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90th Masters Tournament
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, Georgia
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NOW PLAYING:
| Host Course | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,565. |
| Par: | 72 (36-36). |
| Greens: | A1-Penn Bentgrass; 6,486 square feet. |
| Stimpmeter: | Tournament Speed – 13 feet and up. |
| Second Cut: | Ryegrass Overseed at 1.375 inches. |
| Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play | 44/6/5 |
| Architect(s): | Dr. Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones (1933). |
| Defending Champion (event): | Rory McIlroy (-11). |
| Course Record (latest): | 63; Greg Norman (1996); Nick Price (1986). Neither won. |
| 72 Hole Tournament Record (Spring): | 270 (-18); Jordan Spieth (2015) and Tiger Woods (1997). |
| Fact of the Week: | The Par-3 contest winner has never won the 72-hole event. |
| Fact of the Week II: | The forecast is perfect! |
Notes:
- Field of 91.
- No significant course changes for 2026.
- The top 50 and ties play the weekend.
- $21 million (2025) – $4.2 million (2025) – 750 FedExCup points.
- There are six amateurs in the field.
The 90th Masters Tournament Notables
- The field of 91 players includes the top 50 from the Official World Golf Rankings.
- McIlroy is the first winner in five years to be older than 30.
- Winning a record sixth green jacket, Jack Nicklaus, 46, became the oldest winner in 1986.
- The youngest champion was Tiger Woods, 21, in 1997.
- The only player (post-1945) to win on debut was Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.
- Since 2000, three players have won on their second attempt: Charl Schwartzel (2011), Jordan Spieth (2015), and Danny Willett (2016).
- The last wire-to-wire was Spieth, becoming just the fifth player in history to lead after all four rounds.
- Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Sir Nick Faldo (1989-1990), and Tiger Woods (2001-2002) are the only champions to successfully defend.
- Players ranked No. 1 in the OWGR went on to win: Tiger Woods (2007), Dustin Johnson (2020), and Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024), Fred Couples (1992), and Ian Woosnam (1991).
- Adam Scott is the only Australian winner.
- Hideki Matsuyama is the only Asian winner.
- McIlroy joined Sergio Garcia as the last winner to need a playoff. Both defeated Justin Rose. Garcia needed 19 tries to win, while McIlroy needed 17.
- Mark O’Meara, aged 41 in 1998, is the oldest first-time winner.
- Raymond Floyd, aged 49 in 1992, is the oldest runner-up.
Recent Winners
- 2025 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Nick Taylor |
| The American Express | Sepp Straka |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Harris English |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Rory McIlroy |
| WM Phoenix Open | Thomas Detry (first time) |
| The Genesis Invitational | Ludvig Aberg |
| Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | Brian Campbell (first time) |
| Cognizant Classic | Joe Highsmith (first time) |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Russell Henley |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Rory McIlroy (2) |
| Valspar Championship | Viktor Hovland |
| Texas Children’s Houston Open | Min Woo Lee (first time) |
| Valero Texas Open | Brian Harman |
2024 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | Chris Kirk |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Grayson Murray (Rest in Peace) |
| The American Express | Nick Dunlap (a) |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Matthieu Pavon (rookie) |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Wyndham Clark (54 holes) |
| WM Phoenix Open | Nick Taylor |
| The Genesis Invitational | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Mexico Open at Vidanta | Jake Knapp (rookie) |
| Cognizant Classic | Austin Eckroat (first time) |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Scottie Scheffler |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| Valspar Championship | Peter Malnati |
| Texas Children’s Houston Open | Stephan Jaeger (first time) |
| Valero Texas Open | Akshay Bhatia |
| 88th Masters Tournament | Scottie Scheffler (3) |
