Dustin Johnson plays his shot off the seventh tee box during the final round of the season finale of the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral. John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

How LIV Golf's debut impacted golfers' odds for the Masters

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 3/1/23

Sure, most of the news surrounding LIV Golf's debut event last weekend revolves around how embarrassing the TV ratings were. But what has gotten lost in the shuffle is that the results of said unwatchable event have had an impact on the odds for The Masters -- and not necessarily for the better.

Dustin Johnson was previously listed at 16-1 odds at major sportsbooks to win the Masters, a feat he accomplished in 2020. But following the LIV Golf debut at Mayakoba -- where his team placed in second despite him ending the second round at even par and the third round at +7 -- Johnson is now 22-1 at DraftKings.

Brooks Koepka also has longer odds at DraftKings than he previously did, going from 25-1 to 35-1 following a tough showing in his LIV season debut in which his team placed ninth in a 12-team field.

Then there's Bryson DeChambeau, whose odds have grown to 40-1 at DraftKings despite his team winning the LIV Golf Mayakoba event last weekend. And that's more generous than his listing at Odds Shark, where he doesn't even crack the top 13.

Odds to win the Masters:

Jon Rahm +700
Rory McIlroy +800
Scottie Scheffler +1200
Cameron Smith +1400
Justin Thomas +1600
Collin Morikawa +2000
Jordan Spieth +2000
Patrick Cantlay +2000
Will Zalatoris +2000
Max Homa +2200
Dustin Johnson +2500
Tony Finau +2500
Tiger Woods +5000 pic.twitter.com/mJcPHUzZJZ
— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) February 27, 2023

In fact, the only LIV Golfer whose Masters odds didn't take a dip after last weekend appears to be Cam Smith, who is still 14-1 at DraftKings.

Of course, the odds will ebb and flow in the weeks leading up to the big to-do at Augusta National. And one LIV Golf team event doesn't dictate exactly how the Masters will play out. It is interesting, however, to see how much one event -- bad ratings or not -- can impact the odds for one of the biggest events of the golf season.

The Masters tees off on Thursday, April 6.

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