LIV at the Masters: Catching up with 12 familiar faces ahead of Augusta

LIV Golf had been playing in the far corners of the globe before last week. You're likely not alone if you're unaware of how the 12 LIV golfers competing in the Masters have been playing this season.

We're here to update you on some old friends returning to golf's biggest stage at Augusta National this week as we review their 2025 results and evaluate their chances at a green jacket in the season's first major.

Bryson DeChambeau

Masters odds: +1400
LIV standings: 15th

The reigning U.S. Open champion remains winless on LIV this season, but he has three top-10 results, including last week at Doral, where he held the 36-hole lead before a final-round 75 derailed his chances. DeChambeau also finished second on the Asian Tour's International Series event in India in a field full of LIV members.

DeChambeau has the third-shortest odds to win the Masters at +1400, which you could argue is underserved based on this campaign's results. However, his major record from last season holds a ton of weight. DeChambeau finished T6 at last year's Masters and T2 at the PGA Championship before winning at Pinehurst. He's a true major contender and proved in 2024 that he's figuring out Augusta. Could this be his year?

Jon Rahm

Masters odds: +1600
LIV standings: 3rd

The most surprising LIV defector is also winless in five events this year, but he hasn't finished worse than a T9. Still, Rahm is held to a higher standard than every other LIV player, so you'd hope to see him have at least one victory heading to Augusta.

He finished T45 at last year's Masters in his first major appearance as a member of Legion XIII. Rahm then missed the cut at the PGA Championship, withdrew from the U.S. Open due to a toe injury, and finished T7 at The Open. It won't take much for Rahm to improve upon last year's major results, but it's hard to know where his game currently stands. He could win his second green jacket or fail to contend like last year. Neither would be a surprise.

Joaquin Niemann

Masters odds: +2500
LIV standings: 1st

Niemann has been the best player on LIV over the past two years, and he's already collected two individual titles to put him atop the 2025 point standings. Phil Mickelson called Niemann the best player in the world in March, inadvertently dumping a ton of pressure on the 26-year-old.

However, Niemann has struggled in the sport's biggest tournaments, with his best finish being a T16 at the 2023 Masters across 22 career majors. The Chilean winning a green jacket would boost LIV more than any other player on its roster, but that's a tall ask for someone who's never faced major championship pressure on Sunday.

Brooks Koepka

Masters odds: +3000
LIV standings: 10th

Koepka is a five-time major champion. There isn't much more to be said about a player with that type of resume. His lead-in form to majors rarely mattered, even when he was on the PGA TOUR, consistently rising to the occasion and competing at a high level whenever healthy.

Koepka has zero injury concerns heading into Augusta, and he finished second two starts ago on LIV (his second top-10 of the season). With all that said, Koepka struggled in last year's four majors, as he didn't finish better than T26. This week will reveal a lot about the state of his game. Is Koepka still a threat, or has his performance tailed off since winning the 2023 PGA Championship?

Tyrrell Hatton

Masters odds: +5000
LIV standings: 26th

It's been a sluggish start for Hatton in his second LIV season. His only top-10 result came in the campaign's first event, and he finished T33 last week in Miami. Hatton won the Dubai Desert Classic in January, but that was early in the year before the LIV season started.

With shoddy recent form and a suspect track record at Augusta National, it would be surprising to see Hatton's name near the top of the leaderboard come Sunday.

Cam Smith

Masters odds: +6000
LIV standings: 29th

Smith's first top-10 result of the LIV season came last week in Miami, a good sign for someone who's contended multiple times at Augusta. Smith has recorded five top-10 finishes in eight starts at the Masters. If last week's performance means anything, the Aussie could make a run at his second major victory.

Dustin Johnson

Masters odds: +8000
LIV standings: T28

Johnson has one top-10 finish on LIV this year and should have claimed a second last week before firing 79 in the final round to settle in a tie for 27th. Two starts ago, Johnson came dead last in the 54-man LIV field, behind the formerly retired Anthony Kim, Luis Masaveu, and Frederik Kjettrup.

To say Johnson's game has fallen off a cliff would be an understatement. He's also coming off the worst major season of his career after missing two of four cuts and not finishing in the top 30.

Sergio Garcia

Masters odds: +8000
LIV standings: 2nd

The 2017 Masters champ is having a great year on LIV. He won three starts ago and placed third last week in Miami. Garcia also secured a top-five finish on the Asian Tour's International Series in Macau.

But he's been horrendous in major championships since winning the green jacket (15 missed cuts in 25 starts). Still, it's a Ryder Cup year, and Garcia may be using that as motivation to make the European Team after failing to make the squad in 2023.

Patrick Reed

Masters odds: +8500
LIV standings: 21st

Like Smith, Reed's best result of the 2025 LIV campaign came last week in Miami with a T7. He also finished second in the Asian Tour's Macau event.

With or without form, Reed's played well at the Masters, compiling four top-15 showings in six starts since his 2018 victory. It wouldn't be a shock to see Reed have another solid outing, but you shouldn't bank on him earning a second green jacket.

Phil Mickelson

Masters odds: +10000
LIV standings: 12th

The one thing Mickelson has taught us throughout his career is never to count him out. The oldest major champion in history is in fine form ahead of his 32nd Masters appearance. He's placed third and sixth within his last three LIV starts and was within striking distance most of last week.

The three-time green jacket winner came T2 at the 2023 Masters with dreadful lead-in form, so perhaps we are in for another surprising week from Mickelson.

Charl Schwartzel

Masters odds: +30000
LIV standings: 14th

Schwartzel earned his best outing of the year with a second-place finish in Miami last week, but he has no chance of winning a second green jacket. He's finished inside the top 10 at Augusta twice since his 2011 victory.

Bubba Watson

Masters odds: +50000
LIV standings: 36th

LIV had Watson in its relegation zone last year, but his role as team captain saved him in the standings. This season isn't going any better for the two-time Masters winner. Watson has yet to crack the top 10 and has posted three consecutive finishes outside the top 30.