The Masters 2022 complete guide: betting odds, start date, TV details

As the golfing year hots up, attention is starting to turn to the Majors and, in particular, the Masters, which starts on Thursday. We've put together a complete guide featuring all you need to know for 2022's first Major.

When does the 2022 Masters tournament start?

The 86th edition of the Masters tournament will take place over four days, starting on Thursday, April 7.

The traditional par-three contest, which was cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, will be held on Wednesday, April 6.

Where will the 2022 Masters tournament take place?

The Masters will take place at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia, USA, where it has been held since 1934.

What type of players are best suited to Augusta National?

Length off the tee is traditionally a significant advantage, with long, rolling terrain and relatively wide fairways flanked by thin trees.

Only two of the last 20 Masters have been won by a short hitter (Mike Weir in 2003 and Zach Johnson in 2007).

Powerhouses can to attack the small greens with loft in hand. Accurate approaches are the key to success.

Where can I watch the 2022 Masters tournament?

All four days of the tournament will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf. A highlights package is also set to be provided by the BBC.

How can I follow the Masters in the Racing Post?

Steve Palmer's Masters outright verdict and specials advice will be released online on Tuesday, April 5. A player-by-player guide to the field will be included in Wednesday's edition of the Racing Post.

More coverage will follow throughout the week including first-round leader and threeball advice and daily best bets on Racingpost.com.

Steve will also be joining Sweet Spot colleague Bruce Millington for a live Masters watchalong for Sunday's final round.

Who has qualified to play in the 2022 Masters tournament?

Former Masters champions gain an automatic lifetime invitation to play in the tournament.

Winners of the game's other three Major tournaments - the Open Championship, the US Open and the US PGA Championship, gain entry for the following five years.

Winners of the Players Championship gain entry for three years while Olympic gold medalists gain an invitation for the following tournament.

There are six amateur places available for the US Amateur champion and runner-up, the British Amateur Championship winner, the Latin America Amateur Championship winner, the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship winner and the US Mid-Amateur winner. Players forfeit their place if they turn professional before the tournament.

Other available qualifying criteria are:

• Top-12 finishers from the previous Masters
• Top-four finishers in the previous year's Open Championship, US Open and US PGA Championship
• Players who qualified for previous Tour Championship
• Winners of full-points allocation PGA Tour events since the previous Masters
• The top 50 in the official world goal rankings at the end of the previous calendar year
• The top 50 of the official world golf ranking the week before the tournament

Will Tiger Woods play in the 2022 Masters tournament?

Tiger Woods has won the Masters five times, with his last triumph coming in 2019, so he receives a lifetime invitation to the tournament.

However, the 15-time Major champion suffered serious leg injuries in a car crash in California on February 23, 2021 and he has not played tournament golf since, although he did compete in the PNC Championship alongside son Charlie in December.

There has been much speculation over Woods's participation in the 2022 Masters and, after a recent Augusta practice round, he described himself as a "game-time decision".

Who are the favourites to win the 2022 Masters tournament?

Spain's Jon Rahm, who won his first Major title at the 2021 US Open, is favourite to win his first Green Jacket but has drifted from 8-1 to 11-1 on the eve of the tournament.

Justin Thomas is next in at 14-1 while a trio of players are available at 16-1, Players Championship winner Cameron Smith, new world number one Scottie Scheffler and 2020 champion Dustin Johnson.

Rory McIlroy is bidding to become only the sixth player to win all four Majors - the others are Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. He is 18-1 to win the Green Jacket.

Open champion Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka and Viktor Hovland are all 20-1 shots for Masters glory.

Who is the defending Masters champion?

Hideki Matsuyama became the first male Japanese player to win one of golf's four Majors when he triumphed at the 2021 Masters.

Matsuyama's ten-under-par total of 278 was enough to claim a one-shot victory over America's Will Zalatoris.

Who holds the course record at the Masters?

The Masters 18-hole course record is 63, which was achieved by Zimbabwe's Nick Price in 1986 and Australia's Greg Norman in 1996.

The 72-hole record is 268 (-20) which Dustin Johnson achieved in 2020, giving him a five-shot victory over South Korea's Sungjae Im and Australia's Cameron Smith.

The biggest margin of victory came in 1997 when Tiger Woods won his first Green Jacket and finished 12 shots ahead of his nearest rival, American veteran Tom Kite.

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