2025 Masters Sleepers: 5 Potential DraftKings Golf DFS Values, Including Sepp Straka

The Augusta National content keeps on flowing in with 2025 Masters sleepers. After nine months of anticipation, we’ve got another major week since Xander Schauffele hoisted the Claret Jug. I could not be more excited to discuss this field and my favorite 2025 Masters DFS picks.

Scroll to the bottom of this post for a selection of Masters odds if you’re looking for betting markets.

Masters DFS Chalk

Longshots historically have not thrived in Augusta from an outright perspective. My betting card indeed reflects that, with only a select few names. With that said, there’s plenty of value to exploit in the middle and bottom pricing tiers from both a DFS and prop betting perspective. Case in point: Phil Mickelson came from nowhere for a podium finish at the 2023 Masters. Course History and Course Fit are still viable angles to chase in pursuit of longshots at Augusta.

Given the uncertainty of how LIV golfers‘ performance on the closed 54-man circuit will compare to that of the PGA Tour, many of the LIV golfers are priced at a discount. Although risky, there’s excellent upside in backing some of the LIV players who’ve demonstrated strong results at the Masters. After all, more than half of the LIV golfers are in the field because they are past Masters champions.

In a tight 96-man field with soft pricing released weeks in advance, taking stances based on projected ownership is also more critical than ever.

Masters trends have been predictive enough to show that random, out-of-form players do not step up to Augusta and win out of the blue. From an outright betting perspective, I’ll keep a tight card with concentrated exposure at the top.

With that said, there are countless examples of longshots or debutants pushing their way inside the top 20. So, getting the bottom of the board correct from a DFS standpoint will be crucial. Those picks must complement a lineup featuring the more expensive elite players.

So, with some help from DraftKings, among other online betting apps, let’s get to our 2024 Masters longshots and sleepers for your DFS lineups and betting cards.

COURSE INTRODUCTION For Masters DFS

Augusta National is the most famous and recognizable golf course in the world. Some slight modifications have stretched the course to the longest in tournament history, standing at 7,555 yards as a par 72 with the traditional mix of four par 3s, 10 par 4s, and four par 5s. With negligible rough on the property, Augusta instead relies on severe undulations and firm, fast runoffs to challenge the field. Mitigating your misses and strategically playing to the right spots has rewarded veterans and made prior experience more valuable overall at this event than most others on the tour schedule.

Distance, course history, and the ability to perform in difficult scoring conditions define what it takes to succeed at the Masters. That is no secret. For the most part, the pricing and odds we see in the market reflect that formula.

Still, these characteristics are not the be-all and end-all of what it takes to stay in contention. So, there is still an opportunity to exploit some value by focusing on specialists in certain key areas.

For a deeper dive into the course, read my Masters preview. Without any further delay, let’s get to our Masters DFS picks, focusing on longshots and sleepers for your lineups.

2025 MASTERS DFS Picks: 5 Sleepers

From a DFS standpoint, I’ll try to fit in at least two top-10 players from this field into each lineup, avoiding the mid-tier range for balanced builds. That means hitting on the high upside value players in the $7K and $6K ranges is crucial.

Below, find my favorite value DFS options and longshots for the 2025 Masters. Masters stats pulled from across the last 36 rounds unless otherwise noted.

Sepp Straka ($7,600)

The flavor of the week, it seems, Sepp Straka will be a popular choice in DFS this week. But that’s for good reason. With each win Straka tallies, it seems he builds more confidence and establishes himself as a player who belongs with the other top contending names. The 31-year-old notched his fourth win since 2022 at the 2025 American Express and has been a model of consistency with his ball striking this season. He ranks top five in the all-important categories of SG: Ball Striking, SG: Approach, Par-5 Scoring, Recent Form (SG: TOT L16 & L36 Rounds), Proximity: 200+, and Bogey Avoidance.

A Georgia “native” by way of Austria, Straka is gradually acclimatizing to Augusta National, posting a career-best T16 finish in his latest appearance in 2024. High ownership is challenging to avoid in a limited field like the Masters, but Straka’s profile has all the makings of “good chalk” for DraftKings DFS this week.

