2025 Masters odds, favorites: Why you should cheer and consider picking these nine golfers at Augusta National

Which golfers should you pull for during the first major championship of the year?

The piano music is playing in the background, the azaleas are blooming, and the sports world has shifted its attention to Augusta, Georgia. There is nothing in golf quite like the anticipation for the Masters, and the 2025 edition figures to be another sterling golf tournament taking place at one of the most pristine courses in the world.

As the best players from the Untied States and internationally all come together for the first time this year at Augusta National Golf Club, you may be wondering who you should be cheering to take home the green jacket. There's no shortage of great stories waiting to be written at the 2025 Masters, but we've narrowed the field down to nine we believe are particularly worth of following over the next week.

Watch all four rounds of the 2025 Masters with expanded coverage from CBS Sports. It starts Thursday with Masters Live as we follow the best in the world across Featured Groups, Amen Corner and holes 15 & 16. Watch those streams live across Paramount+, CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App with extended broadcast coverage Saturday and Sunday from 12-2 p.m. on Paramount+ and 2-7 p.m. on CBS.