Honestly, he hasnt been his old self since the COVID restart last June. Contending for tournaments (even against the old guys) is better for your confidence than grinding on the cutline of Korn Ferry events, which is how he spent the few years prior to turning the big five-oh. Will stay amateur through the Open Championship, at least, so he can preserve his exemption before considering turning pro. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament. Keep up with all the news, scores and highlights. Read our extensive coverage of the Masters . Having a nice season as he followed up the victory with a T-8 in Mexico, played in the final threesome at the Farmers (it didnt go so well) and took T-4 at the Waste Management. BRENDON TODD Age: 35 World Ranking: 56 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2015, 2020 Another former Georgia Bulldog, he sunk about as low as a professional golfer can get, dropping outside the top 2,000 in the World Ranking as he dealt with the full-swing yips before a full teardown and re-make with Bradley Hughes. We build software to run golf pools online, as well as other major sporting events. All that said, he finished in the top 25 in each of his last 11 starts on the PGA Tour Champions. Missed three straight cuts before a T-19 at Honda. Dropped more than five shots to the field off the tee in both the WGC-Workday and the Players, which is legitimately difficult to believe if youve ever been seen him swing a golf club. 52. There had been some positive signs early in 2021, mainly a T-2 in Saudi Arabia, but hes got serious work to do to get back in the Ryder Cup picture and is nowhere near the ruthlessly consistent performer he was just a few years ago. Odds as of Apr 3, 2023 from Made the cut at Augusta on the number in November to avoid MCs in all three majors in 2020. Was near the lead in each of those stroke-play events after 36 holes but played the Sundays in a combined two over par, uncharacteristic displays given his track record in Europe. MATTHEW WOLFF Age: 21 World Ranking: 23 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2020 Began wrap-around season with back-to-back runner-ups, including at the U.S. Open where a preposterously good Saturday 65 gave him a three-shot lead in just his second career major. ROBERT MACINTYRE Age: 24 World Ranking: 45 Masters appearances: First Scottish lefty has long maintained the goal of getting into the top 50 in the World Rankings, which would get him into all the big events on both sides of the pond. Playing on a major medical extension, hes missed six cuts in 13 starts this year and three of his last five. PAUL CASEY Age: 43 World Ranking: 18 Masters appearances: 14 Best Masters finish: T-4, 2016 With each passing year it becomes more likely hell finish a fantastic career without a major. Indeed, with Hovland, it tends to come down to his chipping and putting, which has improved since last year but still leaves much to be desired. 39. SEBASTIAN MUNOZ Age: 28 World Ranking: 63 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: T-19, 2020 Won his first and only PGA Tour event in the fall of 2019, then played nicely in the FedEx Cup playoffs to get to the Tour Championship, which is how hes qualified for the majors. Harman, a Savannah native, moved into the top 50 with his third-place finish at the Players Championship and his run at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event in Austin. His recent putting stats jump off the page, as hes averaging four strokes gained on the greens over his last five tournaments. 8. 13. Now Morikawa has four PGA Tour victories in less than 50 starts, a remarkable win rate to start his careerand yet, do we dare acknowledge that hes not playing as consistently as youd want from a player who profiles as a future World No. 64. 1 Dustin Johnsons group despite winning only one of his three matches. Hell be stoked to be back at the Masters for the first time since 2012 and eager to improve on his recent major record, where hes missed the cut in four of his last five attempts. Has a sneaky good Augusta history, with five top-10s and eight top-25s in 14 starts, but he missed the cut in 2019 and faded considerably after an opening-round 65 last fall. The Georgia alum finished T-3 at the Players then T-5 at the WGC-Match Play to jump from 92th to 49th in the World Ranking, getting one of the last spots in the Masters field by being in the top 50 by the cutoff date. Then he struck it great at the Honda but putted poorly, and thats kind of been the story over the past year: one part of the game is firing, the other isnt. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. Hes yet to win a major, of course, but hes done everything but, posting seven top-10s and 10 top-25s in the first 14 major starts of career. 