The superstars who play the best golf have not won recently, which technically should not exclude them from being in the top three or four, but it makes me less confident that I will rank them so high. Also, most of the stadium feels like it should be ranked No. 35-44. These are the golfers who theoretically have a chance to win, but do not enter Augusta National with the momentum to show them that they really do. These are the Mackenzie Hughes and Erik van Rooyens of the world. Regardless, I did my best to solve it all, both for my own organization going to Masters week and for your own benefit as you try to gather your Masters options, pools and fantasy teams. Let’s dive into the list of 90 most likely to win the Masters first, and you can also take a look at a full list of Masters 2022 odds provided by Caesars Sportsbook. In addition, our CBS Sports experts came together to provide a full set of predictions and Masters selections before the game kicks off Thursday morning. Watch all four rounds of Masters 2022 starting Thursday with Masters Live as we follow the best golfers in the world across Augusta National with Selected Teams, check in at the famous Amen Corner and see the leaders around the turn on holes 15 & 16. Watch live on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports app and Paramount +.

Field Masters 2022, ranking

  1. Justin Thomas (4th in 2020): He has every shot. It’s supposed to be – you do not win 14 times, including a major accident – but so far this calendar year has shown it. From the beginning of February, only Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry were the best forwards on the ball and JT did surprisingly well. Although he was generally disappointing during his long career in the league, he is in the perfect balance between experience, having one of the greatest tee-to-green games on the planet and not getting tired of failing many times (such as Ernie Els). Really: The average Masters champion wins after 6.4 attempts. This is the seventh appearance of JT. Another statistic you might be interested in: Until last year, Thomas had improved his position on the leaderboard every time he played for Augusta National.
  2. Jon Rahm (4th in 2018): Everything seemed so simple when the year came. Rahm, who has a top 10 in each of the last four Masters, was playing in a Tiger Woods-like clip and seemed unlikely to concede that level of play ahead of the first big of the year. However, he has now lost his stroke by playing four consecutive stroke games – something he insists on happening because he hits very close shots – and there are some questions. Maybe it’s better that way, without the burden of expectations. If Ram had won in Hawaii or Torrey or the Riviera, he would have been the heavyweight favorite and the undisputed No. 1 scenario. Instead, he can merge with all the other top players (his No. 1 ranking was even usurped by Scottie Scheffler after the WGC-Dell Match Play) and try to put himself in a real controversy for the first time in Augusta National.
  3. Brooks Koepka (T2 in 2019): Koepka’s meeting and greeting with the members of Augusta National after a victory would be something else. “Sir, why is your hair this color, and here is a razor. See you at dinner in 15 minutes. Nice 274, by the way.”
  4. Collin Morikawa (T18 in 2021): Put him on the list of people who were shocked early in his career by feeling he has to deviate from what he does best (which is flush-flush 2-yard fades over replay for as long as you want him to do it). It will probably depend on whether it has a hot week. Eight times he has won 3.6 hits or more for an event with his foot, and eight are finishes in the top five (three of which are wins).
  5. Cameron Smith (T2 in 2020): Smith has been good off the charts so far this year with victories in the Champions Tournament and the Players’ Championship. Normally, I would be worried that it basically does it with a neutral driver, because Augusta is a place where it will not necessarily work. However, Smith has three top 10 in the Masters, including the last two years. The only question for him is whether the condition of his hair would be more problematic for Sunday night parties than that of Koepka.
  6. Scottie Scheffler (T18 in 2021): It is foolish to have the No. 1 player in the world so low, but Scheffler is not your regular No. 1 player in the world. His ascent from No. 14 to No. 1 took place over a period of six weeks, which means his golf course was hot, but he may not have long-term strength at this point. Regardless, he was good in big leagues. Each of his last six starts was in the top 20 and four of them were in the top eight. The game of the race seemed a bit like the culmination of its course, but maybe the route has another peak.
