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. 9. Hardly misses a cutthough he did just that in his last stroke-play start (Players). 35. 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. Gun to my head, he wins one more PGA Tour event. 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. 369 just two years ago. 61. BILLY HORSCHEL Age: 34 World Ranking: 17 Masters appearances: 6 Best Masters finish: T-17, 2016 For as long as hes hung inside the top 50 in the world, his record in the majors is quite poor: just one top-15 finish in 28 career starts. Those qualifying for the previous year's season-ending Tour Championship. MORE: How to win a green jacket in seven simple steps. The Masters Field for 2023 listed by Official World Golf Ranking. Brooks KoepkaFinish:-8Total:280 2. Concession obsession:Golf fans flock to famous foods at The Masters Tournament. JIM HERMAN Age: 43 World Ranking: 132 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2016 Was a shock winner at the final event of the 2019-20 regular season, the Wyndham Championship, where he shot 124 (!) Currently ranked No. Nothing really jumps out statistically to suggest he has a chance to contend, but thats why they play the games on the field. Stranger things have happened, but itd be pretty strange. These includemandatory face coverings, social distancing, hand sanitizing and cashless payments forall concessions and merchandise. He leads the tour in SG/approach over the last 50 rounds and looked in complete control of his ball at the Players. 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. He finished T-8 that week, which got him into the Sanderson. In related news, his six starts in majors have yielded five MC Hammers and a T-58. These categories might help you choose. The Masters is back, and only six months after its previous iteration. WebRyan Pohle lists his favorite wagers of the week and explains why he likes the chances of Cameron Champ. He since lost some weight, and hes been fantastic of late, winning at Bay Hill and finishing T-3 at the Players. ", Also see: Leaderboard | Photos | Player Profiles and stats. 2021 Masters Tournament field Hes a proven winner and knows how to close the deal, and hes well on his way to putting together a Hall of Fame rsum. Seriouslycoming into the Texas Open, hed lost strokes to the field on the greens in 13 of his last 14 events. JASON KOKRAK Age: 35 World Ranking: 33 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2020 The big graduate of Xavier won for the first time in 200-plus PGA Tour starts last fall at Shadow Creek but missed the cut just a few weeks after in his Masters debut. WILL ZALATORIS Age: 24 World Ranking: 46 Masters appearances: First Golfs new kid on the block makes much anticipated Masters debut after playing Canadian Tour Q-School only two years ago. MORE: The 13 best bets to win the Masters. 5 (blasphemy!) 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. His last stroke-play finish better than T-18 on the PGA Tour came 20 starts ago at the 2020 Genesis Invitational. 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. 31. Ranks fifth on tour in SG/off the tee and 11th in SG/tee to green. 62. We build software to run golf pools online, as well as other major sporting events. MC at Augusta last year then lost a playoff at the RSM Classic the week after, but has no top-20s in his five stroke-play starts since. Or maybe thats just him becoming an all-around better, more consistent player over the past couple years. Made it well worth the wait, though, with a T-7 finish to guarantee a return trip in April. The Masters Committee, at its discretion, can also invite players not otherwise qualified. Masters Tournament 2023 Leaderboard - PGA TOUR When the 2020 Masters was held mid-November, having been rescheduled following last spring's Covid-lockdown, the weather was cooler, which meant the ball travelled shorter distances through the air and there was less run on softer fairways. Approach shots required a little more club than usual, although putting surfaces remained incredibly quick. 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. BROOKS KOEPKA Age: 30 World Ranking: 11 Masters appearances: 5 Best Masters finish: T-2, 2019 The knee, the knee, the knee. 54. WebVisit ESPN to view the 2021 Masters Tournament golf leaderboard with real-time scoring, player scorecards, course statistics and more Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN Augusta's own Larry Mize, 1987 champion, is the longest shot in the field at 3,000 to 1 to win his second green jacket. 