Patrick Reed ($7,300)

I haven’t missed watching Patrick Reed play golf since he left the PGA Tour for LIV. But I will say, from a DFS standpoint, I have missed the certainty of Reed going under-owned regardless of his fit for the course any given week. People don’t want to put themselves in a position where they must root for Patrick Reed. That creates a great Masters DFS leverage opportunity to back the 2018 champion.

It’s a challenge to grade LIV golfers’ form on the same scale as the broader field of tour players, given the disparity of strokes gained data available and the condensed 54-hole, 54-man fields in LIV. However, in a small sample of larger field events since the 2023 Masters, Reed has looked like his vintage self. He’s finished in the top 10 in three of his last four starts, including a solid T7 showing at LIV Miami last week.

With five top-15 finishes over his last seven Masters appearances, Reed is a bona fide horse for the course at Augusta. He’s looking to improve on finishes of T12 and T4 in his two latest Masters appearances since joining LIV.

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Cameron Young ($7,000)

One player I can assure you will not be going in any of my single-entry DFS lineups this week is Cameron Young. The epitome of “high risk, high reward,” the Cameron Young roller coaster ride is not for the faint of heart. His skills and upside are generational. Young has every shot in his bag and possesses sheer distance off the tee, allowing him to start from second base at Augusta. As a demonstration of that course fit, Young has finished in the top 10 in his last two trips to the Masters.

On the other hand, Young’s form leading into the Masters leaves plenty to be desired. Through his first 10 starts of 2025, Young has just three finishes inside the top 60. He has excelled in those three exceptions, placing in the top 20 at the Sentry, WM Phoenix Open, and Valero Texas Open.

Encouragingly, last week’s start at the Valero Texas Open was the first event this season where Young has gained to the field in SG: Ball-Striking. So, he may have found something at the perfect time. With five top-10 finishes in majors since 2022, Young is a tremendous high-risk, high-reward play for GPP tournaments in Masters DFS.

Harris English ($6,500)

I never get too carried away when it comes to betting longshots to win the Masters outright, as Masters odds history has shown us that only four players have ever won with pre-tournament odds of 100-1 or longer. Charl Schwartzel was the last to do so, and that came 13 years ago. But, after watching Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman win majors at long odds in recent years, I’m compelled to take a big swing on the Georgia native in his fifth Masters appearance.

We should feel great about English’s win at the 2021 Sentry (a comp course to Augusta) and earlier this season at Torrey Pines (recent form in difficult scoring conditions) as strong indicators of future success. A former Ryder Cupper, English is no stranger to delivering in big moments, as he’s posted three top-10 finishes at the U.S. Open since 2020. As a low-priced DFS option, English also carries a high floor to the 2025 Masters. He’s finished in the top 40 in his last four trips.

Is it hard to picture Scottie Scheffler putting the green jacket on Harris English in Butler Cabin at the end of this week? Definitely, but, if we look at the numbers, it shouldn’t be that outrageous to picture an OWGR top-40 player contending on a big stage.

Stephan Jaeger ($6,300)

Whether to begin your Masters DFS lineups with Scottie Scheffler or Rory McIlroy this week depends on your comfort level, diving deeper into the $6K price range to make room for them. I’m fine going as low as $6,300 with Jaeger, who profiles well for Augusta National.

As expected, it was a rocky debut for Jaeger at the 2024 Masters. He missed the cut and struggled with approach and putting. However, experience in all forms around these grounds is a good thing, so he should take plenty of learnings from that debut performance.

It’s been a boom or bust season for Jaeger, but we’ve continued to see him play his best on courses where driving distance and long iron proximity are rewarded. That is the formula at Memorial Park, which is one of the top comp courses for Augusta National. He’s thrived in those conditions, picking up a win, T10, and T11 finishes at the Texas Children’s Houston Open over the last four years.

Jaeger has the short-game chops to hang around at Augusta National as well. He ranks No. 3 in SG: Short Game on Firm & Fast Bentgrass greens. With three top-10 finishes this season, Jaeger is my favorite option in the low $6K range in DFS this week.

Best of luck if you choose to roster these Masters DFS picks.

2025 Masters ODDS

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