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The general feeling in the world of golf is that if a player ends both Scottie Scheffler AND Rory mcilroy This week they probably wear the green jacket.
American Scheffler is the number one in the world and turns into a sort of master’s specialist. He is looking for a third victory in four years, while Mcilroy is trying to win the title for the first time.
Scheffler had an extraordinary year in 2024, winning nine events including the Masters and, although he did not enjoy the same star start in 2025, he has yet to end up outside the top 20 in five previous appearances in the first man of the first men of the year.
Mcilroy, in second place, needs this title to become only the sixth player to win the career Grand Slam of all four majors. It will be his eleventh attempt to join a great pantheon including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen and Gary Player.
For the first time, the northern Irishman won twice in the PGA Tour before arriving in Augusta, including the prestigious players of the players last month, which only intensified the hype.
But there are potential winners everywhere in the field of 96 men.
Swedish feeling Ludvig Aberg The second classified to Scheffler last year in a debut to remember. It could continue to emulate Jordan Spieth, Who came second in his year of debut, before winning the title 12 months later in 2015?
England Tommy Fleetwood will be encouraged by his third joint last year, while his compatriot Matt Fitzpatrick He is a new winner and Wolverhampton Aaron Rai He is making his debut in Masters after going up through the rankings.
Scotland Bob Macintyre He is making his first start in three years, but has made the cut in his first two attempts, with the best milestone of the 12th joint. He arrives in Augusta with five top-15 returns in 2025.
Xander Schauffele He had four first 10 goals in his previous six masters and is leaving the back of a 2024 turning point in the majors in which he won his first and second titles.
Collin Morikawa, Ranked a place under Schauffele in the quarter of the world, it also enjoys Augusta and has had three top-10 in his last three departures, ending up joint third in 2024.
Captain of the US Ryder cup Keegan Bradley He is enjoying a sort of Renaissance in his career and is 14th in the world charts.
The 38 -year -old never ended up among the top 20 in Augusta, but won his seventh title PGA Tour at the BMW Championship last year and had two first 10 season this season, making the cut in all seven events he played.
Golf Liv is well represented, with a dozen players from the Saudi -supported circuit that goes to Georgia.
Jon Rahm he won this title in 2023 and perhaps has more possibility of adding to his counting Dustin Johnson (2020), Patrick Reed (2018) and Sergio Garcia (2017) which are all recent samples.
Chile Joaquin Niemann He won twice on the Liv circuit this year and is again advertised as a potential winner, while Bryson Dechambeau He showed that playing the Liv at 54 hole tournaments had not damaged his main aspirations while he won his second US Open title last year
And finally … even if it is not a favorite to win, many eyes will be from Germany Bernhard Langer This week, like the 67 -year -old, he makes his 41st and last start to the 40th anniversary of the first of his two victories.