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. He has not missed a cut in his 13 starts since but has just one top-10, and as a result hes slipped considerably in the World Ranking. Bryson beat him pretty good that Sunday, and Wolff lost in a playoff in his next start in Las Vegas. No Par 3 Contest. Jon Rahm shares Masters Champions Dinner details he's decided, 'Don't f--- this up': Jon Rahm details nerve-wracking green jacket ceremony prep, 'Look what happened': Greg Norman credits LIV contenders for Masters ratings spike, Tiger Woods undergoes another surgery, casting doubt over his 2023 status, Tour Confidential: RBC Heritage drama, slow play, Jon Rahm the analyst, Did Jim Nantz take a LIV Golf swipe at Masters? Hes hasnt lost any distance and the Masters has proven fertile ground for the 40-somethings. 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. A bit of a fall-season specialist, he started 2020-21 strong again but has no top-10s in his last 12 starts. Masters Field as of {{data[0]['asof'] | date }} from masters.com 2021 Masters Tournament field: Players, rankings - Golf 1 on the PGA Tour. 88. ZACH JOHNSON Age: 45 World Ranking: 107 Masters appearances: 16 Best Masters finish: Win, 2007 Became the first to win the Masters with an over-par score since 1956 when he grinded it out on a windy, wet week 14 years ago. A jaw-dropping talent who has been unlucky to have won just one major, as hes finished second at least once in all fourincluding Augusta in 2012. Grew up in Valdosta and played at the University of Georgia, so you have to think this tournament means quite a bit to him. Those results are semi-concerning given his last two years (as is missing the Masters cut by six last fall), but were going to stay positive and focus on the encouraging stretch before that. RORY MCILROY Age: 31 World Ranking: 12 Masters appearances: 12 Best Masters finish: 4, 2015 So long as McIlroy arrives at the Masters without having previously won a green jacket, the can-he-complete-the-career-grand-slam storyline will be discussed. Credits the strong play with a newfound easygoing attitudehe says he took the game too seriously in his 30s, and that now the bad shots dont sting quite as much. Comes in off back-to-back missed cuts at Bay Hill and the Players. Won back-to-back starts at the beginning of 2020 and got as high as World No. Lee Elder will hit a ceremonial tee shot. 72. 27. WebClick here to view the 2021 Masters Tournament Leaderboard. Big picture, the issues this season have been broad: Came into Valero 197th in SG/off the tee, 95th in SG/approach, 147th in SG/around the green and 173rd in SG/putting. Shot 75 on Friday in his Masters debut last year, then resolved to bring a new happy guy outlook to the PGA Tour, so perhaps thats behind the turn-around. Golf Digest has ranked all 88 players in the fieldfrom the contenders to the amateurs, from the defending champion to champions of eras pastto help you make better wagers, win your pool or simply be a more educated fan. 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. One is Augusta National. Came back down to earth since that island fever dream with no top-25s in his last nine starts. Listed at 57 but perhaps even shorter, the Mexican relishes the big stage. 2020 Masters Invitees | 2022 Masters - The Augusta Chronicle 36. BERND WIESBERGER Age: 35 World Ranking: 54 Masters appearances: 5 Best Masters finish: T-22, 2015 Austrian player won three times in Europe in 2019 and thus still sits high in the Ryder Cup standings, but he hasnt been able to post any finishes of note in big events on this side of the pond. 12. JOE LONG (a) Age: 23 World Ranking: N/A Masters appearances: First Englishman beat his longtime buddy Joe Harvey to win the 2020 British Amateur at Royal Birkdale. The below is the current list of invitees and subject to change once declarations are made: Abraham Ancer. ESPN Internet Ventures. Finished T-29, which should be extremely impressive for a 63-year-old man, but weve kind of come to expect that from the ageless German wonder. A quick primer to catch you up and get you ready: Dustin Johnson is in, the defending champion. Missed the cut in all three majors last year and has just one top-10 in his 15 starts at Augusta. Unfortunately, he does not have many good memories at Augusta to draw from, with two missed cuts, a T-44 and a T-56 in his four Masters appearances. 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. COREY CONNERS Age: 29 World Ranking: 43 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: T-10, 2020 Canadian had to Monday qualify into the Valero Texas Open, then win the Valero Texas Open, just to get into the Masters two years ago. The sports world turns towards Augusta, Georgia this weekend. 