The 2023 Masters will tee off Thursday, April 6 at Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods is expected to be in attendance at the first major of the year, competing with the likes of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the defending Masters champion. Other past winners like Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama also will be in the 2023 Masters field, so setting 2023 Masters fantasy golf lineups could take some digging to find value. Elite players like Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy are seeking a first green jacket, so which players have what it takes to win and deserve a coveted spot among your 2023 Masters fantasy golf picks?
Rahm is the 15-2 favorite, with Scheffler (8-1) and McIlroy (17-2) right behind him in the latest 2023 Masters odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Before setting your 2023 Masters fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 Masters picks, you need to see the fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine Fantasy expert Jim Holliman.
Holliman has been a writer and editor for nearly 25 years and has been playing and following the game closely for more than three decades. The Florida-based writer knows what it takes to win on the PGA Tour and how the players’ games fit the courses.
Holliman has been on a roll since last season. At the Valspar Championship, he had high hopes for Taylor Moore (50-1), even though he hadn’t finished higher than 35th in his previous three outings. Holliman saw something in his third-round 65 at The Players Championship and said Moore “could go low this week.” The 29-year-old shot 67 in Sunday’s final round for his first PGA Tour victory.
At The Players, he was all over Scheffler to win at 10-1, ranking him as his top choice despite the golfer’s lack of previous success at TPC Sawgrass. And at Bay Hill, 11 of his picks finished in the top 15 and three of his top seven posted top-five finishes. The golf expert also was behind Chris Kirk as winner at the Honda Classic, backing the 25-1 shot to get his first victory since 2015. Anyone who has followed Holliman’s predictions is way up on their golf picks.
Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers from the 2023 Masters field. You can only see his fantasy golf rankings and 2023 Masters picks at SportsLine.
2023 Masters fantasy golf picks
One player Holliman is behind for the season’s first major is Jon Rahm. The Spaniard has five worldwide victories since October. He also has finished in the top 10 four times in six trips to Augusta. Rahm is one of the best tee-to-green players on tour, ranking third in strokes gained tee to green and fourth on approach. He has finished outside the top 30 in his past two stroke-play events, but Holliman knows he’ll be fired up to get a green jacket. See who else to back at SportsLine.
On the flip side, Holliman knows Justin Thomas is among the top 2023 Masters favorites, but the expert is fading him. The expert knows the two-time major winner could win another title, but says, “He hasn’t been playing well enough recently to do it here.” Thomas has been struggling to hit greens and has been putting poorly, and those are poor omens as he heads to Augusta. The 29-year-old ranks 133rd in greens in regulation and 146th in strokes gained putting. That’s why he has two finishes higher than 20th in seven events since the start of 2023 and is 53rd in scoring average. You can see who else to fade at SportsLine.
How to set your 2023 Masters fantasy golf rankings
For the first major of the year, Holliman is backing several longshots and has one golfer in his top five who is priced at more than 30-1. This golfer has already had multiple successful runs at the Masters and has the talent to win majors. You can find out who it is, and check out Holliman’s 2023 Masters rankings, only at SportsLine.
So who will win the 2023 Masters, and who are the top players to target for your 2023 Masters fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman’s fantasy golf rankings for the Masters 2023, all from the fantasy expert with his finger on the pulse of the game, and find out.