Masters 2017 Favorites

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  • Branden Grace (15,16,18,19), Brooks Koepka (18,19), Daniel Summerhays. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedEx Cup, between the 2016 Masters Tournament and the 2017 Masters Tournament.
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Put your money on this list:

Dustin Johnson – The world’s number 1 ranked player is playing in dominant fashion right now. And this is the best he has ever looked going into a major. In match play 2 weeks ago, he put his opponents to shame and now he’s the front-runner at Augusta.

Justin Thomas – This golfer is having the best year of his young career. He ran away with a couple tournaments already. Definitely will be a good pick with some good odds.

Bubba Watson – Bubba has made some changes on his putting stroke and he would probably admit that he’s not ready for the Master’s, but it’s hard to not pick a 2-time Master’s champion. He still hits the ball hard and always can find some magic and that’s usually what it takes at Augusta.

Justin Rose – This guy has proven to be a top player on the tour. And when it comes to Augusta, he doesn’t have the best track record in the field (only 2 top 5’s in 11 appearances). But he’s the only golfer on the planet that can currently claim himself as a “Gold Medalist.” And I’m not going to let that go overlooked.

Jason Day – In my opinion, Jason Day, is the best golfer in the world. And all he needs, to climb the ladder historically, would be a green jacket. If his mother shows up to Augusta, healthy from her surgery, along with the rest of their family, I think that will be the little bit of extra juice that pushes him past the rest of the field this week.

Jordan Spieth – Three years ago, Spieth was hanging tough with Bubba down the stretch en route to Bubba’s 2nd green jacket. Two years ago, Spieth blew the country away by winning tournament after tournament and added his first Master’s. And then last year, Spieth was going to defend his championship but blew his lead on a disastrous back 9. In 3 appearances at Augusta, he’s never finished worse than T2. Sounds like a safe bet to me.

Consider picking these guys:

Hideki Matsuyama – I’m not sure if anyone realizes Hideki is ranked 4th in the Official World Golf Ranking right now.

Phil Mickelson – Lefty = Money

Rickie Fowler – Sooner or later, Rickie is going to win a major and until then, I’m going to keep picking him. Also in 6 starts in 2017, he has a top-4 finish in 3 of those events. He is trending upward.

Henrik Stenson – This guy strikes the ball better than anyone in the world. And Augusta rewards good ball-striking, as do all golf courses.

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Adam Scott – From 2010 – 2014, Scott had top 20 finishes including a win at the Master’s in 2013.

Rory McIlroy – I had to choose between Rory and the defending Masters champ, Danny Willett, for this spot and I’m not going to discount the former world number 1.

Guys you can count on to play good:

Patrick Reed – He’s like the San Antonio Spurs; he’s usually in the mix.

Matt Kuchar – This was the United States’ best Olympian.

Paul Casey – I just got a funny feeling this week that he’ll be in contention.

Jim Furyk – There’s a reason he’s still on Tour.

Darkhorses of the field:

Marc Leishman – Been hot lately.

Soren Kjeldsen – New face to a lot of holiday watchers.

Who Won The 2017 Masters

Webb Simpson – Wouldn’t be a big surprise to many.