Had chances to win each of the three events he played in California, including a final-round 64 at Riviera that got him into a playoff. Returned at the WGC-Match Play but struggled with a pretty violent two-way miss. 16. 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. And hows this for a stat: he has missed the cut just four times in his last 29 starts, and those have come in the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, Masters, and Players Championship. That win came when his son, Reagan, was filling in for his full-time caddie, but Team Cink is now a permanent arrangement. 55. Drew an all-time rough draw at the WGC-Match Play and lost to both Kevin Kisner and Matt Kuchar, but we see no reason to give that even an ounce of thought given the format and how different the courses are. Will stay amateur through the Open Championship, at least, so he can preserve his exemption before considering turning pro. His game would seem to fit the Open Championship or U.S. Open better, but he putts quite well on bentgrass greens and hes comfortable in the neighborhood surrounds. MORE: 9 records Dustin Johnson broke or tied at the 2020 Masters. The sports world turns towards Augusta, Georgia this weekend. Would be a shame for his career to end with just the lone major, and he has memories of that win and four other top-10s at Augusta to draw from. 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. Has since started working with Chris Como to develop a swing that doesnt ravage his back. Following a brief hiatus in 2020, the Masters has come home to April in 2021, returning with blooming azaleas, dogwoods and magnolias and some pretty good golf. JORDAN SPIETH Age: 27 World Ranking: 38 Masters appearances: 7 Best Masters finish: Win, 2015 For the first time in three years, Spieths insistence that hes feeling confident ahead of the Masters does not ring hollow. BERNHARD LANGER Age: 63 World Ranking: N/A Masters appearances: 37 Best Masters finish: Win, 1985, 1993 Delivered one of the interesting stories of last Novembers Masters when he got paired with reigning U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau on Sunday, then beat him head-to-head (71-73). And Google his backstory, because its as wild as it gets. Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth one player seeking to end a much longer winless streak, and one who recently did end a lengthy winless streak enter the tournament on uneven notes. Those finishes were a surprise but not a total shock, as hes made 19 of his last 20 cuts and ranks 32nd in SG/overall. JOAQUIN NIEMANN Age: 22 World Ranking: 26 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2018 Caught a brutal break when he tested positive for COVID before the November Masters, so his only start at Augusta came as a 19-year-old amateur in 2018. Still finished fifth that week and T-10 the year before in his Masters debut. 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. 2021 Masters Tournament 2021 - PGA TOUR Golf Must be nice. But hes moving the wrong way, quickly, with six missed cuts in his last seven starts and some brutally poor ball-striking statisticsparticularly depressing because hes buttered his bread with his tee-to-green play for two decades. Went back to Australia to ride things out, and remained a few extra months even after the PGA Tour resumed. Ranks eighth on the PGA Tour in SG/approach but he struggles with his chipping, having lost shots to the field around the greens in seven of his last eight starts. All eyes are on the knee. 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. Wouldnt bet against him finishing inside the top 10 when the dust settles. ADAM SCOTT Age: 40 World Ranking: 32 Masters appearances: 19 Best Masters finish: Win, 2013 Crowning career moment came in 2013 when he sank a 15-footer in the pouring rain to become Australias first Masters winner. 2021 Masters tee times, pairings: Complete field, groups, In other words, the four biggest tournaments hes played in his last 29. 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. 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. 54. 2. No one part of his game will wow you, but hes a pros pro whos been doing this for 20-plus yearshe knows his game and his limitations, and he stays within himself as well as anyone. Still plays a full schedule on the PGA Tour Champions but has just one top-10 finish in 16 starts on that circuit since 2020. Spieth enters the week on a high after winning at the Valero Texas Open following a flurry of top-10 finishes in the early portion of the season, while McIlroy has struggled even after adding a new swing coach, Pete Cowen, to the mix in late-March. Stranger things have happened, but itd be pretty strange. Hes shown a taste for the big moment, and we selfishly wouldnt hate the image of his gnarly mullet cascading down the collar of a green jacket. 5 (blasphemy!) Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship from previous Masters to current Masters. Or maybe thats just him becoming an all-around better, more consistent player over the past couple years. Garcia, who missed November due to COVID-19, is expected to play. Mandatory masks. It has to. GARY WOODLAND Age: 36 World Ranking: 53 Masters appearances: 8 Best Masters finish: T-24, 2011 Hes faded a bit since winning the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. 