By Nicholas Grover
The Masters
McIlroy, DeChambeau, Scheffler, Rose
Who Will Win The 2026 Masters?
“Hello Friends”, let’s take a look into “A tradition unlike any other” – Jim Nantz, The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. This year, The Masters will be played on April 9th – 12th. Here are some names who have a chance at winning the 90th Masters Tournament.
The first name we will look at is the biggest social media ProContent Creator, Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau has had a great couple of weeks leading up to The Masters with back-to-back wins on the LIV Tour. DeChambeau has really started to figure things out at The Masters over the past two years, and last year, he participated in the final group for the Final Round. The big question is, will this be the year Bryson gets his dream win?
You can’t count out the defending champion Rory McIlroy. McIlroy was the sixth person ever to complete the Career Grand Slam for Professional Golf (The Open Championship, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and Masters Tournament), joining Gene Sarazen (1935), Ben Hogan (1953), Gary Player (1965), Jack Nicklaus (1966), and Tiger Woods (2000). This year, he will be looking to be the first champion to win back-to-back since Tiger Woods in 2002. However, his preparation for this year’s tournament will look very different. Recently, he’s been dealing with some injuries and has taken the past few weeks off to heal up. However, this year he won’t face the pressure of never having won The Masters. Who knows what his golf game will look like come the First Round?
Then you have the number one golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler is no stranger to Augusta National, as this year he’ll be looking for his third Green Jacket in the last five years, having won in 2022 and 2024. Despite being the number one golfer in the world, Scheffler has not been playing his best in 2026. Along with his wife, Meredith, their second child was just born within the past two weeks, so his preparation this year will also look a little different. However, anybody who knows Scheffler knows he’ll be ready to play at an elite level.
Last year’s runner-up Justin Rose will be making his 21st Masters start. Rose is ranked as the number 7 golfer in the OWGR (Official World Golf Rankings). Historically, Rose has played solid in his career at Augusta National. He has finished runner-up three times and has finished in the top 25 on 15 different occasions over his career. At the age of 45 and if Rose is able to win this year, he would be the oldest player in the history of the tournament to ever win a Green Jacket for the very first time.
Will one of these names rise up and win The Masters, or will it be someone else? Either way, someone will be making their own mark in the golf history books this weekend.
Work Cited
The Masters Tournament. (n.d.). Past winners. Retrieved April 3, 2026, https://www.masters.com/en_US/tournament/past_winners.html
The Masters Tournament. (n.d.). Player profile. Retrieved April 3, 2026, https://www.masters.com/en_US/players/player_22405.html
YouTube. (n.d.). [2026 Masters PREVIEW: Biggest Storylines + Picks to Win]. Retrieved April 3, 2026, https://youtu.be/PDwV3djtaYQ?si=46nInn-MYBJYKY2E
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