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But he also said hes finally pain free and the results have not followed until last week. Drew an all-time rough draw at the WGC-Match Play and lost to both Kevin Kisner and Matt Kuchar, but we see no reason to give that even an ounce of thought given the format and how different the courses are. That said, he has made the cut in all five Masters starts and in each of his last six major appearances, so it wouldnt be a surprise to see him make the weekend. The biggest golf event of the year is here as the PGA Tour returns to Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, for the Masters Tournament.Below, we look at the fantasy golf power rankings and odds for the 2021 Masters, with PGA Tour picks and predictions.. 369 just two years ago. LARRY MIZE Age: 62 World Ranking: N/A Masters appearances: 37 Best Masters finish: Win, 1987 The Augusta native s chip-in to beat Greg Norman in a playoff One of the better and more creative wedge players on tour, which bodes well at Augusta. Hes hasnt lost any distance and the Masters has proven fertile ground for the 40-somethings. GARY WOODLAND Age: 36 World Ranking: 53 Masters appearances: 8 Best Masters finish: T-24, 2011 Hes faded a bit since winning the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. The Masters Tournament returns to its usual spot on the PGA Tour schedule in 2021 and will be played April 8-11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. 35. Mandatory masks. The Masters Field for 2023 listed by Official World Golf Ranking. The Aussie will want the course as firm as possible to help negate some of his distance issues and place an even steeper premium on spin control. 63. TONY FINAU Age: 31 World Ranking: 13 Masters appearances: 3 Best Masters finish: T-5, 2019 Continues to print money at an ATM-like pace and continues to search for his first PGA Tour victory in five years. !he played a full slate of events on the 50-and-older circuit and posted two solo seconds in 12 starts. He leads the tour in SG/approach over the last 50 rounds and looked in complete control of his ball at the Players. Would be a shame for his career to end with just the lone major, and he has memories of that win and four other top-10s at Augusta to draw from. Certainly not impossible, but hed need to put everything together in a way he hasnt for more than a year. No one part of his game will wow you, but hes a pros pro whos been doing this for 20-plus yearshe knows his game and his limitations, and he stays within himself as well as anyone. Bubba doesnt qualify therehis last top 10 in a stroke-play event came last Octoberand hell need to improve on his approach play, which has cost him shots in four of his last five starts, to have a chance. MORE: At Augusta, the jockeying for position begins with practice rounds. Still not a full member of the PGA Tour, hes on special temporary status, which allows him to take unlimited sponsors invites (wont be eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs unless he wins, though). COLLIN MORIKAWA Age: 24 World Ranking: 4 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: T-44, 2020 With his three-shot win at the WGC-Workday, he joined Tiger Woods as the only players with a major and a WGC before their 25th birthdays. Johnson, who has only had the green jacket off the course for four months, summed it up, "Yeah, I think it will be back to feeling like a normal Masters. Debut has a bit of an asterisk, though, as he sheepishly told reporters hed played the course five-ish times while in college. The below is the current list of invitees and subject to change once declarations are made: Abraham Ancer. Koepka was at Augusta National on Sunday, practicing and playing a few holes and says he intends to play this week. Im going to get a few more chances to come back here. Practice rounds begin Monday, April 5, and continue through Wednesday, April 7. Hes one of the five shortest hitters on the PGA Tour, which leaves him no margin of error if he wants to contend. Currently ranked No. The first 12 players, including ties, in previous year's Masters Tournament, The first 4 players, including ties, in previous year's U.S. Open, The first 4 players, including ties, in previous year's Open Championship, The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship. Prior to joining GOLF, James graduated from Syracuse University, during which time he was a caddie scholarship recipient (and astute looper) on Long Island, where he is from. Grew up in Valdosta and played at the University of Georgia, so you have to think this tournament means quite a bit to him. In his two starts before the Workday win, he squeaked by the cut at the Dubai Desert Classic and the Genesis Invitational. WebRyan Pohle lists his favorite wagers of the week and explains why he likes the chances of Cameron Champ. His game would seem to fit the Open Championship or U.S. Open better, but he putts quite well on bentgrass greens and hes comfortable in the neighborhood surrounds. Daniel Berger. