9 underdogs to watch at the 2025 Masters

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The tradition unlike any other is back.

Augusta National will play host to 95 of the top golfers on the planet this weekend, and only one will don the famous green jacket early Sunday evening.

All eyes are on reigning champion Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and two-time major winners Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele and a couple of other household names.

But we're here to tell you about the nine golfers you may not be familiar with who may make some noise in Georgia this weekend.

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The Augusta National Golf Club, featuring the Crow's Nest on the second floor, in Augusta, Ga., March 13, 2008. (Chris Thelen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Shane Lowry is no stranger to major tournament success. He has finished in the top four in each major, including a victory at the 2019 Open Championship and a second-place finish in the 2022 Masters.

Last year was up and down, but he managed sixth-place finishes in both the PGA Championship and Open Championship. This year, he’s off to a hot start.

In seven events, he has three top-10 finishes, including a runner-up behind his buddy Rory McIlroy at Pebble Beach. The only time he’s finished outside the top 20 was when he missed the cut as the Farmers Insurance, and he finished tied for 39th at The Genesis.

Since then, he’s finished tied for 11th, seventh, tied for 20th and tied for eighth. He ranks in several important analytics that are key for Augusta: fourth in shots gained tee-to-green, sixth in shots-gained approach the green and 24th in SG around the green.

Augusta National hasn’t typically been kind to Russell Henley. Outside of his fourth-place tie