The third round of the 2026 Masters gets underway on Saturday at Augusta National in Georgia.
Rory McIlroy leads the Masters after the second round at 12-under par. He holds a six-stroke lead over the rest of the field, and the tournament might already be over with two days remaining.
Here are my picks for the Masters Round 3 best bets for Saturday.
Masters Round 3 Odds, Best Bets
Jake Knapp Top 20 (-122)
Jake Knapp is already inside the top 20 after finishing Friday T16 at 2-under par. Given his profile, he is worth backing to maintain that position.
Greenside play is proving more important than ever, given the firmness of the course. It was already one of the most critical skill sets for success at Augusta National, and the current conditions only amplify its importance.
Last year, each of the top seven finishers ranked inside the top 20 in the field in strokes gained: around the green. No other strokes-gained category showed a similar trend.
That trend favors Knapp over the weekend, given his strong greenside ability. Entering this week, he ranks in the 61st percentile on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: around the green.
He has used that strength to finish inside the top 20 in six of his past seven tournaments, a trend that is unlikely to change this week.
Collin Morikawa Top 20 (-118)
Another golfer worth targeting in this market is Collin Morikawa. He is also in position entering the weekend, sitting T20 at 1-under par.
Like Knapp, Morikawa brings strong greenside ability to Augusta National, gaining true strokes around the green in each of his past three tournaments. He finished inside the top 10 in all three of those events.
A strong mid-iron often supports success around the greens to play long-iron. Last season, 19.6% of approach shots came from the 150-175-yard range, the highest distribution of any 25-yard grouping at this course.
Entering this week, Morikawa ranks 27th on the PGA Tour in birdie-or-better percentage from that distance.
