Betting on the Masters this year? These historical trends may help

With all due respect to my spouse’s dismay, sure, I’m betting on the Masters this 12 months — which, just like the match itself, has turn out to be a convention in contrast to some other.

Final 12 months, I picked Brooks Koepka as my sleeper; and got here inside a poor Masters Sunday from having that wager truly come to fruition. This 12 months’s decide? I’ve acquired Shane Lowry profitable his first-ever inexperienced jacket, with Gary Woodland tabbed as my sleeper selection.

In fact, there’s no rhyme or motive on the subject of betting on the Masters (or any sport, actually), because it’s all utterly out of anybody’s management … or is it?

With the assistance of Sportshandle.com, we now have some enjoyable historic traits which will show useful when laying down a couple of dollars on the 2024 Masters field.

Forward of the 88th Masters, the positioning analyzed each earlier winner for the reason that first match in 1934. In doing so, they have been capable of establish some typical traits, from common age, nationality, top, native land, and extra — so have a look under to see who you need to (and perhaps shouldn’t) be eyeing when betting on the Masters this 12 months.

Enjoyable historic traits to think about earlier than betting on the Masters

The common age of the winner is 32 years previous, which is identical worth of the median age of the winner.

As an example, Nick Faldo (pictured above), received back-to-back inexperienced jackets at ages 32 and 33. Bizarre, proper? So who suits that standards from this 12 months’s subject? 5 names, actually, with Tyrrell Hatton, Byeong Hun An, Corey Conners, Patrick Cantlay and Hideki Matsuyama all assembly that particular age threshold.

However age is only a quantity, so folks inform me, so that you is likely to be extra focused on betting on somebody from a sure nation reasonably than fear about how previous a participant is.

If that’s the case, betting on an American appears to be good cash, with 72.4 p.c of the wins coming from golfers hailing from the U.S. (63 whole winners and 39 particular person champs). Spain locations second with six wins and 4 particular person champs, adopted by South Africans with 5 wins and three particular person champions.

In case you’re extra right into a participant’s physique, contemplate that the common weight of the Masters champ is 183 kilos, and the common top is 5 toes, 9 inches (though the median top is six toes). So take that data as you want — as a result of it mainly describes practically each participant within the subject.

For bettors who belief astrological indicators, Pisces (14.3 p.c and eight particular person winners) leads the way in which, adopted by Most cancers (12.5 p.c and 7 particular person winners) and Virgo (10.7 p.c and 6 particular person winners).

Extra into particular start months as an alternative? Gamers born in February and November are the most typical victors, with 14.3 p.c of Masters champions celebrating birthdays in a type of months.

Is your mind spinning simply making an attempt to determine which participant suits the above standards? Properly, there isn’t simply one golfer who suits each single development, however listed here are just a few extra that meet a few of it.

As an example, somebody just like the aforementioned Cantlay involves thoughts as a 32-year-old hailing from Southern California. So, too, does his good pal Xander Schauffele, who calls San Diego house — the one metropolis which has produced three separate Masters champions.

Or how concerning the checklist of Texans within the subject like Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, or Taylor Moore? It’s good to know that the Lone Star state has produced essentially the most Masters champions (9).

Perhaps you favor betting on Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Brian Harman, Bubba Watson, or the aforementioned Byeong Hun An, who all have a primary identify beginning with the letter “B” — one thing that 12.5 p.c of the champions in historical past share. It’s the most typical first letter of the winner’s identify.

Lastly, in case you’re actually making an attempt to dig deep, 15.3 p.c of Masters winners wore a sure Swoosh on the day of their victory (9 in whole and 5 people). Notable gamers from this 12 months’s subject doing so contains the betting favourite (Scheffler), final 12 months’s runner-up (Koepka), an up-and-coming sensation (Tom Kim), and a sure 4-time main champ who’s seeking to full the profession Grand Slam by capturing his first-ever inexperienced jacket (Rory McIlroy).

Who the hell is aware of if this data will assist any of us on the subject of betting on the Masters this 12 months. If nothing else, although, it appears to be a wiser technique to decide a champion than flipping a coin, proper?

Nick Dimengo

Golf.com Editor