56. Still, he took heaps of positives and a firmer, faster Augusta this April should play more to his likinghe ranks 159th in driving distance but second in driving accuracy, so hes always going to be a fan of fairways that roll out. Koepka was at Augusta National on Sunday, practicing and playing a few holes and says he intends to play this week. That is, the groups are spaced 12 minutes apart. After struggling for years post-anchoring ban, he remade himself with the armbar method into one of the games best putters. Smile, friends, for major season is upon us. It reached a breaking point at the Players, where he opened with 79 and was then seen grinding on the range with instructor Pete Cowena notable development given McIlroys longtime work with his childhood coach, Michael Bannon. World Ranking: 16 Masters appearances: 6 Best Masters finish: T-7, 2016 Having his most consistent stretch yet of good play on this side of the pond, going T-5/T-11/T-10/T-9 from Riviera through the Players, all against elite fields, and won two of his three matches in Austin. At 16-1, these are the highest odds youll ever see McIlroy have at the Masters, but betting on him these days is a very brave proposition indeed. Thats mostly due to an ice cold putter; he ranks 142nd on tour in strokes gained/putting this season. Amateur the previous summer. In other words, the four biggest tournaments hes played in his last 29. [ANDREW DAVIS TUCKER/THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE]. 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. Koepka's appearance is still in question after March knee surgery. Switched from TaylorMade to Callaway at the beginning of the year, which is always something to keep an eye on, but his ball-striking numbers have been terrific (second in SG/tee to green). 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. After months of eager anticipation, the Masters has finally returned to April. Lovely ball-striker who struggles with his short putting, and hes missed the cut in 10 of his 16 major starts, but he has made the weekend in three of four Masters appearances. C.T. Of course, McIlroy is still a green jacket away from completing the career grand slam. All Rights Reserved. Still chasing win No. 47. Five months after the November Mastersoffered sights unseen at the Augusta National Golf Course autumn leaves and a champion finishing 20-under par the 85th installment of the Masters is upon us. 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. You dont win the Players and two other PGA Tour events before your 26th birthday, and look as good swinging it as he does, without ample talent. 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). 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. Hes a combined 34 over par in his last six rounds, and stretches like those always look worse when a guy is north of 40. 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. Its a lethal combination, and one thats seen him live near the top of leader boards over the past month. Whether or not you think the records need an asterisk, given the gentler fall conditions, the sheer excellence he showed that weekand the ones before and afteris beyond debate. But that doesnt include the 2020 Masters, which Garcia missed after testing positive for COVID-19. Encouraging Enjoyment of Sports Worldwide. Anything past that, though, is getting greedy. Why wouldnt you, when youre 22, single and keep making cutsand, thus, cashing checksevery single week? Opted against playing the Match Play or Valero, so hell come in with a few weeks of rest. PATRICK CANTLAY Age: 29 World Ranking: 10 Masters appearances: 4 Best Masters finish: T-9, 2019 Was on quite a heater heading into the Players, with six straight finishes of T-17 or better including a win, a runner-up and a T-3. What gives? Not sure hes putting well enough to win, but we like his odds of a top-10. Returned at the WGC-Match Play but struggled with a pretty violent two-way miss. BUBBA WATSON Age: 42 World Ranking: 58 Masters appearances: 12 Best Masters finish: Win, 2012, 2014 Hes the ultimate horses-for-courses player, with eight of his 12 PGA Tour wins coming on three tracks. 4. STEWART CINK Age: 47 World Ranking: 149 Masters appearances: 18 Best Masters finish: T-3, 2008 A late-40s resurgenceand, more specifically, a win at the Safeway Open last fallhas him back at the Masters for just the second time since 2014. Leaves no stone unturned in his quest to maximize his performancehes added considerable muscle and distance in the last 18 months and theres perhaps no one more fastidious in their stat collection than the one-time, short-time Northwestern student. One of the fastest players on tour; will pick his club, choose his target and hit in the time it takes some of his peers to find the nearest sprinkler head. This season, hes 199th. Made huge leaps to start the year in Hawaii, where he finished second in back-to-back weeks, and hes second on tour in consecutive cuts made with 15. Went T-28/T-29/T-25 in his three starts in Florida and that seems to be his floor these days. MORE: 9 things Augusta National doesnt want to talk about. It's still April, 