39. Masters Meanwhile, anyone nervous taking Rahm this week because he might have to leave with his wife Kelley going into labor can rest a little easy. Has five missed cuts and no top-10s in his nine starts since, so thats looking increasingly like lightning in a bottle rather than a late-career resurgence for the Scotsman. Those qualifying for the previous year's season-ending Tour Championship. South African has proven he can hang in the biggest events and should have a chance to get his PGA Tour card through non-member points this season. Four past Masters champions skipped the November Masters: Angel Cabrera, Sergio Garcia, Trevor Immelman and Ian Woosnam. Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Americans Will Zalatoris and Brian Harman moved into the top 50 to secure an invitation. He needed them to stay in front of hard-charging Masters champion Jon Rahm, who shot 61 to tie his lowest score on the PGA Tour. Daniel Berger. Apart from his putting, the entire game is in need of significant improvement. 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. 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? 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. 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. WebOfficial Masters Tournament Leaderboard Tee Times Field FedExCup Course Stats Past Results Overview THE TOUR About Careers TPC Network Contact Partnership Marketing 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. 81. Would Bryson be able to repeat his U.S. Open dominance at Augusta National? As such, he has just two top-10s to go with 16 missed cuts in 38 career major starts. His putting has been his weakness throughout his still young career, but he fares best on bentgrass greens and picked up at least three shots on the greens in each of his last two starts. Hes not giving away strokes in one particular area, so its unlikely to be anything structurally wrong. Might be the best iron player in the world and has picked up strokes on his approach play in 14 of his last 15 starts, but whether he contends seemingly always comes down to his puttinghe recently switched to the saw grip and putted nicely at the Concession with it, but he lost an average of 4.85 shots putting in his other two starts with the new technique. Hes only improved since November. BRIAN GAY Age: 49 World Ranking: 209 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: T-38, 2013 Broke a seven-plus-year win drought last fall at the Bermuda Championship, so hes back at the Masters for the first time since 2013 as the oldest non-past champion in the field. MORE: The complete changes to Augusta National. 37. [ANDREW DAVIS TUCKER/THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE]. And 1991 Masters Champion Woosnam, who had announced the 2019 Masters was his last, did an about face thisFebruary when he received his invitation. If theres one area thats been loose recently its his drivinghes lost an average of half a shot to the field off the tee in his last five startsbut Augusta is wide enough to where the odd wayward tee ball wont kill him. 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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. 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 Going back to the start of 2019, he has made the cut in seven of eight starts in majors/Players, and played in the final threesome on Sunday in his Masters debut last fall, only to post 76 and tumble to T-13. 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. Has finished T-32 or better in all three of his Masters appearances, though he hasnt made the cruise up Magnolia Lane since 2018. That secured status for basically three years and got him into his first major championship since 2017. 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. RYAN PALMER Age: 44 World Ranking: 27 Masters appearances: 5 Best Masters finish: 10, 2011 Hasnt won an individual event in 11 years but is playing maybe the best golf of his career at 44, with three top-four finishes on the wrap-around season and 11 straight made cuts. Itd be a shame if he finished his career without a major, so perhaps the golf gods owe him one for all the near-missesthe long-ago ones and the recent ones. BROOKS KOEPKA Age: 30 World Ranking: 11 Masters appearances: 5 Best Masters finish: T-2, 2019 The knee, the knee, the knee. Its a lot of golf course for a 61-year-oldeven one as cool as Freddy. 87. The below is the current list of invitees and subject to change once declarations are made: Abraham Ancer. Ranks outside the top 100 in the six key strokes-gained categories for the season but remains relentlessly optimistic and insists he and his coach, Chris OConnell, have turned a corner. Masters 2021: The entire field at Augusta National, ranked Wouldve qualified for special temporary membership had he won the consolation match at WGC-Dell Match Play, but Matt Kuchar would not budge. DANIEL BERGER Age: 27 World Ranking: 15 Masters appearances: 3 Best Masters finish: T-10, 2016 Was the highest ranked player not in the Masters field last November, as he was outside the top 100 in the World Ranking when the field locked in April 2020. Dustin Johnson will host his first-ever champions dinner, last years November Masters making him the shortest-tenured green jacket-holder in more than eight decades. MORE: 9 things Augusta National doesnt want to talk about. DANNY WILLETT Age: 33 World Ranking: 77 Masters appearances: 6 Best Masters finish: Win, 2016 Fell off the golf planet after a rock-solid victory at the 2016 Mastershe dropped outside the top 450 briefly in 2018. Bryson DeChambeau figures to be hot on Dustin Johnsons trail with the big-swinging American seeking vengeance after a disappointing performance in the fall. Started his first Masters last fall 70-68-69 only to shoot 75 on Sunday and drop to T-19. 