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2021 RSM Classic: Best prop bets

Published

4 years ago

Nov 17, 2021

A nice result for this column as both Adam Long and Aaron Rai landed top-20 bets last week in Houston, but we want more!

As always, this column stays away from the win element of the market, well covered by Matt Vincenzi, looking for those prop bets that keep giving small profits each week and allowing you to back Matt’s selections!

Related: 2021 RSM Classic: Best DFS plays from each price range

Top prop bets for the RSM Classic:

Matt Kuchar Top 20 +275 (DraftKings)

Matt Vincenzi makes a cracking case for the 43-year-old here, and I’ll row along.

Whilst the odds for a top-10 finish seem very fair, I’ll take a safer punt that the wily veteran can continue recent progressive form of 22/35/36 and finish a couple of places higher than in Mexico.

No secrets to Kooch; he will likely plod his way around finding fairways and greens and finish somewhere a few shots behind the winner. He loves a short Bermuda track; the course screams ‘Matt Kuchar’ (thanks, Matt V), and the windier it gets, the more his one-paced effort will prove the most lucrative method.

Related: Be the Number: 2021 RSM Classic fantasy, betting, and preview

Seamus Power Top 10/Top 20 +500/+250 (DraftKings)

I’m in with the Irishman again this week as one missed cut doth not make a bad player.

Before what was an admittedly poor Houston Open, the world number 89 (from 429 at the turn of the year) had 32 rounds in the 60s in his past 48 completed efforts, and last Thursday’s 75 was his first over 72 over the same period.

17th in scrambling off a top-10 for greens in Mexico followed 13th and 12th for the same sectors in Bermuda, and he ranks top-30 for the tour in par-fours over a twelve-week period.

Tied-sixth in 2019 at the RBC Heritage, a course with similar characteristics, reads much better than the four consecutive missed-cuts here but neither were awful tournaments, with at least a round of 69 or less at each running.

My figures make him somewhere between 15-20 for the week, so I’ll take the chance he finds another shot a round and lands a place on the front page.

Aaron Rai Top 20 +350 (DraftKings)

The 26-year-old Englishman has, in four short years, gone from the best player on the Challenge Tour to a two-time winner on the European Tour, and now he’s settling in as a PGA player.

As fastidious as anyone in his approach to each shot, Rai’s modus operandi is to keep it tidy around short courses and allow his excellent accuracy and steel to launch himself up the board.

Determined winner over Tommy Fleetwood at the Scottish Open in 2020, he really should have been looking at a back-to-back record having been gazumped by John Catlin (final round 64) in the Irish equivalent just seven days previous.

Whilst there is little wrong with a settling-in 26th at St.Jude last August, perhaps his runner-up finish in Idaho was a more telling sign that he had plenty more to offer.

Recent efforts are very progressive, a pair of top-20 finishes in Texas and Mexico highlighting the excellent approach and short game he is known for on this side of the pond. This course will suit down to the ground if it blows a bit over the weekend, but when you are offered just +1400 about a non-winner up front, surely notice must be taken of an improving proven winner at seven times the price.

Rory Sabbatini Top 20 +500 (DraftKings)

I’m not opposed to backing Slovakia’s number one in any market this week, but with a course record that reads seven starts, six cuts made and finishes of 12th, 22nd and 27th he’s worth the higher stakes in the specialist markets.

Sabba’s record shows where he plays best with wins at the Honda, at Colonial and the Byron Nelson reading well enough without the high finishes at the Sony in Hawaii. This season he’s been his usual in-and-out but the flying finish at the Olympics spurred on a following top-10 at Sedgefield (see Webb Simpson et al for correlative form) and a third-place at the Shriner’s.

That latest effort may skew his figures, but he ranks third for scrambling and fifth in par-four performance over the past three months, factors that appear highly relevant when studying the stats over the past five years.

This field is no harder than any of those three good efforts since August and whilst hard to predict, we are getting good rewards for him to perform again.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

1 month ago

Apr 7, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”