| RBC Heritage | Scottie Scheffler (4) |
| Zurich Classic | Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Taylor Pendrith (first time) |
| Wells Fargo Championship | Rory McIlroy (2) |
| 106th PGA Championship | Xander Schauffele |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Davis Riley |
| RBC Canadian Open | Robert MacIntyre (first time) |
| The 49th Memorial Tournament | Scottie Scheffler (5) |
| 124th United States Open | Bryson DeChambeau |
| Travelers Championship | Scottie Scheffler (6) |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | Cam Davis |
| John Deere Classic | Davis Thompson (first time) |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Robert MacIntyre (2) |
| 152nd Open Championship | Xander Schauffele (2) |
| 3M Open | Jhonattan Vegas |
| 2024 Paris Olympics | Scottie Scheffler (7) |
| 3M Open | Jhonattan Vegas |
| Wyndham Championship | Aaron Rai (first time) |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Hideki Matsuyama (2) |
| BMW Championship | Keegan Bradley |
| The TOUR Championship | Scottie Scheffler (8) |
| FedEx Cup Fall | |
| Procore Championship | Patton Kizzire |
| Sanderson Farms Championship | Kevin Yu (first time) |
| Black Desert Championship | Matt McCarty (first time) |
| Shriners Children’s Open | JT Poston |
| ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | Nico Echavarría |
| World Wide Technology Champ | Austin Eckroat (2) |
| Butterfield Bermuda Champ | Rafa Campos (first time) |
| The RSM Classic | Maverick McNealy (first time) |
Recent Winners – Masters Tournament
Italics – not entered this week.
| Year | Winner | Notes |
| 2025 | Rory McIlroy (-11) | Defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to complete the career Grand Slam. |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (-11) | Held off Collin Morikawa from the final group and won his second green jacket by four shots. |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm (-12) | Winning by four shots, he joined Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, and Sergio Garcia as winners from Spain. |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler (-10) | Wins his first major comfortably by three shots over Rory McIlroy. |
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama (-10) | Blew the field away in Round 3 and cruised to his first major title. |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson (-20) | Set the non-April tournament scoring record on a soft, dormant layout. |
| 2019 | Tiger Woods (-13) | The only player to win from outside of the top 10 after Round 1. He’s done that twice (2005) and won the tournament FIVE times. |
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
| Event | Selection | Place | Earnings |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Robert MacIntyre | T4 | 409,500 |
| The American Express | Ben Griffin | T24 | 81,420 |
| Farmers Insurance | Jason Day | T38 | 41,760 |
| WM Phoenix Open | Sahith Theegala | T18 | 122,720 |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Patrick Cantlay | T14 | 342,500 |
| The Genesis Invitational | Tommy Fleetwood | T7 | 603,200 |
| Cognizant Classic | Daniel Berger | T32 | 54,816 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Scottie Scheffler | T24 | 157,000 |
| THE PLAYERS | Collin Morikawa | WD | 0 |
| Valspar Championship | Jacob Bridgeman | T14 | 161,525 |
| Houston Open | Chris Gotterup | T6 | 322,987 |
| Valero Texas Open | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | T14 | 159,250 |
Last WEEK – Valero Texas Open
THE CHOICE: Sudarshan Yellamaraju – T14
He wasn’t bothered by Pete Dye’s mind games against the deepest field in golf at TPC Sawgrass (T5).
A bit of length, 7,475 yards, last week in Houston didn’t slow him down (T6).
I am not sure he cares about what’s at stake this week with a win.
Hot golf is hot golf and I’m riding the hottest player in the field.
I will save the top players for rainier days.
THIS Week – 90th Masters
Welcome aboard to all the top 50 players in the OWGR!
Time to break glass in case of an emergency!
THE CHOICE: Jon Rahm
He looks pissed. He sounds pissed. He probably is pissed that he’s stuck in the desert while the rest of the guys head back to civilization.
I hope he takes it out on the field.
