Who do you fancy? Who are you looking forward to seeing the most? Rory? Scottie? What about the lesser spotted Jon Rahm?
The Masters tee times for rounds one and two of the 90th edition of the tournament are out, and we have some absolutely cracking groups to follow.
OLAZABAL, NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, POTGIETER (8.02am)*
Poor old ‘Ollie’. The 60-year-old has been grouped with one of the longest drivers of a golf ball in the game – the obscenely long South African Aldrich Potgieter.
Let’s see what difference an extra 60 yards or so makes off some tees. I have a feeling the Spaniard, twice a winner at Augusta, of course, is going to relish the challenge.
Call me foolish, but I may even have a small wager on the great Jose Maria to shoot a lower score than his big-hitting opponent.
Throw in the hugely talented Dane, Rasmus Neegaard-Petersen, on debut, and you have one very exciting three-ball.
Come on, Ollie.
* All times EDT
JOHNSON, LOWRY, DAY (9.43am)
Shane Lowry is the odd man out here. Dustin Johnson is as chilled as they come, and it’s hard to see someone whose wardrobe for the week includes a selection of tops with colorful birds on, losing their cool.
Lowry is more your heart-on-the-sleeve type, but the man with such wonderful hands is in with a glorious chance, so this should be a wonderful watch.
As for Johnson and Jason Day, who knows what these two former World No.1s will produce.
REED, FLEETWOOD, BHATIA (9.55am)
Nice. A former Masters champion, a player with the ‘Best to never with a Major’ tag, and the Arnold Palmer champ, that nice guy with the broomstick.
Reed comes into this year’s Masters slightly under the radar, but his record around Augusta National is very impressive.
Last year, the 2018 champion recorded his sixth top-12 finish in the past eight tournaments – so don’t be surprised to see Reed in contention for the title come Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Tommy Fleetwood arrives at Augusta as the FedExCup champion. He got a big monkey off his back last August, and it’s now time for the Englishman to land that elusive first Major Championship title.
Expect Akshay Bhatia to quietly go about his business with that broomstick of his.
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