Gun to my head, he wins one more PGA Tour event. Plus, he hung near the lead at last years PGA Championship, so its not crazy to think he could find a hot putter somewhere (he gained 1.9 strokes putting that week at Harding Park) and contend again. 3 in the World Ranking but by many metricssuch as strokes-gained/overall since June 1, 2019hes golfs best player. But he comes in off back-to-back top-10s and his iron play remains elite. And his record at Augusta is quite poor: in eight starts, he has four missed cuts, a withdrawal and zero top-20s. Hes a shotmaker who should relish answering Augustas many questions, and his lack of Masters experience should keep his odds very reasonable. 29. Amateur victory at Bandon Dunes. As such, he has just two top-10s to go with 16 missed cuts in 38 career major starts. But hes done plenty of damage on gentler set-ups and is coming off a huge win at the WGC-Match Play at least for his World Ranking and bank account. Ranks inside the top 50 in all strokes-gained categories and sixth in SG/overall, and the eye test backs it uphe makes the game look rather simple when hes at his steely eyed best. The Augusta Chronicle and Augusta.com are our trademarks. Updated weekly with new Masters qualifiers and Missed the cut in the three Masters following his win before a T-25 last November. 42. Tiger Woods is out, recovering from his car crash. PanVictor PerezIan PoulterJon RahmPatrick ReedJustin RoseXander SchauffeleScottie SchefflerCharl SchwartzelAdam ScottWebb SimpsonVijay SinghCameron SmithJordan SpiethHenrik StensonTyler Strafaci (A)Robert StrebHudson SwaffordJustin ThomasMichael ThompsonBrendon ToddJimmy WalkerMatt WallaceBubba WatsonMike WeirLee WestwoodBernd WiesbergerDanny WillettMatthew WolffGary WoodlandIan WoosnamWill Zalatoris. MacIntyre and Zalatoris will be playing in their first Masters, raising the number of first timers in the field to six. 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. 46. 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. Here are some of the ones that stand out from the rest of the field. 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. Yet to make the weekend in four career major starts. LANTO GRIFFIN Age: 32 World Ranking: 57 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2020 Only recently has he become a regular in golfs biggest events after spending the better part of a decade toiling on the mini-tours.