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. Masters Honestly, he hasnt been his old self since the COVID restart last June. WebPGA TOUR Live Leaderboard 2021 Masters Tournament (2020), Augusta Masters Tournament (2020) Augusta National Golf Club . Comes in on a run of fine if unspectacular form, with five straight made cuts and a T-6 at the WGC-Workday. 27. With 14 wins, a major and a Players, hes already a Hall of Famer before turning 28, and his hibachi-hot weekend at TPC Sawgrass was a reminder of the top-level gear that he, and very few others, have. IAN POULTER Age: 45 World Ranking: 64 Masters appearances: 15 Best Masters finish: T-6, 2015 Hes been sliding down the World Ranking and is closer to age 50 than 40, so youd think his days as a world-class player are numbered, but his countryman Lee Westwood has re-set the age clock and Poults showed plenty of fire in waxing Rory McIlroy on the first day of the WGC-Match Play. When hes on, he does a good chunk of his damage with the driver and he ranked 12th on tour in SG/off the tee last year. Staff photo by Colin Demarest Subscribe today! 23. 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. After struggling for years post-anchoring ban, he remade himself with the armbar method into one of the games best putters. 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. The first 12 players, including ties, in previous year's Masters Tournament, The first 4 players, including ties, in previous year's U.S. Open, The first 4 players, including ties, in previous year's Open Championship, The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship. Seriouslycoming into the Texas Open, hed lost strokes to the field on the greens in 13 of his last 14 events. MACKENZIE HUGHES Age: 30 World Ranking: 51 Masters appearances: 1 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2017 Canadian caught a bit of a heater at the end of the 2019-20 season to get to the Tour Championship, and hes rewarded with his second trip to Augusta and first since 2017. But he also said hes finally pain free and the results have not followed until last week. Todos los derechos reservados. The noise obscures a late-career resurgence with Na collecting four wins since July 2018 after closing out the Sony Open in January. One of the better and more creative wedge players on tour, which bodes well at Augusta. 76. 30. He manages the Hot Mic, GOLFs media vertical, and utilizes his on-camera experience across the brands platforms. 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 (!) And we do mean straight throughhe played eight consecutive weeks until the gas tank ran low in missing the cut at TPC Sawgrass. Join InsideGOLF for only $20 - includes instant $20 Fairway Jockey credit! Below youll find everything you need to know about the 2021 Masters field, from competitors to amateurs, and everything in between. 64. Does have top-20s in five of his last six starts at Augusta, so hes always a good top-10 or top-20 bet, but doesnt strike you as the guy to hole the necessary putts down the stretch to win. There have been some positives latelyhe finished tied for second in SG/tee to green at the Players but last among those to make the cut in putting, which explains the T-35. Amateur the previous summer. Its been a meteoric rise sincethe Wake Forest grad won two Korn Ferry events in 2020, which got him a spot in the U.S. Open. He didnt post another top-10 finish for 13 months. That ball-striking is the main reason hes made the cut in 27 of 32 career major starts, but an uncooperative putterhe ranks 170th in SG/putting this year and has never finished inside the top 75 in that stat on tourcontinues to hold him back. Hes since blossomed into one of the tours best young players. Younger brother Alvaro played in the 2019 Masters after winning the Latin American Amateur. 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. Masters Tournament 2023 Leaderboard - PGA TOUR 63. 22. Certainly not impossible, but hed need to put everything together in a way he hasnt for more than a year. That was then, however, and this is now: Hes missed the cut in each of his last five and is a combined 48 over par in those 10 rounds. Played his college ball at New Mexico and has J.P. Fitzgerald, Rory McIlroys longtime ex-caddie, on his bag. Just two top-10s in 15 major starts but he clearly plays Augusta well, and hes a semi-sleeper should he avoid the short-putting woes that have reared their head at inopportune times. And his record at Augusta is quite poor: in eight starts, he has four missed cuts, a withdrawal and zero top-20s. Tied for 10th at the Masters in November. Masters Picks:Who should you pick to win the Masters? Quietly has four top-10s in his last six stroke-play starts, including an under-the-radar T-9 at the Players. These categories might help you choose. Even if he does play, who knows what kind of pain hell be in. The Irishmans been striking the ball nicely but the putter hasnt cooperated. 