Top USA Finish at The Masters 2020

The most talked about man in golf right now, loathed and loved in equal measures by golf fans around the world, the US Open champion Bryson Dechambeau comes to Augusta as favourite following securing his first major title with a dominant display at Winged Foot two months ago.

After revolutionising his game and basing it on pure power and length, Dechambeau has been tearing courses up since golf returned in the summer, but you need more than power to succeed at The Masters, and questions remain over whether Dechambeau’s control and finesse are up to scratch on a consistent basis.

Dechambeau to finish as the top American is 5/1 while he is 7/1 to leave Augusta wearing the Green Jacket on Sunday.

After winning the 2020 FedEx Cup, Golfer of the Year Dustin Johnson returns to Augusta where he finished in a tie for second last year, meaning he has now come an agonising second in the three majors.

The American has recovered from falling short before, as he was able to put the horrors of the 2010 US Open behind him when he shot +11 on the final day to concede his lead to Graham McDowell, by winning the same major in 2016.

Johnson also came second in the USPGA earlier this year so his determination to go one better should be higher than anyone.

DJ to finish as the top player from the USA is priced at 11/2, or as outright winner at 8/1.

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One of the most fancied players by many pundits and tipsters is Justin Thomas. Despite 13 wins on the PGA Tour and a USPGA title to his name, Thomas has often flattered to deceive at majors, and especially at Augusta, failing to finish in the top ten so far in his career.

However, there is a reason he is one of the favourites, as the former world number one has been competing regularly in the PGA Tour since it returned and claimed the St. Jude Invitational crown in August, while claiming a top ten finish at the US Open in September.

Thomas is 15/2 to finish as top American and 11/1 to win outright.

The major championship specialist, Brooks Koepka, is back and is in good health for the 2020 Masters. After numerous injuries which saw him pull out of the FedEx Cup playoffs and the US Open, Koepka has played just 13 events this year, making the top ten only twice, but he is back and will chase a first-ever Masters win, to go with his back-to-back US Open and USPGA titles he won between 2017 and 2019.

Koepka was another one of the players who finished in a tie for second behind Tiger Woods here last year.

The American is now priced at 8/1 to end as the best man from his country this major.

Another one of the breakout stars at the end of the last decade was Xander Schauffele. The California native has only been pro for five years, but has already achieved at least one top ten finish in all four majors, doing so in more than half of his 13 major appearances, including being the third player who tied second at Augusta last year, alongside Johnson and Koepka.

After seven top tens last season, and two already in three events this season, Schauffele has become arguably the most consistent player on the tour, and a 13/10 for a top ten finish is certainly worth considering, while a first major win for Xander is available at odds of 12/1.

For Xander Schauffele to finish as the top American is 8/1.

Another man yet to taste major success is Patrick Cantlay, but he has been quietly improving and is now firmly established as one of the best American players at the age of just 28.

Cantlay won the ZOZO Championship three weeks ago, with a record score of -23, as it was moved from Japan to California for the 2020 edition. After major appearances in 2011 and 2012 as an amateur, including one at Augusta, Cantlay would not play in one again for five years, but 2019 was Cantlay’s breakthrough year, winning the Memorial and carding two top tens at majors.

An improvement on T-43 finishes in both majors so far this year though will be Cantlay’s priority as he chases that maiden major success, with Sky Bet offering odds of 20/1 for him to do so, with 12/1 available for him being the top American.

The 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed has the opportunity to become the 18th player to be a multiple champion at Augusta this year, after his one stroke victory over Rickie Fowler two years ago.

A player famous for his performances at Ryder Cups for America, has a patchy record in major tournaments though, finishing in the top ten just four times in 26 appearances, missing the cut on seven occasions, but he does have eight PGA Tour wins to his name, including at the WGC-Mexico Championship early this year.

Reed has been there and done it before, so some of his other performances should not discredit him. Odds of 16/1 are available on Reed finishing as top American, while he is priced at 22/1 to become a double-Masters winner.

The first winner of a major golf tournament without spectators was also the first in the career of 23-year-old Collin Morikawa, after he won the USPGA in the summer, making him the third-youngest ever winner of the tournament.

In his 35 PGA Tour appearances, he has only missed the cut four times, as he almost broke Tiger Woods’ record of consecutive cuts made, doing it in all of his first 22 events.

After turning pro last year, this will be Morikawa’s first Masters, and only his fourth major. After winning in just his second major appearance, he then missed the cut at the US Open in September, but an on-form Morikawa will be there or thereabout on Sunday evening. Morikawa to make it a debut Masters success is priced at 25/1, while he is 18/1 to finish as the top American.

By Andrew Delaney