Others to consider:
Xander Schauffele (Shinnecock), Bryson DeChambeau (Aronimink), Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners
Horses for Courses
| OWGR | Top | Notes |
| (cuts made/starts) | 10 | |
| 01 Scottie Scheffler (6/6) | 4 | 2x winner; 4 -> Top 10s; 22 of 24 > 72 |
| 02 Rory McIlroy (14/17) | 8 | 2025 champ; 2nd 2022; 8 of last 12 Top 10 |
| 03 Cameron Young (2/4) | 2 | T9 ’24, T7 ’23; MC bookends; 2 rds 60s |
| 04 Tommy Fleetwood (8/9) | 1 | T3 2024; 8 straight |
| 05 Xander Schauffele (7/8) | 5 | 3 -> Top 10; T2 ’19, T3 ’21; only MC 2022 |
| 06 Matt Fitzpatrick (10/11) | 2 | 10 straight; T10 2023, T7 2016 |
| 07 Justin Rose (17/20) | 7 | 2nd 3x; 15 top 25s |
| 08 Collin Morikawa (6/6) | 3 | 5 straight T18 >; T3 ’24 |
| 09 Russell Henley (7/9) | 1 | T4 2023; 7 of last 8 MC 2025 |
| 10 Chris Gotterup | FIRST APPREANCE | |
| 11 Robert MacIntyre (2/3) | 0 | MC ’25, T23 ’22, T12 ’21; 9 of 10 > 72 |
| 12 Sepp Straka (3/4) | 0 | Zero rounds 60s |
| 13 JJ Spaun (2/2) | 0 | 50th ’25, T23 ’22; Zero 60s |
| 14 Hideki Matsuyama (13/14) | 3 | 2021 winner; ELEVEN straight |
| 15 Justin Thomas (8/10) | 2 | T36-MC-MC last 3; T8 ’22 |
| 16 Ben Griffin | FIRST APPREANCE | |
| 17 Jacob Bridgeman | FIRST APPREANCE | |
| 18 Ludvig Aberg (2/2) | 2 | 7th, 2nd L2Y |
| 19 Alex Noren (1/4) | 0 | 9 of 10 rounds OVER par |
| 20 Harris English (5/6) | 0 | 5 straight T12 ’25 best |
| 21 Viktor Hovland (5/6) | 1 | T7 ’23; all 5 > T32 |
| 22 Akshay Bhatia (2/2) | 0 | T42-T35 L2Y |
| 23 Patrick Reed (10/12) | 5 | 3rd 2025; 2018 WINNER; 8 straight |
| 24 Bryson DeChambeau (7/9) | 2 | T5 ’25, T6 ’24 |
| 25 Keegan Bradley (7/9) | 0 | T22 twice; only 5 of 32 rounds 60s |
| 26 Maverick McNealy (1/1) | 0 | T32 ’25 |
| 27 Ryan Gerard | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| 28 Jon Rahm (9/9) | 5 | 2023 winner; NINE straight |
| 29 Si Woo Kim (7/8) | 0 | SEVEN straight; T12 ’21 best |
| 30 Tyrrell Hatton (7/9) | 1 | T14, T9 L2Y BEST TWO |
| 31 Min Woo Lee (3/4) | 0 | T14 ’22 best |
| 32 Shane Lowry (7/10) | 1 | T3 ’22 best; SIX STRAIGHT |
| 33 Sam Burns (2/4) | 0 | T29 ’23 best; 1 round 60s |
| 34 Patrick Cantlay (7/9) | 1 | T9 ’19 best; 4 straight |
| 35 Kurt Kitayama (1/2) | 0 | T35 ’24, MC ’23 |
| 36 Marco Penge | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| 37 Daniel Berger (5/6) | 1 | T10 ’16 debut; T21 ’25 |
| 38 Nico Echavarria (1/1) | 0 | 51st ’25 73-70-69-84 |
| 39 Aaron Rai (1/1) | 0 | T27 ’25 70-74-73-70 |
| 40 Corey Conners (6/8) | 4 | 4 top 10s last 6 |
| 41 Jason Day (11/14) | 5 | T8 2025; T2 debut ’11 |
