Masters 2024 Day 2 Tips: Two bets for Friday

The 88th Masters tournament got underway on Thursday following a delayed start due to stormy weather. 

Play was eventually halted by darkness, meaning a number of players are yet to complete their opening rounds, with play expected to start at 12.50pm BST on Friday.

Read on for our top tips for Day 2…

Latest Masters Winner Odds

Bryson DeChambeau, -7, enjoyed a fantastic opening round to take the lead at the end of play on Monday. Bookmakers have subsequently sliced his odds to 5/1, making him the second favourite to win the Masters.

However, it’s Scottie Scheffler who remains the frontrunner for glory after the 2022 Masters champion carded a magnificent -6, which puts him one shot behind his fellow American, with Scheffler’s odds shrinking from 4/1 to 6/4.

Max Homa is next in the betting at 16/1, followed by Rory McIlroy (18/1), Ludvig Aberg (22/1), and Tyrrell Hatton (28/1). Meanwhile, former champion Danny Willett can still be backed at 100/1 after an excellent -4.

Masters Leaderboard

-7 DeChambeau 

-6 Scheffler

-5 Hojgaard (15)

-4 Willett, Homa (13)

-3 Fox, Davis, Hatton (14)

Scottie Scheffler entered into Masters as the short-priced 4/1 favourite to win his second Green Jacket in three years, odds which have now been reduced to just 6/4.

Given his history of fast starts, Scheffler was our pick at 12/1 in the First Round Leader market. While the first round isn’t fully complete yet due to a delayed start on Thursday, DeChambeau’s final score of -7 means Scheffler (-6) can’t finish top of the standings for the first round, yet he still enjoyed a fantastic opening day, carding a bogey free -6 in difficult conditions.

I’m now backing him to continue that fine form into Friday where he’s priced at 7/4 (Betfred) to lead the way at the end of the second round. He has history of this as recently as 2022: After finishing two shots behind the leader on day one, Scheffler would open up a stunning five shot lead on day two, before ultimately winning the Green Jacket.

I’ve compiled a day 2 acca that requires Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, and Jason Day to win their respective Friday three-balls.

Scheffler was in scintillating form on Thursday, bettering Roy McIlroy’s score by five shots and Xander Schauffele’s by six. I fancy more of the same on Friday, with Scheffler priced at 23/20 to win this group for the second day running.

Tyrrell Hatton has never exactly hidden his feelings on Augusta National and despite saying he has “no chance” this year, he enjoyed a very bright start, scoring -3 after 14 holes before play was halted on day 1. Once he completes his first round, I’m tipping the Englishman - who finished T4 in Miamia last week - to outscore playing partners Keegan Bradley and Matthieu Pavon on Friday.

Finally, I’m adding Justin Rose to the pick to form a 10.26/1 treble with William Hill. Rose has six top-10 finishes at Augusta, which includes two runners-up spots, while he came T16 last year. He opened up with a respectable +1 in this year’s edition, as did playing partner Eric Cole, however Peter Malnati is rock-bottom on +10. Rose has the experience and nous to fend off competition from this duo to claim superiority in this three-ball.