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Americans Will Zalatoris and Brian Harman moved into the top 50 to secure an invitation. 38. Augusta probably presents him his best chance, with its generous fairways and right-to-left bias, and his history at the course is among the best ever: three wins, a runner-up and five third-place finishes. PATRICK REED Age: 30 World Ranking: 7 Masters appearances: 7 Best Masters finish: Win, 2018 Controversies asideand they are very much pluralhes a major champion with nine PGA Tour victories at age 30. ADAM SCOTT Age: 40 World Ranking: 32 Masters appearances: 19 Best Masters finish: Win, 2013 Crowning career moment came in 2013 when he sank a 15-footer in the pouring rain to become Australias first Masters winner. The threesome pairings of Rounds 1 and 2 tee off in 12-minute intervals. The first round should start around 8 a.m. Thursday, April8. Posted top-25s in the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open last year but missed the cut at Augusta, which forces him to hit a bunch of long irons, hybrids and fairway woods. MACKENZIE HUGHES Age: 30 World Ranking: 51 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2017 Canadian caught a bit of a heater at the end of the 2019-20 season to get to the Tour Championship, and hes rewarded with his second trip to Augusta and first since 2017. 11. His putting has been his weakness throughout his still young career, but he fares best on bentgrass greens and picked up at least three shots on the greens in each of his last two starts. Augusta will be a much firmer golf course this time around and should play more like a major test than last year, when 6-irons held the back shelf on No. IanWoosnam is back in. Staff photo by Colin Demarest Subscribe today! ABRAHAM ANCER Age: 30 World Ranking: 31 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: T-13, 2020 We try to resist the small-dog/big-fight motif, but sometimes it fits just right. Feels like its only a matter of time until he gets his major tally started, but you just wish his form was a bit better coming in. In related news, his six starts in majors have yielded five MC Hammers and a T-58. Won in the Dominican Republic last fall but has missed the cut in nine of his 13 starts since, and he ranks outside the top 200 in strokes gained/overall this season. More importantly, he has his swagger back. She had the baby early Sunday morning so he should be good to go. Looks a bit joyless on the golf course of late. Youd think his homemade, timing-dependent swing would produce a bunch of missed cuts, but it doesnt, and he comes in off three straight stroke-play top-10s at the WGC-Workday, Arnold Palmer and the Players. WebThe 2022 Masters - Get all the Masters information you need. MAX HOMA Age: 30 World Ranking: 37 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2020 No longer just the Twitter Guy. Leads the tour in consecutive cuts made at 20 and hardly ever has a bad week, with seven top-10s in his last nine starts. 77. All that said, he picked up a top-20 in his first Masters in November and has the length to turn the par 5s into mid-length par 4s. He didnt post another top-10 finish for 13 months. World No. He needed them to stay in front of hard-charging Masters champion Jon Rahm, who shot 61 to tie his lowest score on the PGA Tour. Masters Tournament 2021 Leaderboard | Golf Channel Safety protocols are in place for the patrons and workers who will be inside the gates at Augusta National. Hes a feel-orientied, artist-type player who loves to play a bunch of different shots around the greens, so its a little surprising that this is the only major where he doesnt have a top-10. JUSTIN ROSE Age: 40 World Ranking: 41 Masters appearances: 15 Best Masters finish: 2, 2017 Playoff loss to Sergio Garcia in the 2017 Masters was the toughest defeat of his career, and hes been open about how badly he wants to win this tournament. Not sure hes putting well enough to win, but we like his odds of a top-10. That was a much-needed jolt as hes been in a bit of no-mans landnot currently in the Ryder Cup conversation, not winning in Europe and treading water in the U.S. FRED COUPLES Age: 61 World Ranking: N/A Masters appearances: 35 Best Masters finish: Win, 1992 The ageless wonder is, as hard as it is to say, beginning to show some signs of age. 2 Justin Thomas enters Augusta National with the biggest win of the 2021 season to date after his blistering Sunday charge at the Players Championship in March. Might be the best iron player in the world and has picked up strokes on his approach play in 14 of his last 15 starts, but whether he contends seemingly always comes down to his puttinghe recently switched to the saw grip and putted nicely at the Concession with it, but he lost an average of 4.85 shots putting in his other two starts with the new technique. 