The next edition of one of the most anticipated golf tournaments in the golfing calendar takes place this week, The Masters, and with it one of the most iconic pieces of clothing that any golfer would like to possess, the famous Green Jacket. With holes such as Flowering Peach, Juniper and Golden Bell, it is a golfing tournament unlike any other on the golfing world tour, and with that, it seems to bring it's own drama, upsets and fairy tale endings. Who can forget Jordan Spieth throwing it away at the 12th for Danny Willett to claim the title in 2016, the re-emergence of the great Tiger Woods in 2019 or the car crash of a round Rory McIlroy had back in 2011.
So, who is likely to be putting on the green jacket come Sunday night...?? Well if you go by the bookies Scottie Scheffler, he of the slippy shoes that he must play in, his feet dance all over the place when he hits his shots, is as short as 4/1, (i thing Tiger was 7/2 once, which is the shortest I've seen anyone for this tournament) But that is just Gaga Land if your taking that price. Rory is around the 10's mark but again your taking it on trust that he can get the job done, something I think he will, but he's starting to run out of time me thinks...??
So, here are some that I think will do a half decent job and bring us something back from our investment...
Matt Fitzpatrick @ 33/1
A tied 10th place finish last year with two sub par rounds added to two rounds to par shows that he knows how to get round the course without getting in to too much trouble, definitely a big plus round here. A very consistent golfer, who shot no worse than 69 at the Players recently is in very good nick this year.
Colin Morikawa @ 40/1
Tied 10th in 2023, T3rd the year before, five of his eight rounds sub par, -5 under for his last round when finishing 5 shots behind the runaway winner Scottie Scheffler last year. He hasnt exactly set the world on fire this season, but make no doubt about it, he can play this course, and it might just bring his game back to life...
Cameron Young @ 45/1
A player, who finished T7th last year, comes here on the back of a 2nd placed finish at the Valspar, with two more top 10 finishes to his name as well this season. His stats for approaching the green and accuracy give him a good chance of repeating his top 10 finish last year..
Russell Henley @ 66/1
With a T4th finish last year, three of his fours rounds sub par, his best finish in this tournament, he has three top 10 finishes this season, which has seen him have great stats in putting department, scrambling and approach shots, all of which will help around Augusta...
Brian Harman @ 66/1
He has become my go to golfer since his Open win last year, where i just think that all of the bookies just get his price wrong for the majority of his tournaments. Yes, he isnt a big driver of a ball, but his iron play and putting, especially his putting give him a great chance...
Sung-Jae Im @ 70/1
A third place finish back in 2021, all four rounds sub par, T8th in 2022 and T16th last year, he is certainly got what it takes to get around this course, and if he gets things going for him will surely finish top 10 at worst...
So with all that above, the four i have gone with are Matt Fitzpatrick, Russell Henley, Brian Harman & Sung-Jae Im
Good luck to all who are playing...
So, who is likely to be putting on the green jacket come Sunday night...?? Well if you go by the bookies Scottie Scheffler, he of the slippy shoes that he must play in, his feet dance all over the place when he hits his shots, is as short as 4/1, (i thing Tiger was 7/2 once, which is the shortest I've seen anyone for this tournament) But that is just Gaga Land if your taking that price. Rory is around the 10's mark but again your taking it on trust that he can get the job done, something I think he will, but he's starting to run out of time me thinks...??
So, here are some that I think will do a half decent job and bring us something back from our investment...
Matt Fitzpatrick @ 33/1
A tied 10th place finish last year with two sub par rounds added to two rounds to par shows that he knows how to get round the course without getting in to too much trouble, definitely a big plus round here. A very consistent golfer, who shot no worse than 69 at the Players recently is in very good nick this year.
Colin Morikawa @ 40/1
Tied 10th in 2023, T3rd the year before, five of his eight rounds sub par, -5 under for his last round when finishing 5 shots behind the runaway winner Scottie Scheffler last year. He hasnt exactly set the world on fire this season, but make no doubt about it, he can play this course, and it might just bring his game back to life...
Cameron Young @ 45/1
A player, who finished T7th last year, comes here on the back of a 2nd placed finish at the Valspar, with two more top 10 finishes to his name as well this season. His stats for approaching the green and accuracy give him a good chance of repeating his top 10 finish last year..
Russell Henley @ 66/1
With a T4th finish last year, three of his fours rounds sub par, his best finish in this tournament, he has three top 10 finishes this season, which has seen him have great stats in putting department, scrambling and approach shots, all of which will help around Augusta...
Brian Harman @ 66/1
He has become my go to golfer since his Open win last year, where i just think that all of the bookies just get his price wrong for the majority of his tournaments. Yes, he isnt a big driver of a ball, but his iron play and putting, especially his putting give him a great chance...
Sung-Jae Im @ 70/1
A third place finish back in 2021, all four rounds sub par, T8th in 2022 and T16th last year, he is certainly got what it takes to get around this course, and if he gets things going for him will surely finish top 10 at worst...
So with all that above, the four i have gone with are Matt Fitzpatrick, Russell Henley, Brian Harman & Sung-Jae Im
Good luck to all who are playing...
