The Masters 2024: Steve Palmer's tournament specials predictions & free golf betting tips

When to bet on the Masters

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Where can I watch the Masters?

Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Golf from 2pm on Thursday

Best bets

Adam Scott top-20 finish
4pts 23-10 bet365

Russell Henley top-20 finish
4pts 9-5 bet365

Shane Lowry top GB & Ireland
2pts each-way 6-1 BoyleSports

Brian Harman top left-hander
2pts 13-8 Betfair, Power

Scottie Scheffler to win by four shots or more
1pt 11-1 bet365

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Steve Palmer's Masters specials predictions

Adam Scott always approaches Masters week with confidence and the former world number one looks great value to finish in the top 20 in the 89-runner Augusta showpiece.

Scott became the first Australian to win the Masters in 2013, having finished second in 2011, and he has a vast bank of Augusta experience to draw upon. This is his 23rd Augusta appearance and he has made the cut in the last 14 Masters.

Scott tied 14th in the Texas Open last week – eight of his last ten tournaments have yielded a top-20 finish – and his often troublesome putting is better than ever. He seems a lively Green Jacket outsider this week and a wonderful top-20 investment at surprisingly juicy odds.

Another appealing top-20 wager is Russell Henley, who is teeing up in his home state at a course where he has performed well in the past. Results of 31-21-11-15-30-4 from his last six Masters starts speak for themselves.

Henley has been in solid form for a year, posting 14 top-20s in his last 22 tournaments, a streak which started with fourth place in the Masters. He was fourth in last month's Arnold Palmer Invitational and fourth in last week's Texas Open, so there appears every chance of him featuring on the Augusta leaderboard.

Shane Lowry will also have high hopes of getting into contention and the preferred way of supporting the 2019 Open champion is in the top Great Britain and Ireland market. Lowry, US Open runner-up in 2016, boasts Augusta form of 25-21-3-16 over the last four years.

Lowry, who has just enjoyed a strong Florida Swing with results of 4-3-19, looks big value at 6-1 with BoyleSports getting each-way terms of a third the odds, the first two places. Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Rose and Danny Willett complete the section.

Brian Harman appears to have little to beat in the top left-hander market, so 13-8 is a more than fair price. Harman tied second at Sawgrass last month and was thrilled with his iron-play, while last week in Texas his putter came to life. The Open champion seems much more likely to get his name on the Augusta leaderboard than debutant Akshay Bhatia, fading forces Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson, and washed-up veteran Mike Weir.

Scottie Scheffler, the best player in the world by a considerable margin, can be backed at 11-1 to win the Masters by four shots or more. He won by three shots in 2022 despite four-putting the 72nd hole.

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