7. Quietly has four top-10s in his last six stroke-play starts, including an under-the-radar T-9 at the Players. Finished T-59 (out of 72) at the WGC-Workday, T-31 at Bay Hill and missed the cut at the Players. Gun to my head, he wins one more PGA Tour event. Following a brief hiatus in 2020, the Masters has come home to April in 2021, returning with blooming azaleas, dogwoods and magnolias and some pretty good golf. Todos los derechos reservados. MARTIN LAIRD Age: 38 World Ranking: 100 Masters appearances: 3 Best Masters finish: T-20, 2011 Came out of nowhere to win in Las Vegas last fallneeded a sponsors invite to get into the field, then was victorious as the No. In his two starts after, he squeaked by the cut at the Players and failed to win a match in Austin. 1. Below youll find everything you need to know about the 2021 Masters field, from competitors to amateurs, and everything in between. 61. 70. Thats mainly thanks to his terrific ball-strikingyou wont find a better rhythm in golf, and hes picked up an average of 5.75 shots tee-to green over his last eight starts where Shotlink was in place. Amateur at Bandon Dunes. He manages the Hot Mic, GOLFs media vertical, and utilizes his on-camera experience across the brands platforms. If theres one area thats been loose recently its his drivinghes lost an average of half a shot to the field off the tee in his last five startsbut Augusta is wide enough to where the odd wayward tee ball wont kill him. On the strength of that run, he crashed on the weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (T-49), then missed the cut at the Players, then lost his first two matches at the WGC-Match Play. 2021 Masters field: Heres who is playing at Augusta National, Hannah Green survives 3-way playoff for emotional victory at JM Eagle LA Championship, Tour Confidential: Tony Finaus rise, Justin Thomas career, summer trips, In defeat, Jon Rahm says 1 sentence that may inspire YOU to work on Monday, 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, How the arrow on Tony Finaus Ping putter can benefit YOUR game | Winners bag. Hes going to shoot his age at Augusta one of the years. CHRISTIAAN BEZUIDENHOUT Age: 26 World Ranking: 35 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: T-38, 2020 First and foremost, so you can correct your friends: its pronounced Buh-ZAY-din-hote. Theres been wrist trouble but also a bit of a mental issue; hes a 21-year-old who misses his friends, and life on tour (during a pandemic) becomes shockingly lonely when youre grinding to make cuts rather than contending for trophies. Hes not giving away strokes in one particular area, so its unlikely to be anything structurally wrong. Missed six of his next eight cuts after last falls Masters but comes in off a T-3 at the Honda Classic, so thatll give him some good vibes as he heads back to Magnolia Lane. 2021 Masters Tournament field Hes going to win another major (or two), and it could certainly happen this week. Even if he does play, who knows what kind of pain hell be in. KEVIN KISNER Age: 37 World Ranking: 36 Masters appearances: 5 Best Masters finish: T-21, 2019 Georgia Bulldog grew up and resides just across the South Carolina border in Aiken, so this is a home game. 87. WebClick here to view the 2021 Masters Tournament Leaderboard. What gives? Ranks outside the top 90 in all major strokes-gained categories except SG/frosted tips, which he still leads despite rapidly approaching PGA Tour Champions eligibility. Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a 3-shot victory in the Mexico Open. Finished tied second at the 2019 Masters and could have easily snuck into a playoff had he birdied the par-5 15th. A major would be an incredible punctuation mark on an already-stellar career, but it would mean becoming the fifth-oldest major winner ever. Xs and Os wise, the issue has been his short irons/wedges. DUSTIN JOHNSON Age: 36 World Ranking: 1 Masters appearances: 10 Best Masters finish: Win, 2020 The defending champ won a long-overdue second major in dominant fashion last November, breaking the Masters 72-hole scoring record by two in a five-shot victory. Updated weekly with new Masters qualifiers and current rankings. ** {{data.length}} players have qualified for the 2023 Masters. As such, Frittellis results in his other major startsnine starts, five missed cuts and a best finish of T-31are probably a better indicator for whats ahead. Making up for it with that short game and his putting, which is the best on tour this season, and he eats up bentgrass greens. Unfortunately, his game and his body are not where hed like itranks outside the top 100 in SG/off the tee, SG/approach and SG/overall. Been