56. 58. Thats mainly thanks to his terrific ball-strikingyou wont find a better rhythm in golf, and hes picked up an average of 5.75 shots tee-to green over his last eight starts where Shotlink was in place. Got into the Tour Championship last August, which got him into the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January despite not being a champion (thanks to one-time COVID rules). WebTommy Aaron Jack Burke Jr. Charles Coody Ben Crenshaw Nick Faldo Raymond Floyd Bob Goalby Jack Nicklaus Mark O'Meara Gary Player Craig Stadler Tom Watson Fuzzy Zoeller 84. Tied for 25th at last years Masters, his best finish in a major since 2017. That week at TPC Sawgrass proved he can play to spots when needed and contend on courses that, in theory, do not suit him. Practice rounds begin Monday, April 5, and continue through Wednesday, April 7. GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLF. ", Also see: Leaderboard | Photos | Player Profiles and stats. Swings the club beautifully but ranks outside the top 200 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. 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. 13. Hes feeds off the crowds energyand, occasionally, claps back to a hecklerso hell definitely be glad theyre back at Augusta. Here are some of the ones that stand out from the rest of the field. 82. Masters 2021 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. Always been a fantastic ball-striker but hes become more comfortable hitting it high, and hes averaging 4.9 SG/tee to green in his last 10 measured events. SI WOO KIM Age: 25 World Ranking: 49 Masters appearances: 4 Best Masters finish: T-21, 2019 Theres no question he possesses a top-level gear. I'm definitely looking forward to that. So yeah, stay away. Grandfather Frank played in the Masters twice (1938, 1950). WebThe first pairing of the tournament tees off around 8 Thursday morning. Has top-10s in each of his last five Masters starts, and Augusta is generous enough off the tee to allow him to get away with some level of looseness. That includes last year, where he was done in by a Thursday 75 only to shoot 14 under the last three days to finish T-5. 66. The two-time champs preferred right-to-left ball flightand we mean, way right-to-leftgives him an advantage on so many holes. Civil rights group calls for PGA Tour, Masters to pull event from Augusta National in protest of Georgia's new voting law, Golf fans flock to famous foods at The Masters Tournament, Augusta National Women's Amateur field features 39 of world's top-40 amateur golfer, Tom Watson will join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as honorary starter for Masters, 5 things we learned from the 2021 Masters final round, Photos: Hideki Matsuyama's Masters green jacket ceremony, Photos: Hideki Matsuyama celebrates his Masters victory, Photos: Hideki Matsuyama's Sunday at the 2021 Masters. Updated weekly with new Masters qualifiers and current rankings. Looks a bit joyless on the golf course of late. 2023 Printable Masters Field Updated as of: Apr 3, 2023 Jon Rahm Scottie Scheffler Rory McIlroy Patrick Cantlay Xander Schauffele Matt Fitzpatrick Max Homa Follow your favorite player at Augusta.com for up-to-the-minute leaderboard, individual scores, highlights, player and Hes accomplished it thanks to a solo third in Dubai earlier this year and a T-9 at the WGC-Match Play, where he advanced from World No. Hes been a tremendous putter throughout his career, so smart money says thats an aberration rather than anything seriously concerning. 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). KEVIN NA Age: 37 World Ranking: 34 Masters appearances: 9 Best Masters finish: T-12, 2012 His last two starts have ended in controversy. 2021 Masters Tournament field: Players, rankings - Golf James Colgan is a news and features editor at GOLF, writing stories for the website and magazine. Or, put differently, hes the most consistent presence on the first page of leader boards. And yet he was quite listless last year in his Masters debut, shooting 74-73 to miss the cut by three. Masters Tournament field at 84 entering 2021 | Golf 2023 Masters ROBERT STREB Age: 33 World Ranking: 110 Masters appearances: 2 Best Masters finish: CUT, 2015, 2016 Won seemingly the week after last Novembers Masters at the RSM Classic, which ensured him a return to Augusta for the first time in five years. Masters Tournament 2021 Leaderboard | Golf Channel 2021 Masters Tournament field | Sports | postandcourier.com A sleeper indeed. 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. She had the baby early Sunday morning so he should be good to go. 79. His lone top-10 on the wrap-around season came in a runner-up in Houston the week before the Masters in November, then he finished a solid T-13 at Augusta.

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