The Masters 2024: Fantasy DP World Tour ones to watch

All eyes are on Augusta National this week for the 88th playing of the Masters Tournament, but who are you picking in your team on the DP World Tour's official Fantasy game?

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Spain's Jon Rahm is the defending champion after he won his second Major title on the 40th anniversary of Seve Ballesteros' second win at Augusta National 12 months ago, with an array of international talent looking to claim the coveted Green Jacket this year.

World Number 1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler arrives in sensational form, while Rory McIlroy is making a 10th attempt to complete the Grand Slam of winning all four majors and Tiger Woods makes just his second start worldwide this season, five years on from his remarkable fifth Masters triumph.

Ryder Cup star Ludvig Åberg, already a winner on both the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR having turned professional last summer, makes his Major Championship debut this week as does Japan's Ryo Hisatsune, while another rookie Matthieu Pavon looks to create more headlines after his history-making exploits on the PGA TOUR earlier this year.

Norway's Viktor Hovland and England's Matt Fitzpatrick enjoyed top-10 finishes in 2023, while Tommy Fleetwood among others is hoping to challenge for his first Major victory.

If you have not done so already, you can sign up to play the official 2024 DP World Tour Fantasy game and submit your six-man team before the first round gets under way on Thursday: https://fantasy.dpworldtour.com/

The 2024 season-long winner will win a trip to the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai next year, enjoy a lesson with a DP World Tour professional and a round of golf on the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. For more information on this amazing prize and others, read here.

Launching the Augusta Challenge

This week, with the Masters in mind, the Augusta Challenge helps fans to get closer to the action at this year's first Major.

The rules are simple. Create a team and be automatically entered into our Augusta Challenge league. Finish in the top three points scorers for the chance to win the following:

• 1st Place - Two 2024 Season Tickets and a £250 DP World Tour Store voucher
• 2nd Place - Two DP World Tour Season Tickets
• 3rd Place - Two DP World Tour Season Tickets

Click here to view terms and conditions

Fantasy Insight: As it stands, Scottie Scheffler is the favourite for players of our Fantasy Game this week, featuring in 88% of teams. Other popular players include defending champion Jon Rahm (67%) and four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy (64%).

Viktor Hovland, who is yet to miss a cut at Augusta National in his first four appearances, is the fourth most picked player, featuring in 44% of Fantasy teams.

Here, we pick out three players in action this week who are worth considering for your Fantasy team selections.

Favourite - Scottie Scheffler

Quite simply he is the best player in the world. Twice a winner already this year, including at The Players Championship last month, and with his worst finish this season a tie for 17th, it would be no surprise if he claimed his second Green Jacket, two years after his first.

The American is also one of just three players (alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Shane Lowry) to have finished in the top 25 at each of the last four Masters.

Statistically the strongest across a number of categories on the PGA TOUR, the 27-year-old will be a tough act to beat if he has a good week on the greens.

Form horse - Ludvig Åberg

You begin to run out of superlatives for the Swede. Less than a year on from turning professional, the young Swede is preparing for his first Major Championship appearance.

Labelled a "generational talent" by Team Europe Captain Luke Donald ahead of his Ryder Cup debut last September, Åberg arrives at Augusta National in fine form - he has three top 10s in his last six PGA TOUR starts and has finished no worse than a tie for 25th during that stretch.

A winner on both sides of the Atlantic, and now inside the world's top 10, could he become the first player since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 to win on his Masters debut? He has certainly proven himself capable of rising to the biggest challenges before.

Wild card - Justin Rose

The former World Number One is not to be discounted easily.

While his results since contesting the Ryder Cup might not inspire much confidence, it is hard to find others who are yet to win the Masters with a more enviable record at Augusta National.

In his 18 appearances to date, he has six top-10s, twice finishing runner-up. In that time, he has also made the cut on 16 occasions, so someone who historically gives himself a shot at the title heading into the final 36 holes.

Looking back – Hero Indian Open

Keita Nakajima became the second Japanese to win on the DP World Tour this season at the DLF Golf & Country Club as he picked up 232 Fantasy player points, rewarding the near 12% of the game's users who had him in their team.

Team of the Week - Hero Indian Open

Season so far - 2024 DP World Tour Fantasy player rankings