a different story in Europe, to be fair, as he started the year going T-10/T-7/T-17 in the Middle East. BROOKS KOEPKA Age: 30 World Ranking: 11 Masters appearances: 5 Best Masters finish: T-2, 2019 The knee, the knee, the knee. Missed the cut in all three majors last year and has just one top-10 in his 15 starts at Augusta. Doesnt have a particularly big game (ranks 141st in driving distance) and has one top-25 in 18 career major startbut hey, Zach Johnson won the Masters, and Harman looks like a lefty ZJ if you squint tightly enough. It hasnt made much of a difference statistically, as the story there is the same as alwayssecond in SG/off the tee, 10th in SG/tee to green, 190th in SG/putting. Thats how he putts these days. 50. SUNGJAE IM Age: 22 World Ranking: 19 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: T-2, 2020 Won the non-DJ division at last years Masters, where he shot 15 under and tied for second. Missed the cut in the next three before saying the 2019 edition would be his last. PHIL MICKELSON Age: 50 World Ranking: 115 Masters appearances: 28 Best Masters finish: Win, 2004, 2006, 2010 He made the cut at the Players and the Honda Classic, which feels like legitimate progress, before his MC at the Valero Texas Open. Encouraging Enjoyment of Sports Worldwide. These categories might help you choose. 57. The Masters Committee, at its discretion, can also invite players not otherwise qualified. Has top-10s in each of his last five Masters starts, and Augusta is generous enough off the tee to allow him to get away with some level of looseness. A bit of a fall-season specialist, he started 2020-21 strong again but has no top-10s in his last 12 starts. The Masters is back, and only six months after its previous iteration. Was a relief, then, to see him put a solid week together at Valero, where he finished T-6. Made it well worth the wait, though, with a T-7 finish to guarantee a return trip in April. Hes a shotmaker who should relish answering Augustas many questions, and his lack of Masters experience should keep his odds very reasonable. That came amid a nine-event stretch where he won three times, finished second three times, third once and was never worse than T-11. Still, the enduring memory from Torrey will be his active fingers during Embedgate. Thats a theme with Reed; his imbroglios, which are more often than not his own doing, overshadow his golf. Has three top-fives in majors but his best go round at Augusta was a T-17 in 2018. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; The break is short -- the shortest ever, actually. That was then, however, and this is now: Hes missed the cut in each of his last five and is a combined 48 over par in those 10 rounds. Hes a very good iron player (17th in SG/approach on the season) and thus makes a bunch of cuts, racking up finishes in the T-20 range. 80. MATT WALLACE Age: 30 World Ranking: 48 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: T-46, 2020 Got as high as World No. 37. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU Age: 27 World Ranking: 5 Masters appearances: 4 Best Masters finish: T-21, 2016 He was all the talk ahead of last years Masters. If youre betting on him, youre essentially subscribing to the belief that current form (see that World Ranking) and season-long statistics matter little at a course as particular as Augusta. Plenty of players believe that axiom as well, though in recent years, the winners have been guys who came in playing great. The noise obscures a late-career resurgence with Na collecting four wins since July 2018 after closing out the Sony Open in January. You get the sense he might be a major champion if one of them were match play, but hes failed to post a top-20 in any of his previous five Masters starts. Three of his 12 top-five finishes in majors have come at Augusta, and he has six top-10s total in the Masters. And then theres his history at Augusta, where his world-class short game seems to popin addition to the runner-up last year, he finished T-5 in 2018. He tied for third in 2021 and led the field in strokes gained: tee-to-green. 3 in the World Ranking but by many metricssuch as strokes-gained/overall since June 1, 2019hes golfs best player. Has played in just three stroke-play events in the U.S. in 2021 and made the weekend in all, highlighted by a solo seventh at Bay Hill. No, no, and nohe squeaked by the cut on the number and was never a factor in finishing T-34. WebPGA TOUR Live Leaderboard 2021 Masters Tournament (2020), Augusta Masters Tournament (2020) Augusta National Golf Club . In fact, he leads the tour in that statistic over his past 24 rounds. Getting harder and harder to ignore his relatively poor record in the majors, though, as he has just one top-10 in 22 career starts (T-7 at the 2016 Masters).

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