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The Masters: Half-Way Point

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AUGUSTA – Max Homa’s impressive performance in windy conditions Friday marks his fourth career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and first-ever in a major championship. On Tour, he’s one-for-three converting to victory (Won/2022 Fortinet Championship, 2nd/2023 Genesis Invitational, T5/2023 BMW Championship). Both Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler share the lead.

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For Scheffler, this is his 13th career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR, the most of any player since he joined the TOUR at the start of the 2019-20 season. (The second-most is eight by Patrick Cantlay).

Scheffler is three-for-12 to date converting to victory with wins at the 2022 Masters Tournament, 2023 WM Phoenix Open, 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. … It’s his third career 36-hole lead/co-lead in majors; one-for-two to date converting to victory (Won/2022 Masters Tournament, T2/2023 PGA Championship).

With a win, Scheffler can become the fourth-youngest player to win the Masters multiple times, behind Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros.

For Homa, as noted, this is his fourth career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR but first in a major championship. His previous-best 36-hole position in a major: T11, 2023 Open Championship when he finished T10.

Tiger Woods stole the headlines for the day, extending his streak of consecutive made cuts at The Masters to 24, and breaking a tie with Gary Player and Fred Couples for the longest streak in tournament history.

For Woods, the streak began with his win in 1997, but note, he did not play in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2021.

Woods is an 82-time PGA TOUR winner and five-time Masters Tournament champion.

The conditions took the field average in the second round to 75.079, the highest in a single round at the Masters since the third round in 2016 (75.719). The 6-over is the highest 36-hole cut relative to par on TOUR since the 2020 U.S. Open (+6) and highest at the Masters since 2017 (+6).

Notables who missed the cut include, Justin Thomas, Sungai Im, rookie Nick Dunlap, Sergio Garcia (who was playing well on the LIV Tour), Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth, Sam Burns, Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson.

“Green Hot” Scheffler Takes The Masters

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AUGUSTA – FedEx Cup leader and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the 2022 Masters Tournament, earning his first major championship title and fourth career PGA Tour victory. Amazingly, all four wins have come in his last six starts.

Scheffler became the first player to win four times in a six-start stretch on the PGA Tour since Jason Day in 2015 and the sixth player to win in his first PGA TOUR start as World No. 1 and sixth World No. 1 to win the Masters

Paying tribute to Augusta National, 82-time PGA Tour winner and five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods finished 47th in his first start on the PGA Tour since the 2020 Masters. He said he was “grateful” to be able to compete after suffering leg injuries in a terrible car accident sidelined him all this time. Woods walked with a noticeable limp on Saturday and Sunday and posted his highest scores ever at The Masters.

Players to win the Masters Tournament as World No. 1:

  • Scottie Scheffler, 2022
  • Dustin Johnson, 2020
  • Tiger Woods, 2002 and 2001
  • Fred Couples, 1992
  • Ian Woosnam, 1991

Woods to Play at The Masters

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AUGUSTA – Five-time Masters Tournament champion Tiger Woods will make a “game-time decision” on whether he can return to competition this week and as of Tuesday night, it looked like a go after a “phenomenal” practice round, according to former Masters champion Freddie Couples who played a round with Woods.

Woods suffered significant injuries to his right leg and ankle in a February 2021 car accident and has not competed on the Tour since the 2020 Masters. The 508 days between the final round of the 2020 Masters and first round of the 2022 Masters would be the second-longest span between competitive rounds of Woods’ PGA Tour career.

Scottie Scheffler will enter the Masters Tournament holding the top spot in both the FedEx Cup standings and Official World Golf Ranking. Scheffler has wins in three of his last five starts and is the first player to win three times in a PGA Tour season prior to the Masters since Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas in the 2016-17 season.

Due to inclement weather and safety concerns, Tuesday’s practice round was suspended at 10:55am (ET) and the course at Augusta National Golf Club was closed for the rest of the day.

Preview | The Masters

COURSE: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

ARCHITECT: Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones Jr.; Perry Maxwell in 1937

YARDS/PAR: 7,475 yards/Par 72

2021 PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $11,500,000/$2,070,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Hideki Matsuyama

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @The Masters

TV COVERAGE: Special Wednesday coverage from 12:00 Noon (ET) to 5:00pm (ET) on The Masters site. ESPN will provide preview coverage 3:00pm to 5:00pm (ET).

The first two rounds of The Masters (April 7 & 8) are scheduled for coverage from 8:30am to 7:30pm (ET) on The Masters Network.  On Saturday, coverage is set for 10:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on the Masters and 3:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on CBS. On Sunday, The Masters goes from 10:15am to 7:00pm (ET) and CBS coverage runs from 2:00pm to 7:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage from The Masters (April 7 & 8) is scheduled for coverage from 8:30am to 7:30pm (ET) on The Masters Network/ESPN+. On Saturday, coverage is set for 10:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on the Masters and ESPN+ while Sunday The Masters streaming goes from 10:15am to 7:00pm (ET) on the home site and ESPN+

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Live Tournament coverage will air each day, April 7–10, starting at 2;00pm (ET) and running through the completion of play. Additionally, each day before the broadcast begins, SiriusXM will provide live look-in coverage of featured groups during its programming in the morning and early afternoon. … Several new acclaimed voices join the SiriusXM broadcast team this year. Mike Tirico will be the lead play-by-play voice from 4pm ET through the conclusion of play each day. World Golf Hall of Fame member Curtis Strange will be the lead analyst for the Saturday and Sunday rounds.

