Jason Sobel

New Jersey, Orlando

Golf Analyst, CBS Sports HQ at CBS Sports

Host, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio at SiriusXM

Articles

What's next for Rory McIlroy? How many more majors can he win this year? Here's what the odds say

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jason Sobel

Now that Rory McIlroy has answered the lingering question about whether he'd ever win the career grand slam, the next one we'll collectively ask is: What will he do for an encore? One school of thought is that the floodgates could once again open. The man who claimed four major titles from 2011 through 2014 essentially removed three monkeys from his back during Sunday's triumph - one for the career slam, one for the green jacket and one for an 11-year major championship drought.
RBC Heritage Predictions: Conservative/Aggressive Plays for Every Type of Bettor

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

No rest for the weary, as I just drove six hours from Augusta to the home office and immediately started grinding over RBC Heritage research. I’ll wax poetic – or hack mundane, as the case may be – about Rory McIlroy’s historic victory elsewhere on this website, but I’ll keep this intro uncommonly short, so we can get right to it. Here’s what you need to know: First off, McIlroy isn’t in the field – and this wasn’t some last-minute decision after he slid his arms into the green jacket.
Rory McIlroy Fulfills Dreams With Masters Victory

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

Rory McIlroy isn’t very active on social media. He does know enough to have an account on X, though, where Monday afternoon he posted a photo of himself draped in the green jacket with the caption, “Dreams do come true.”A well-read and well-informed kind of guy, his lack of activity shouldn’t be confused for passivity.
Corales Puntacuna Championship Picks: Favorites & Longshots

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

Despite my role as captain of the Keith Mitchell (+1400) bandwagon, I can’t get behind the idea of backing him as a favorite at any tournament, even one with an inferior field such as this. Alex Smalley (+1800) and Ben Griffin (+1800) are both more interesting, especially considering that each of the last two winners (Billy Horschel and Matt Wallace) were 25/1 or better pre-tournament and six of the last seven were inside 50/1.
Who Is the Next Golfer To Win Career Grand Slam?

1 week ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

On Sunday evening, Rory McIlroy became the sixth male golfer of all-time to complete the career grand slam – and just the second in the last 58 years. They say those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, but hell, that was pretty fun, so I don’t think a lot of us would mind seeing another addition to golf’s most exclusive club in their lifetime. Let’s take a look forward and try to deduce which players have an opportunity to join the list next.
Masters Prop Bets: Finishing Position, Top LIV, Top Amateur, Special Bets

2 weeks ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The average pre-tournament odds for Masters champions over the past decade was just slightly longer than 24/1. Over the past six years, that number shortened to 18/1. And in the past three years, it’s a mere 10/1. Moral of the story: If you’re simply hoping to hit an outright longshot at the year’s first major championship, you’re probably doing it wrong.
Tips, history and predictions

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jason Sobel

Many of the world's greatest golf courses begin with what's been termed a "gentle handshake," allowing players to ease into their rounds. Augusta National starts with a slap to the face, according to the annual Masters statistics - but a genteel slap in the face, of course. Only four holes have been played to a scoring average below par in the first 88 editions of this tournament. If you guessed that it's all the par-5s, give yourself a polite golf clap.
Masters Predictions: Conservative/Aggressive Plays for Every Type of Bettor

2 weeks ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

AUGUSTA, Ga. — From a purely personal and professional perspective, the Masters Tournament is my favorite week of the year. Yeah, I know. That’s like saying “Augusta National has some elevation” or “The course is very green.” Some things are so obvious, they’re redundant to even mention a first time. So sure, this is my favorite week on the golf calendar for many of the same reasons that it’s many other golf fans’ favorite week on the calendar.
6 First-Round Leader Picks for the Masters

2 weeks ago | sports.betmgm.com | Jason Sobel

At most golf tournaments, getting off to a hot start is helpful for those with designs on eventually winning the title. At the Masters, it’s absolutely paramount to success. The first edition of this event was contested in 1934. It took two decades for a player to win who’d been outside the top 10 after the opening round.
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy or the field? What your Masters 2025 pick says about you

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jason Sobel

The Los Angeles Dodgers were the best team in baseball last year and proved it by winning the World Series. The Kansas City Chiefs might not have won the Super Bowl, but they made it there. And four No. 1 seeds reached the men's Final Four for just the second time in bracket-busting history. These chalky outcomes should have golf fans salivating over the potential for a similar result at this week's Masters Tournament.