Two of the three early leaderboard contenders at this year's Masters were not even listed among the odds while Chris Kirk promised a payout of $12,500 for every $100 bet at BetUS.  Remember that odds are updated and can be bet between each round (day of play).

Jhonattan Vegas sat atop the leaderboard as part of a 6-way tie early Thursday.  Whether that was going to last remained to be seen. 

BetUS did not list odds for Vegas.  This marks the Venezuelan's fourth Masters appearance and first since 2018.

Last July, he won in Minnesota by one stroke over Max Greyserman for his fourth career PGA Tour win and first in seven years. He won the Canadian Open in consecutive years in 2016 and 2017 and when he won in La Quinta in 2011, he became Venezuela's first winner on the PGA Tour. He has represented his country in both the Olympics and Presidents Cup. 

Also not listed among the early Masters odds to win this year, Zach Johnson.  He's part of the 6-way tie at the top Thursday morning.

Johnson claims the Augusta National is by far the most predictable course he and the rest of the PGA Tour players compete at each year, the results never are.

“That’s the game of golf,” he said. “The moment you think you have it, the weight of it can come down on you.”

Johnson's exclusion from the odds is head scratching as he enjoyed a victory at Augusta National with a score of one-over-par 289, a feat that tied the highest winning total ever.  Johnson also won the Open Championship in 2015.

A few books had him at +75000 odds for a payout potential of $75000 on a $100 bet.

Kirk offered the most lucrative payout of the bunch.

Kirk has posted a Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee average of 0.169 (70th) this season, while his average Driving Distance of 298.2 yards ranks 110th on TOUR.

This marks his 6th Masters start. He has top-25 finishes at Augusta National in each of the past two years and his third-round 68 last year was the low score of the day.

Payout Odds to Win the 2025 Masters

1001     Scottie Scheffler         +430
1002     Jon Rahm         +1500
1003     Rory McIlroy         +580
1004     Ludvig Aberg         +1200
1005     Viktor Hovland         +3300
1006     Xander Schauffele         +1900
1007     Brooks Koepka         +3200
1008     Jordan Spieth         +3200
1009     Cameron Smith         +5000
1010     Will Zalatoris         +4000
1011     Patrick Cantlay         +3300
1012     Hideki Matsuyama         +2800
1013     Bryson DeChambeau         +1800
1014     Collin Morikawa         +1600
1015     Justin Thomas         +2000
1016     Tommy Fleetwood         +3300
1017     Max Homa         +12500
1018     Cameron Young         +11000
1019     Joaquin Niemann         +2500
1020     Wyndham Clark         +6600
1021     Dustin Johnson         +8000
1022     Matthew Fitzpatrick         +9000
1023     Tony Finau         +6000
1024     Shane Lowry         +3500
1025     Sahith Theegala         +7500
1026     Tom Kim         +8000
1027     Tyrrell Hatton         +3500
1028     Sam Burns         +8000
1029     Min Woo Lee         +4000
1030     Jason Day         +6600
1031     Russell Henley         +5000
1032     Rickie Fowler         +10000
1033     Sungjae Im         +9000
1034     Si Woo Kim         +12500
1035     Nicolai Hojgaard         +14000
1036     Patrick Reed         +9000
1037     Justin Rose         +9000
1038     Brian Harman         +14000
1039     Corey Conners         +6500
1040     Akshay Bhatia         +5000
1041     Sepp Straka         +6500
1042     Byeong-Hun An         +16000
1044     Keegan Bradley         +10000
1045     Denny McCarthy         +17500
1046     Adam Scott         +11000
1047     Sergio Garcia         +10000
1048     Eric Cole         +25000
1049     Chris Kirk         +25000
1050     Harris English         +20000
1051     Erik van Rooyen         +30000
1052     Ryan Fox         +17500
1053     Cameron Davis         +20000
1054     Matthieu Pavon         +30000
1055     Gary Woodland         +25000
1056     Nick Dunlap         +20000
1057     Adam Schenk         +35000
1058     Austin Eckroat         +22500
1059     Lucas Glover         +20000
1060     Nick Taylor         +20000
1061     Kurt Kitayama         +25000
1062     J.T. Poston         +25000
1063     Stephan Jaeger         +30000
1064     Bubba Watson         +40000
1065     Phil Mickelson         +15000
1066     Thorbjorn Olesen         +20000
1067     Adam Hadwin         +25000
1068     Adrian Meronk         +20000
1069     Jake Knapp         +15000
1070     Taylor Moore         +30000
1071     Charl Schwartzel         +35000
1072     Emiliano Grillo         +30000
1076     Danny Willett         +35000
1080     Thriston Lawrence         +30000
1081     Davis Thompson         +11000
1082     Robert MacIntyre         +5000
1083     Thomas Detry         +12500