'What's the budget for this?' That certainly bodes well heading into some of the trickiest greens these guys see all year. Staff photo by Colin Demarest Subscribe today! Are you sensing a pattern? Updated weekly with new Masters qualifiers and We say semi because hes made seven cuts in a row, but his lone top-10 since July 2020 came at the opposite-field Corales event in the Dominican Republic. Hard to believe hes only 33 given how long hes been a force in world golf and how difficult the last couple years have been for him injury-wise, with ever-present back issues making it impossible to find any rhythm. But hes struggled to find week-in, week-out consistency. Dustin Johnson: +950 Bryson Had one of the quietest top-10s in Masters history in November, as he somehow avoided the broadcast entirely. WebOfficial Masters Tournament Leaderboard Tee Times Field FedExCup Course Stats Past Results Overview THE TOUR About Careers TPC Network Contact Partnership Marketing 18. Not quite slumping but not playing to the standard he set in the 2018-19 range. Got my invitation to play the 2021 Masters, Im going for it again after saying I wouldnt play again, but with the back operation which as gone really well, Im going to playing again cant wait . Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Americans Will Zalatoris and Brian Harman moved into the top 50 to secure an invitation. Jon Rahm's wife is expecting their first child, and Rahmtold the Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard that anyone betting on him should have second thoughts as he will leave any tournament he is at for the birth. WebPGA TOUR Live Leaderboard 2021 Masters Tournament (2020), Augusta Masters Tournament (2020) Augusta National Golf Club . The list of invites is 90, but not all are expected to play. Has got his game back since then and played some really consistent golf toward the latter half of 2020, including a T-19 at the PGA Championship and a solo fourth at the U.S. Open. 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. Rory is so talented that he could absolutely contend despite having new thoughts in his head, and he has top-10s at six of the last seven Masters. Particularly impressive has been his iron play, which was always the true driver of his greatness even if it was largely overshadowed by his putting. Hes missed just five cuts in his 35 starts at Augusta but two of those came in the past two Masters. 6. HARRIS ENGLISH Age: 31 World Ranking: 21 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: T-42, 2016 This is just Englishs third Masters start and first since 2016, which underscores the depths he saw as he dropped as low as World No. Still can contend on his style of golf course, but Augusta is a big ask these days with his last five Masters starts resulting in MC/MC/T-36/T-58/T-51. 43. More importantly, he has his swagger back. Masters 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. Does rank top 25 in SG/approach, which has allowed him to make the cut in six straight major championships, and he plays demanding setups well. Still, he made more than $2.3 million during that stretch, more than half of which came with a dream win at Riviera, an event he grew up attending as a kid. After a year-plus of his left knee giving him issues, Koepka recently dislocated his right knee cap and suffered ligament damage during a fall. Since then, hes elbowed his way inside the top 15 with seven top-five finishes in the last 12 months, including victories at Colonial last summer and Pebble Beach in February. 23 on the strength of his three European Tour wins in 2018. These categories might help you choose. This course does suit him; if he drives it wellwhich he tends to do (he leads the tour in SG/off the tee), the course really is a par 67 for him. The data is revealing. HENRIK STENSON Age: 44 World Ranking: 117 Masters appearances: 15 Best Masters finish: T-5, 2018 We wish we had better news here, because hes really a lovely guy. Again, hes 21, and there is no reason for any long-term concern here. 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. 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. Follow your favorite player at Augusta.com for up-to-the-minute leaderboard, individual scores, highlights, player and BRIAN HARMAN Age: 34 World Ranking: 50 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: T-44, 2018 Hows this for getting hot at the right time? Played his college ball at New Mexico and has J.P. Fitzgerald, Rory McIlroys longtime ex-caddie, on his bag. Web1 Scottie Scheffler -10 F 2 Rory McIlroy -7 F T3 Cameron Smith -5 F T3 Shane Lowry -5 5 Collin Morikawa -4 Qualifications for Masters Invitation Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime) US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years) Odds as of Apr 3, 2023 from 65. Was a surprise winner then but has put together a borderline Hall of Fame career with 12 PGA Tour wins and a second major at St. Andrews. The Irishmans been striking the ball nicely but the putter hasnt cooperated. WebThe 2022 Masters - Get all the Masters information you need. IAN WOOSNAM Age: 63 World Ranking: N/A Masters appearances: 31 Best Masters finish: Win, 1991 Missed the cut in eight straight Masters before saying that the 2016 edition would be his last. 