2017, 13 were won by golfers who now call LIV home.

Koepka took issue with those who say the split is ruining the game.

“Look, the best players in the world never got together week in, week out. I think that’s kind of forgotten,” Koepka said Tuesday. “It was the majors, (World Golf Championship tournaments) ... those were pretty much the 10 events where everyone was, for sure, going to be there. And then it was just kind of sprinkled in everywhere else. I think that’s kind of how it is” now.

But hard feelings remain, especially since a supposed merger agreement announced 10 months ago had yet to be finalized.

Just listen to Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters champion and outspoken critic of LIV.

“I don’t think I’ll ever understand it,” he said. “Now, everything can get better. But let me tell you, if the LIV tour is better for golf, I’m missing something there.”

Rahm acknowledged that when he accepted a reported $350 million offer to join LIV in December, he was hopeful that it would spur the two sides to reach some sort of reconciliation by the time the Masters rolled around.

Now, with a divide that seems as gaping as ever, he’s one of the most prominent faces on a tour that has been called everything from the future of the game — with its shotgun starts and team element — to a refuge of sellouts who are helping the Saudis sportswash the image of a repressive regime.

“It’s a bit of a detour on my path,” Rahm said. “But change can be better.”

Just how much things have changed was apparent from the attire he donned a year ago as he departed Augusta National to what he picked out for his practice rounds leading into this Masters.

Gone was the green jacket. Now he’s wearing a shirt emblazoned with a Legion XIII logo.

The team he now leads in LIV.

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The First Look: Masters Tournament

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It's time for the first major championship of the PGA TOUR season.

Augusta National is primed and ready for the 2024 Masters Tournament after a fabulous finish to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the wonderful Drive, Chip & Putt National Final.

Scottie Scheffler recently added a second PLAYERS Championship to his resume. Can the defending champ do the same at the Masters? He is the unquestioned No. 1 player in the world right now, but he will have plenty of challengers.

Here's everything you need to know as the TOUR returns to Augusta.

NOTABLE INVITES AND AMATEURS: Fred Ridley, the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, extended three special invitations for 2024 to Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen , Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann . Olesen, who holds dual DP World Tour and PGA TOUR membership, has won three years in a row on the DP World Tour and finished T6 in his Masters debut in 2013. Hisatsune was last year’s Rookie of the Year on the DP World Tour and has made seven of 10 cuts on the PGA TOUR this season. This will be his Masters debut. Niemann will be playing his fifth Masters… World No. 1 amateur Christo Lamprecht of South Africa headlines the amateur contingent. Lamprecht, who is in the field as the reigning British Amateur champion, made headlines by holding the first-round lead at The Open. Lamprecht also is No. 2 in PGA TOUR University. The other amateurs in the Masters are Santiago de la Fuente of Mexico (the Latin America Amateur Championship winner), Neal Shipley of the United States (U.S. Amateur finalist), Australia’s Jasper Stubbs (Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship winner) and Stewart Hagestad (U.S. Mid-Amateur champion). All of the amateurs except Hagestad are making their Masters debut. Hagestad is playing for a third time; he was the low amateur in 2017.

SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: The Aon Next 10 and Aon Swing 5 for the RBC Heritage will be finalized this week. Though the Masters does not count towards the Aon Swing 5, it could change if Peter Malnati or Thomas Detry are bumped from the Aon Next 10 this week. Malnati and Detry would move into the Aon Swing 5 if they fall out of the Aon Next 10. Click here for the full standings.

COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: Ludvig Åberg and Chris Kirk swapped spots in the TOUR TOP 10 after the Valero Texas Open, with Aberg now at No. 8 and Kirk at No. 9. The rest of the TOUR TOP 10 remained the same… Akshay Bhatia jumped from No. 55 to No. 12 in the standings after his victory and is within shouting distance of the TOUR TOP 10 for the first time… Denny McCarthy , who Bhatia topped in a playoff in San Antonio, moved from No. 85 to No. 19.

FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 750 FedExCup points.

COURSE: Augusta National Golf Club, par 72, 7,555 yards. After multiple changes in 2022 and 2023, there was just one update for 2024, as the par-5 second was lengthened by 10 yards. Over the past three Masters, the second hole played as the easiest each year.

Rory McIlroy, in his pre-tournament press conference at the Valero Texas Open, also mentioned there were changes to the greens on Nos. 2, 4 and 6.

“There's like a back middle hole location on two, there's a slightly bigger area in there where they can sort of move that around a little bit," he said. "On four they've sort of made the back right section a little bit bigger for an extra pin position there. And then six is different, like the top right plateau is definitely bigger and then they've flattened out a section in the back left to maybe have an extra hole location there, too."

72-HOLE RECORD: 268, Dustin Johnson (2020)

18-HOLE RECORD: 63, Nick Price (third round, 1986) and Greg Norman (first round, 1996)

LAST TIME: Jon Rahm won the green jacket in a come-from-behind triumph on a marathon final day at Augusta National. Rahm was four shots back of the leader, Brooks Koepka, to start Sunday and had to play 30 holes due to weather knocking out much of Saturday’s third round. Rahm shot a final-round 69 to win by four over Koepka and Phil Mickelson. Jordan Spieth and Russell Henley finished tied for fourth, along with Patrick Reed.

HOW TO FOLLOW:

Television :

• Thursday-Friday: 3-7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Saturday: 3-7 p.m. (CBS)
• Sunday: 2-7 p.m. (CBS)
• Thursday-Sunday: 2 p.m. until play is complete (Masters Radio; SiriusXM 92)

Stream via Masters.com (and Paramount+, ESPN+, CBS Sports App); choose from:

• On the range
• Hole Nos. 4-6
• Featured Groups coverage
• Amen Corner
• Hole Nos. 15-16

Note: Augusta National, which owns and operates the Masters Tournament, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume next week at RBC Heritage.