US Masters Golf Betting Tips: Ludvig to lead Nordic charge

The 90^th edition of The Masters Tournament begins in just two days’ time and, before focussing his attention on the first-round leader market on Wednesday, our golf tipster Jamie Worsley has picked out a couple of selections from the variety of extra markets to provide some added interest at Augusta. Here are his US Masters specials golf betting tips...

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4 pts Ludvig Aberg Top Nordic @ 6/4

To begin, I’m taking Ludvig Aberg to be the leading Nordic player in Georgia. He’s looked back to his best in recent starts and, boasting a far superior record at Augusta to every other player in this market, he’s clearly the one to beat.

Ludvig made a forgettable start to the season, but it hasn’t taken him long to get up to speed. Since finishing 20^th at the Genesis Invitational, he’s reeled off three consecutive top-five finishes: 3^rd at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, 5^th at THE PLAYERS Championship, and 5^th in Texas last week provided ideal preparation.

He’s been the seventh-best player in the entire field over that run and gaining strokes throughout the bag, he’s primed for another strong Masters showing, adding to his finishes of 2^nd on debut in 2024 and 7^th last year.

Those two performances saw him come out on top in this market by nine shots over Nicolai Hojgaard two years ago. He then followed that by finishing four shots in front of the next-best Nordic player, Viktor Hovland, in 2025. Currently performing better than both, there’s no reason to expect them to turn that form around with the Swede.

With the rest of the market including the returning Alex Noren and Rasmus Hojgaard – who have a best of 32^nd between them – and three debutants (Sami Valimaki, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Kristoffer Reitan), Aberg is well worth backing to better his regional counterparts for the third year in a row.

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2 pts Jacob Bridgeman Top Debutant @ 13/2

The Top Debutant market is a typically exciting one and includes several players who could well hit the frame here in the future. Chris Gotterup’s winning form and power-packed game makes him a worthy favourite, whilst the similarly lengthy Marco Penge is finally starting to settle in at PGA Tour level. However, it’s second favourite Jacob Bridgeman who I think could just set the standard among the newcomers.

Hitting the top 20 in each of his eight appearances, Bridgeman is playing exceptionally well in 2026. He earned that hugely impressive breakthrough win at the Genesis Invitational – where he led by an incredible six shots entering the final round – and he has maintained form since, finishing 5^th at THE PLAYERS Championship two starts ago.

In statistical terms, this places him among the five strongest-performing players in 2026, ranking 4^th in SG: Total. Whilst he’s been all about the short game since stepping up to this top-tier – and is again thriving on the greens this year, ranking 1^st in SG: Putting – it’s the gains he’s made with the long game that is truly driving his progress.

Having ranked 124^th in SG: Approach and 141^st in GIR in 2025, the American now sits inside the top 25 in each area. Alongside that, he’s climbed from 126^th in SG: OTT last year to 51^st in 2026, and as well as becoming more accurate, he’s also hitting it further, rising from 95^th to 60^th in driving distance.

Born, raised, and residing in neighbouring South Carolina, Bridgeman played plenty of golf in and around this area during his amateur career. This comfort factor is another plus, and with a much improved (and more powerful) long game now complementing his stellar short game, he’s well placed to be the top rookie this week.