The Masters is less than three days away, and most of the talk is about whether Tiger Woods will win major No. 15. While Tiger is undeniably the favorite, the Masters has had a habit in recent years of throwing up a surprise winner.

Last year, Bubba Watson came out on top and the year before, the then-unknown South African Charles Schwartzel triumphed. Apart from Phil Mickelson’s three wins and Tiger last victory in 2005, the winner of the past few Masters has shocked many.

This year’s Masters odds list Tiger Woods as an overwhelming favorite at 3/1, with Phil Mickelson a distant second at 10/1 and two-time major champion Rory McIlroy at 12/1.

But check out the odds for the entire Masters field at the bottom of the page, as well as four players I think could surprise Tiger and the others below.

Sleepers

Rickie Fowler – 50:1 Odds

The 24-year-old has been making steady progress in his professional golf career since 2009. After a number of near-misses, his breakthrough win came at the 2011 Korean Open and then claimed his first Tour win at the 2012 Wells Fargo tournament. Both victories came at the expense of two-time major winner and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy.

Fowler has performed solidly in 2013 with six of seven cuts made and three top 10s on the Tour. He dueled with Tiger Woods during the final round of the Bay Hill Invitational only to come up short with three holes to play. He’s an impressive 10th in scrambling and 18th in scoring average at a solid 70.19 this season.

Fowler’s Masters record is OK, with made cuts from both of his two starts resulting in a T38 in 2011 and a T27 in 2012. If he can continue to improve and keep his solid short game in check Fowler’s all-orange outfit could be inside a green jacket come Masters Sunday.

Bill Haas – 66:1 Odds

The 2011 FedEx cup champion has slowly been returning to some of his best form in 2013. Haas has secured five top-10 finishes on Tour and sits third in greens in regulation. His sits in an impressive 14th position on the money list.

He performed strongly at three of the four majors in 2012 including a T37 at The Masters. In fact, his record at Augusta is solid with a T26, T42 and T37 at his only three appearances. I expect him to be in the mix again and might just surprise come late Sunday.

Henrik Stenson – 100:1 Odds

Stenson is no stranger to major championships and boasts five top 10s in the majors the last five years. He was in the mix at the Masters last year until a final round 81 dropped him down the leaderboard. Let’s not forget his victory at the 2009 Players Championship in what’s regarded as the unofficial fifth major in golf.

This year Stenson has had five top 10s on the PGA Tour and boasts an impressive 69.57 scoring average. This average is a result of an impressive tee-to-green game that sees him No. 1 on Tour in greens in regulation, driving accuracy and scrambling.

Can he be Sweden’s first male golfer to win a major?

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano – 200:1 Odds

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano is a relatively unknown Spanish touringf professional. The 32-year-old has quietly gone about his business the last few years and is starting to see some good results. This year on the Tour, he has made the cut on all three starts with two finishes in the top 10. He’s notched the top-10 finishes in strong fields featuring several of the world’s best players including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy.

Castano proved he could win by claiming both the 2011 Singapore Open and the 2012 Italian Open. He finished a disappointing 61st in his first Masters in 201,2 but played the weekend in three of the four majors in 2012. He possesses a strong short game which sees him ranked 12th in strokes gained in putting on the Tour. His strong putting will be a great asset around the slick Augusta National greens.

