World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler opens the 2026 Masters as the leading favorite to claim his third Green Jacket at Augusta National Golf Club.
On Tuesday, Scheffler discussed the weather forecast for this year’s iconic golf event.
Temperatures will start with highs in the low 70s on Thursday and heat up into the mid 80s over the weekend. There’s no precipitation on the forecast throughout the entirety of the four-day tournament — an exceedingly rare phenomenon at Augusta National.
The last time there was no rain for all four days of the tournament was 15 years ago in 2011. Only 16 of the 89 Masters in history experienced no precipitation over all four days, according to data from the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
“The forecast looks great. It’s going to get firm and fast,” Scheffler said. “I would imagine they would like the greens to get fast. I think that increases the challenge of the golf course. I’m excited to see how it plays this week. We might get a little bit of wind too. The golf course is shaping up nicely.”
The greens at Augusta National already carry a reputation of being exceedingly difficult, with high roll speeds and severe slopes. With these dry conditions in the forecast, precision is at even more of a premium for this year’s Masters field.
Bryson DeChambeau, another favorite to win this year’s tournament, is also preparing for these conditions.
“If it’s firm and fast, the greens are going to be even more difficult to hit than they already are,” he said.
Scheffler will tee off at 1:44 p.m. ET on Thursday, beginning his first round alongside Robert MacIntyre and Gary Woodland.