  7. Xander Schauffele (T2 in 2019): I want to believe that Schauffele was just on the wrong side of a great universe that will equalize during his career, but only time will tell. Throwing his T-shirt into the water at No. 16 last year as he just got close to Hindeki Matsuyama was not encouraging, but it also seems statistically impossible for him to compete as much (eight finishes in the top seven 18 major companies) and not finally win one.
  8. Dustin Johnson (Won in 2020): In his last 50 laps after the WGC-Dell Match Play, the DJ hits went green under Adam Hadwin, CT Pan and Martin Laird. He played well at the Austin Country Club, but much of that was due to an athlete who had been smoking for some time. The DJ is one of the few players in this field who can change from week to week, but his trajectory was not one that showed a major victory coming (of course, not even Hideki Matsuyama last year, and we saw how went this).
  9. Rory McIlroy (4th in 2015): It remains strange that McIlroy’s closest call (in terms of leaderboard) remains Jordan Spieth’s biggest robe in 2015. This year’s advertising campaign for his career slam is so quiet as far as I can remember, and running deeper than that. McIlroy is one of the few golfers to hit the ball better than almost everyone else in the world, but he was a bit behind. This may not mean much, but it has the feel of a Tiger in 2019 when it hit it great but did not have the results. Corollary: I’m fascinated.
  10. Jordan Spieth (Won 2015): In the Masters 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021, Spieth won or tied 447 of the 453 contestants (98.7%). He somehow has a green jacket. I will not bet against him at Augusta National until he wins the Ritual T-shirt, but his recent record on the PGA Tour is neither encouraging nor anywhere near where he was this time a year ago. However, he offered this thimble of hope on Sunday in San Antonio.
  11. Viktor Hovland (T21 in 2021): He would be in the top five if his short game was in order. However, after rising a bit last season, it fell once again and is one of the worst in this area coming this week. However, hitting the ball can not be ignored (almost 2.0 hits per round this season!), And as he gains experience at Augusta National, he will begin to gather knowledge about where he can lose and where he will suffer.
  12. Will Zalatoris (2nd in 2021): Only Rahm and Zalatoris clear 2.0 hits and win ball hits in 2022. Ram is at 2.4, Zalatoris at 2.2. I was also recently informed that no golfer in history has earned more money per shot at Augusta National than Zalatoris, who earned $ 1.2 million last year in 279 strokes ($ 4,450 per shot).
  13. Patrick Cantlay (T9 in 2019): Cantlay should be better in big leagues (and The Players) than he was. If we did not have his Wikipedia page to look at, he would probably be in the top five of this list, but the history of the past – especially Augusta National – makes sense and Cantlay needs to improve. Until it is done, I have to throw it lower than I should.
  14. Bryson DeChambeau (T21 in 2016): Incredibly, DeChambeau’s best appearance in Augusta is still his debut as an amateur in 2016. This time last year, I had him at No. 3 on this list and he could have stayed there if not for his recent wrist and hip injuries. He did not look sharp in his first appearance back on the PGA Tour in two months on the WGC-Dell Match Play and Augusta always gave him headaches (especially since he declared the par-67 golf course because of the distance it reached). This time last year was the biggest thing in the game, but a combination of frustration with Alister MacKenzie’s crown and a wrist problem that apparently won’t go away leaves me wondering if he can make the cut here.
  15. Sam Burns (NA): I recently argued why Burns could break the 43-year drought without a win for the first players in Augusta National.
  16. Shane Lowry (T21 in 2021): As noted during The Players, Lowry’s two Tour aces have reached perhaps two of the three most famous par 3s in the world (No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass and No. 16 in Augusta National). Lowry is playing in a better clip right now (1.5 wins per win in his last 50 rounds) than he was going to the 2019 Open Championship, which he won (1.0 win per round).
  17. Daniel Berger (T10 in 2016): Conventional wisdom says you have to hit the ball higher than Berger to thrive in Augusta (Berger is currently last in the PGA …