Full Odds

Tiger Woods	3/1
Phil Mickelson	10/1
Rory McIlroy	12/1
Brandt Snedeker	18/1
Field (Any Other Golfer)	15/1
Charl Schwartzel	25/1
Justin Rose	25/1
Lee Westwood	30/1
Luke Donald	30/1
Bubba Watson	30/1
Dustin Johnson	30/1
Adam Scott	30/1
Matt Kuchar	30/1
Jason Dufner	40/1
Rickie Fowler	40/1
Louis Oosthuizen	40/1
Nick Watney	40/1
Hunter Mahan	40/1
Keegan Bradley	40/1
Sergio Garcia	40/1
Ian Poulter	40/1
Jason Day	40/1
Graeme McDowell	50/1
Steve Stricker	50/1
Webb Simpson	50/1
Bo Van Pelt	60/1
Nicolas Colsaerts	60/1
Zach Johnson	60/1
Padraig Harrington	60/1
Geoff Ogilvy	80/1
Peter Hanson	80/1
Ernie Els	80/1
Francesco Molinari	80/1
Martin Kaymer	80/1
Jim Furyk	80/1
KJ Choi	80/1
Bill Haas	80/1
Martin Laird	100/1
Carl Pettersson	100/1
Henrik Stenson	100/1
Matteo Manassero	100/1
Kyle Stanley	100/1
Fred Couples	100/1
Retief Goosen	100/1
Seung-Yul Noh	125/1
Ben Crane	125/1
Sean O’Hair	125/1
Paul Lawrie	125/1
Thomas Bjorn	125/1
Robert Garrigus	125/1
Scott Piercy	125/1
Ryan Palmer	125/1
Vijay Singh	125/1
Angel Cabrera	125/1
Paul Casey	125/1
Ben Curtis	125/1
David Toms	125/1
Gary Woodland	125/1
Ryan Moore	125/1
John Senden	125/1
Aaron Baddeley	125/1
Fredrik Jacobson	125/1
Bud Cauley	150/1
Thorbjorn Olesen	150/1
Alexander Noren	150/1
Charles Howell III	150/1
Ryo Ishikawa	150/1
Tim Clark	150/1
Trevor Immelman	150/1
Jonathan Byrd	150/1
Robert Karlsson	150/1
Anthony Kim	150/1
Alvaro Quiros	150/1
Branden Grace	150/1
Rory Sabbatini	150/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez	150/1
Kevin Na	150/1
YE Yang	150/1
Anders Hansen	200/1
Tom Watson	200/1
Stewart Cink	200/1
Kyung-Tae Kim	200/1
Sang-Moon Bae	200/1
Robert Rock	200/1
Mark Wilson	200/1
Marc Leishman	200/1
Camilo Villegas	200/1
Patrick Cantlay	200/1
Luke Guthrie	200/1
Lucas Glover	200/1
Ted Potter Jr.	200/1
Darren Clarke	200/1
Michael Thompson	200/1
John Peterson	200/1
Mike Weir	200/1
Alan Dunbar	200/1
Bernhard Langer	200/1
Jose Maria Olazabal	200/1
David Lynn	200/1
Simon Dyson	200/1

 

From Vegasinsider.com

 

Selection	Odds
Tiger Woods	4/1
Rory McIlroy	8/1
Phil Mickelson	10/1
Justin Rose	16/1
Charl Schwartzel	20/1
Lee Westwood	25/1
Adam Scott	25/1
Louis Oosthuizen	25/1
Dustin Johnson	25/1
Keegan Bradley	25/1
Luke Donald	33/1
Matt Kuchar	33/1
Brandt Snedeker	33/1
Bubba Watson	40/1
Hunter Mahan	40/1
Ian Poulter	40/1
Sergio Garcia	40/1
Jason Day	40/1
Rickie Fowler	50/1
Graeme McDowell	50/1
Henrik Stenson	50/1
Nick Watney	66/1
Jason Dufner	66/1
Webb Simpson	66/1
Jim Furyk	66/1
Nicolas Colsaerts	66/1
Peter Hanson	66/1
Padraig Harrington	66/1
Steve Stricker	66/1
Bill Haas	66/1
Bo Van Pelt	80/1
K J Choi	80/1
Martin Kaymer	100/1
Ryan Moore	100/1
Zach Johnson	100/1
Martin Laird	100/1
Angel Cabrera	100/1
Thorbjorn Olesen	100/1
Ernie Els	125/1
Matteo Manassero	125/1
Fredrik Jacobson	125/1
Robert Garrigus	150/1
John Huh	150/1
Stewart Cink	150/1
John Senden	150/1
Fred Couples	150/1
Russell Henley	150/1
George Coetzee	150/1
Branden Grace	150/1
Francesco Molinari	200/1
Y-E Yang	200/1
Scott Piercy	200/1
Carl Pettersson	200/1
Tim Clark	200/1
Trevor Immelman	200/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	200/1
Vijay Singh	200/1
Michael Thompson	200/1
Brian Gay	200/1
Kevin Streelman	200/1
Richard Sterne	200/1
Thomas Bjorn	250/1
Paul Lawrie	250/1
David Toms	250/1
Kevin Na	250/1
Ryo Ishikawa	250/1
Ben Curtis	250/1
John Merrick	250/1
D.A. Points	250/1
Marc Leishman	300/1
Lucas Glover	300/1
David Lynn	300/1
Jamie Donaldson	300/1
Hiroyuki Fujita	300/1
John Peterson	500/1
Ted Potter Jnr	500/1
José Maria Olazábal	500/1
Mike Weir	500/1
Bernhard Langer	500/1
Thaworn Wiratchant	500/1
Michael Weaver	1000/1
Tom Watson	1000/1
Nathan Smith	1000/1
Mark O’Meara	1000/1
Alan Dunbar	1000/1
Ian Woosnam	1000/1
Tian-Lang Guan	1000/1
Steven Fox	1000/1
TJ Vogel	2000/1
Larry Mize	2500/1
Craig Stadler	2500/1
Sandy Lyle	2500/1
Ben Crenshaw	5000/1

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