Tiger Woods is the Favorite to Win the Masters. No, Seriously

More than 20 years after he won the Masters for the first time in 1997, Tiger Woods is the favorite to take home the green jacket at Augusta National.

And yes, we’re serious.

The four-time Masters champ’s ascension to the top of the odds list happened on (throwback) Thursday as Woods was playing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and looking like his old self.

The 42-year-old’s play at the tourney, combined with his strong showing at the Valspar Championship last weekend, was enough to get Vegas oddsmakers to vault him ahead of Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.

2018 Masters updated

T Woods 8/1
D Johnson 9/1
J Thomas 9/1
J Spieth 12/1
J Day 14/1
J Rahm 14/1
R McIlroy 16/1
J Rose 16/1
P Mickelson 16/1
R Fowler 18/1
B Watson 25/1
P Casey 25/1
S Garcia 30/1
H Matsuyama 30/1
T Fleetwood 30/1
M Leishman 40/1
A Noren 50/1
P Reed 50/1

— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) March 15, 2018

Time to party like it’s 1999. Er, ‘97.

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Evan Bleier

Evan is a senior editor with InsideHook who earned a master’s degree in journalism from NYU and has called Brooklyn home since 2006. A fan of Boston sports, Nashville hot chicken and Kentucky bourbon, Evan has had his work published in publications including “Maxim,” Bleacher Report and “The Daily Mail.”