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. Also finished runner-up at the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession, but missed the cut at Bay Hill and finished T-58 at the Players. MIKE WEIR Age: 50 World Ranking: N/A Masters appearances: 21 Best Masters finish: Win, 2003 Now PGA Tour Champions-agewhere did the time go? 16. Has not won a golf tournament in nearly four years, a difficult-to-believe stretch for a player of his ball-striking caliber. CAMERON SMITH Age: 27 World Ranking: 30 Masters appearances: 4 Best Masters finish: T-2, 2020 Became the first player in Masters history to shoot four rounds in the 60s last yearand still lost by five shots to Dustin Johnson. KEVIN NA Age: 37 World Ranking: 34 Masters appearances: 9 Best Masters finish: T-12, 2012 His last two starts have ended in controversy. Missed the cut at the Players, which will see his odds drop a little bit, but wed caution against reading into it too much. 1? One of those came at the 2019 Masters, where he played in the final group alongside Tiger and joined the party that rinsed their tee shots on the 12th. His recent putting stats jump off the page, as hes averaging four strokes gained on the greens over his last five tournaments. Safety protocols are in place for the patrons and workers who will be inside the gates at Augusta National. Unless of course the World No. Its a lot of golf course for a 61-year-oldeven one as cool as Freddy. In addition to full-time PGA Tour Champions life, he still plays quite a few tour events via his past champion/money-list statushes fifth all-time in earnings with more than $71 millionand Google his workout routines if you want a reason to feel worse about yourself. Just one top-10 in his last 21 starts but did finish T-13 at the Masters in November and has two top-10s at Augusta. 2022 Masters Tournament field: Players, rankings - Golf News Five years! 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. 82. 3. Has a solid record at Augusta with three top-10s and 14 made cuts in 15 starts, and he was in semi-contention in 2019 before joining the misery in Raes Creek on Sunday. Read our extensive coverage of the Masters . (Limited) Fans are back on site. Wouldnt bet against him finishing inside the top 10 when the dust settles. The only thing left for him to do is get his major tally startedits not yet a crisis, but its about time. 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. Heres a look at the betting odds for each of the 88 players in the field at Augusta National for the 2021 edition of The Masters. DYLAN FRITTELLI Age: 30 World Ranking: 68 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: T-5, 2020 Texas grad has missed the cut in seven of his 13 stroke-play starts this year and ranks 148th in strokes gained/overall, which makes his T-5 at last years Masters a bit of a head-scratcher. "Yeah, I think this year in April, the Masters will feel like it's back, and it will feel the same. Has no top-20 finishes in his 16 career starts in majors but hes almost at his career-high World Ranking, so reason for optimism. 63. IanWoosnam is back in. You dont want to rely on the flatstick to bail you out in majors, though. He moved into position for an even better result on Friday, shooting a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead through two rounds. Once considered one of the best drivers of the ball in the world, he ranks an astonishing 177th on tour in SG/off the tee and 91st in SG/tee to green, a brutal development for a player who hangs his hat on his ball-striking and his luscious locks. 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. PGA Tour Field By World Rank and Odds To Win, {{d.odds_numerator}}/{{d.odds_denominator}}. Honestly, he hasnt been his old self since the COVID restart last June. Since then, hes risen to Presidents Cup-level player. Matt Jones earned an invitation with his March win at the Honda Classic. Certainly not impossible, but hed need to put everything together in a way he hasnt for more than a year. 20. 58. That secured status for basically three years and got him into his first major championship since 2017. Has five top-10s and 10 top-25s in his 14 starts this season and is already considered one of the tours best ball-strikersranks fourth in SG/approach and SG/tee to green. 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.