PGA Tour: First Look at The Masters

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Welcome to PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of the 2021 Masters

AUGUSTA – The Masters returns to its customary April slot in the PGA Tour schedule after the 2020 rendition was moved to and successfully completed without patrons in November. Dustin Johnson is the defending champion, albeit for a short six months, and hosted his champions Dinner last night.

Tiger Woods was unable to attend the dinner and, obviously, will not play in the tournament, as he recovers from injury and surgery after his dangerous auto accident on February 23rd. Los Angeles authorities released some details of the accident report today, noting Woods’ vehicle was traveling north of 80 mph when the crash occurred.

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The tournament’s wonderful tradition of honoring its past continues Thursday with the 7:45am EDT ceremonial First Tee shots will feature Lee Elder, GaryPlayer and Jack Nicklaus.

The tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 7:45am (EDT) through 2:00pm (EDT). (For R-2 on Friday, Tee times range from 8am EDT) to 2:00pm EDT0 (link)

Weather: Thursday weather calls for mostly cloudy skies, 74-degrees with 11 mph winds and a 20% chance of rain. Friday forecast is calling for scattered thundershowers (aren’t they always)? Temperature at 72% with 57% humidity and a 40% chance of rain. Forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms on the weekend, too.

PGATourBrunch will be posting by 8am EDT from Thursday through Sunday.

Next Week: The RBC Heritage from Hilton Head

Field Updates:

None

The Field (link)

Power Rankings (PGATourCom)

THIS WEEK on the PGA TOUR: The Masters

COURSE: Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia

ARCHITECTS: Allister Mackenzie and Bobby Jones, Jr.

YARDS/PAR: 7,472 yards/Par 72

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $11,500,000/$2,100,000

DEFENDING Champion (November 2020) – Dustin Johnson – (Leaderboard link)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST MASTERS CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points Available/Winner Share: 3,375/600

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedEXCup #TheMasters

OFFICIAL SITE: (MastersCom)

TV COVERAGE: Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9: 3:00pm to 7:30pm (EDT) on ESPN. Saturday, April 10 – Exclusive TV coverage 3:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT) on CBS. Sunday, April 11 – Exclusive TV coverage from 2:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT).

STREAMING: Masters Live will offer streaming coverage of the tournament Thursday (7:45am to 7:30pm (EDT) and Friday from 8:30am to 7:30pm (EDT). Saturday and Sunday streaming coverage will be from 10:15am to 7:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Special Masters Radio coverage on Thursday – Friday – 2:00pm to 8:00pm (EDT); then Saturday and Sunday, 2:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Masters Coverage via PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com.

How to Watch: (PGATourCom)

Odds & Predictions:

A L👀K at the O👀S and A PREDICTION OR TWO:

Masters Odds (via William Hill)

Dustin Johnson 9-1
Jordan Spieth 10-1
Justin Thomas 10-1
Bryson DeChambeau 11-1
Jon Rahm 12-1
Rory McIlroy 14-1
Xander Schauffele 22-1
Patrick Cantlay 22-1
Brooks Koepka 25-1
Patrick Reed 28-1
Collin Morikawa 30-1
Lee Westwood 30-1
Tony Finau 33-1
Daniel Berger 33-1
Viktor Hovland 33-1
Webb Simpson 35-1
Hideki Matsuyama 35-1
Cameron Smith 35-1
Sung-Jae Im 35-1
Scottie Scheffler 35-1
Tyrrell Hatton 35-1
Paul Casey 40-1
Tommy Fleetwood 45-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 45-1
Jason Day 45-1
Sergio Garcia 45-1
Joaquin Niemann 50-1
Bubba Watson 50-1
Adam Scott 66-1
Will Zalatoris 66-1
Louis Oosthuizen 66-1
Justin Rose 70-1
Abraham Ancer 70-1
Harris English 80-1
Corey Conners 80-1
Billy Horschel 80-1
Max Homa 80-1
Jason Kokrak 80-1
Matt Kuchar 80-1
Matt Wallace 80-1
Francesco Molinari 90-1
Matthew Wolff 90-1
Victor Perez 90-1
Shane Lowry 90-1
Brian Harman 90-1
Marc Leishman 100-1
Phil Mickelson 100-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 100-1
Si-Woo Kim 100-1
Ryan Palmer 100-1
Matt Jones 125-1
Cameron Champ 125-1
Dylan Frittelli 125-1
Ian Poulter 125-1
Kevin Kisner 125-1
Danny Willett 125-1
Carlos Ortiz 125-1
Robert Macintyre 125-1
Gary Woodland 125-1
Zach Johnson 150-1
Sebastian Munoz 150-1
Kevin Na 150-1
Bernd Wiesberger 200-1
Brendon Todd 200-1
Lanto Griffin 200-1
Mackenzie Hughes 200-1
Charl Schwartzel 250-1
C.T. Pan 250-1
Martin Laird 250-1
Michael Thompson 250-1
Henrik Stenson 250-1
Brian Gay 300-1
Hudson Swafford 400-1
Jimmy Walker 400-1
Stewart Cink 400-1
Bernhard Langer 500-1
Robert Streb 500-1
Jim Herman 500-1
Ty Strafaci 750-1
Fred Couples 750-1
Joe Long 1000-1
Charles Osborne 1000-1
Mike Weir 1000-1
Vijay Singh 1000-1
Jose Maria Olazabal 1500-1
Sandy Lyle 2500-1
Larry Mize 2500-1
Ian Woosnam 4000-1