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The final Major of the 2018 PGA Tour season was just completed with Brooks Koepka winning the third Major of his career and second this year. But it’s never too soon to start looking ahead to 2019 and the PGA’s first Major of the year, The Masters.
That tournament is especially notable considering the fact that Tiger Woods made a serious run to win not only the PGA Championship, finishing in second (his best finish at a major since 2009), he also looked good at The Open Championship with a sixth place finish.
“I was in contention the last two major championships. I would never have foreseen that a year ago,” Woods told CBS’ Amanda Balionis.
“I can’t thank them enough for what they were saying out there, and what it meant to me as a player.”
Tiger Woods tells @Amanda_Balionis just how much he appreciates his fans. pic.twitter.com/UKDA9AFTkc
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 12, 2018
The second and sixth place finishes were Woods best in back-to-back Majors since 2010, and according to Justin Thomas, who finished tied for sixth, the “Tiger Effect” is definitely back.
Tiger Woods: 266, lowest total score of his major championship career. 64 is his lowest ever final round score in a major.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) August 12, 2018
“The roars were pretty unbelievable,” Thomas explained to CBS. “I was fortunate to be making some of them for myself. A lot of them were for him, for Brooks and Adam. … This was the first real kind of a ‘Tiger Effect’ that I’ve experienced — that many people. The fans here were unbelievable all week, and it was fun to play in front of.”
So will the “Tiger Effect” that golf fans have missed so much be back when the PGA Tour returns to Augusta in 2019? BetDSI.com has opened odds to win the 2019 Masters Tournament and they think it will be back.
Jordan Spieth is the early favorite at 10/1 to win the 2019 Masters, but Tiger Woods has the second lowest odds at 12/1.
Three-time Major winner Brooks Koepka carries 16/1 odds while Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm are all priced at less than 20/1.
Odds to Win 2019 Masters
Jordan Spieth +1000
Tiger Woods +1200
Rory McIlroy +1300
Dustin Johnson +1400
Justin Thomas +1500
Brooks Koepka +1600
Jon Rahm +1800
Rickie Fowler +2000
Justin Rose +2000
Jason Day +2000
Patrick Reed +3000
Bubba Watson +3000
Francisco Molinari +3000
Hideki Matsuyama +3500
Phil Mickelson +3500
Paul Casey +3500
Tommy Fleetwood +4000
Henrik Stenson +4000
Adam Scott +4000
Sergio Garcia +5000
Marc Leishman +5000
Thomas Pieters +5000
Tony Finau +5000
Matt Kuchar +6600
Louis Oosthuizen +6600
Bryson DeChambeau +6600
Patrick Cantlay +6600
Xander Schauffele +6600
Field (Any other player) +600
In the immortal words of John Wick (paraphrased), “Yeah, I’m thinking he’s back.”
The 4-time #PGAChamp has arrived at Bellerive… pic.twitter.com/N7qaB0XrYZ
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) August 12, 2018