| 42 Jake Knapp (1/1) | 0 | T55 2024 74-76-78-73 |
| 43 Michael Brennan | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| 44 Matt McCarty (1/1) | 0 | T14 71-68-75-71 2025 |
| 45 Ryan Fox (2/2) | 0 | T38 ’24, T26 ’23; 5 of 8 > 72 |
| 46 Brian Harman (3/7) | 0 | T12 ’21; 2 rounds of 20 in 60s |
| 47 Nicolai Hojgaard (1/2) | 0 | MC-T16 L2Y |
| 48 Kristoffer Reitan | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| 49 Andrew Novak | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| 50 Sam Stevens | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| Former Champions | ||
| Dustin Johnson (11/15) | 5 | 2020 winner; MC-MC-T48 L3Y |
| Sergio Garcia (11/26) | 4 | 2017 winner; MC 6 of last 7 years |
| Danny Willett (6/11) | 1 | T42-T45 last 2 |
| Jordan Spieth (10/12) | 6 | T14-MC-T4-MC-T3 last 5 |
| Bubba Watson (14/17) | 3 | 2x winner; T14-MC-MC L3Y |
| Adam Scott (21/24) | 5 | 2013 winner; broke streak of 15 straight ’25 |
| Charl Schwartzel (11/16) | 3 | 2011 winner; 5 of last 6 T10 ’22 |
| Phil Mickelson (28/32) | 16 | 3x winner; MC-T43-T2 L3Y |
| Angel Cabrera (13/21) | 6 | MC last 4 visits |
| Zach Johnson (12/21) | 3 | T8 2025 |
| Mike Weir (12/26) | 2 | MC 10 of the last 11 |
| Vijay Singh (20/31) | 6 | T58-MC-MC |
| Jose Maria Olazabal (20/36) | 8 | MC 8 of last 10; T45 ’24 |
| Fred Couples (31/40) | 11 | MC 6 of last 7 |
| Alphabetically | ||
| Brian Campbell (1/1) | 0 | T32 72-73-76-68 ’25 debut |
| Wyndham Clark (1/2) | 0 | T46-MC |
| Harry Hall | FIRST APPEARANCE | |
| Rasmus Hojgaard (1/1) | 0 | T32 73-67–75-74 ’25 debut |
| Max Homa (4/6) | 1 | T12-T3-T43-T48 last 4 |
| Sungjae Im (4/6) | 3 | T16 or better in all 4; T5 ’25 |
| Casey Jarvis | FIRST APPEARANCE – hot as a match dpwt | |
| Naoyuki Kataoka | FIRST APPEARANCE – played 2x in 2026 | |
| John Keefer | FIRST APPEARANCE – 48th 2025 OWGR; 74 now | |
| Michael Kim (1/2) | 0 | T27 ’25, MC ’19; Top 50 2025 EOY now 54ish |
| Brooks Koepka (7/10) | 3 | MC-T45-T2; second twice |
| Haotong Li (2/2) | 0 | T43 ’19, T32 ’18 – T4 2025 Open Champ |
| Tom McKibbin | FIRST APPEARANCE – won Hong Kong Open | |
| R N P | FIRST APPEARANCE – won Aussie Open | |
| Carlos Ortiz (0/1) | Qualified Top 5 Oakmont (T4) | |
| Aldrich Potgieter (0/1) | MC as an amateur 2023 | |
| Davis Riley (1/1) | 0 | T21 2025 debut; T2 PGA CHAMP 2025 |
| Cameron Smith (8/9) | 3 | 8 straight busted 2025 MC; Top 10 4 of last 6 |
| Nick Taylor (2/3) | 0 | T40 2025 |
| Sami Valimaki | FIRST APPEARANCE top 50 owgr 2025 end | |
| Gary Woodland (6/12) | 0 | T14 2023 best |
Glass Houses 