McDonald loves the value of Sepp Straka at 80-1 (risk $100 to win $8,000) in the first major of the year. Straka has been playing some exceptional golf early in the 2025 season. He finished on top of the leaderboard at The American Express and T15 or better in five of his first seven starts overall.

Scottie Scheffler played a near-perfect first round to move into a two-way share of the Masters clubhouse lead on Thursday while Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy got off to a solid start.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Masters Tournament. It’s almost time for the world’s best golfers to tee off at Augusta National Golf Club for this year’s edition of the Masters. The top players from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will hit the course Thursday in the first major championship of 2025.

Anticipation for the year's first major was building at Augusta National as defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy get ready for a potential Green Jacket showdown.