This week's field includes:
- The field includes just all of the players in the top 50 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings.
- The field includes 19 of the Top 25 on this year's PGA Tour money list. The players not in the field this year on the top-25 of the money list is Ryuji Imada, D.J. Trahan, Chad Campbell, Bart Bryant, Jeff Quinney and Steve Marino.
- The field includes 18 past champions: Zach Johnson (2007), Phil Mickelson (2006 & '04), Tiger Woods (2005, '02, '01 & 1997), Mike Weir (2003), Vijay Singh (2001), Jose Maria Olazabal (1999 & '94), Mark O'Meara (1998), Ben Crenshaw (1995 & '84), Bernhard Langer (1993 & '85), Fred Couples (1992), Ian Woosnam (1991), Sandy Lyle (1988), Larry Mize (1997), Craig Stadler (1982), Tom Watson (1981 & '77), Fuzzy Zoeller (1979), Gary Player (1978, '74, '61) and Raymond Floyd (1976).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Masters field are these performance charts, one with the players listed alphabetically and the other with the players listed by average finish.
One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Masters in the last five years.
Time to look at our who's hot and who isn't:
| Who's Hot: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Houston | Zurich | CA Puerto Rico |
Palmer | PODS | Honda | Accenture Mayakoba |
L.A. | Pebble | FBR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | DNP | DNP | 5th | Win | DNP | DNP | Win | DNP | DNP | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vijay Singh | DNP | DNP | T2nd | T3rd | DNP | DNP | T5th | T36th | 2nd | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoff Ogilvy | T2nd | DNP | Win | T14th | T10th | DNP | T33rd | Cut | DNP | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Mickelson | T23rd | DNP | T20th | T21st | DNP | DNP | T17th | Win | Cut | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Cink | DNP | DQ | T20th | DNP | T2nd | DNP | 2nd | DNP | DNP | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woody Austin | DNP | T4th | T44th | T17th | DNP | T30th | T5th | DNP | DNP | T34th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K.J. Choi | T11th | DNP | T12th | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5th | T7th | DNP | T20th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Padraig Harrington | T26th | T4th | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17th | T3rd | T14th | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who's Not: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Houston | Zurich | CA Puerto Rico |
Palmer | PODS | Honda | Accenture Mayakoba |
L.A. | Pebble | FBR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Hayes | Cut | DNP | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olin Browne | Cut | Cut | DNP | DNP | T61st | Cut | Cut | Cut | T43rd | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brett Rumford | Cut | 80th | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | 73rd | DNP | Cut | Cut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Collins | Cut | Cut | T61st | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cody Freeman | Cut | DNP | Cut | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | T59 | Cut | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris DiMarco | DNP | Cut | DNP | DNP | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | T54th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Who to Watch at the Masters:
Of course, everyone's favorite:
| Tiger Woods | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | T3 | Win | T22 | T15 | Win | Win | 5 | T18 | T8 | Win | Cut |
He is so popular that the bookies can't make him any lower of a bet. I would say that the chances of victory is 3 in 4. He is that good and really hungry to win the grand slam this year.
Best Bets, other than Tiger:
| Retief Goosen | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | T3 | T3 | T13 | T13 | 2 | Cut | T40 | - | Cut | - | - |
He is completely flying under the radar as nobody is even thinking of him. Look at his record: three, top-three finishes in a row, plus he is coming into his own with his game. A victory by the Goose shouldn't surprise anyone.
| Geoff Ogilvy | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T24 | T16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
You know that it's only a matter of time before an Australian wins this event, and it very well could be Ogilvy. He's playing great, has a lot of confidence, patience and poise to win.
| Phil Mickelson | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T24 | Win | 10 | Win | 3 | 3 | 3 | T7 | T6 | T12 | Cut | 3 |
Lots of question marks. Can Mickelson get his putter going? You never know which Phil will tee off on Thursday, but you have to like him for his past accomplishments at Augusta National.
Best of the rest:
| Padraig Harrington | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T7 | T27 | Cut | T13 | Cut | T5 | T27 | T19 | - | - | - | - |
Has been working hard to have all parts of his game peaking at just the right time. He used this same method before his victory in the British Open.
| Vijay Singh | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T13 | T8 | T5 | T6 | T6 | 7 | T18 | Win | T24 | Cut | T17 | T39 |
Has been cruising under the radar as well. Could this be his week to shine? We have been waiting for it all year, it just seems like everything is coming together for him this week.
| Justin Rose | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | - | - | T22 | T39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Big favorite this week. He's the best European player right now. He played very well in the Masters last year.
| K.J. Choi | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T27 | Cut | T33 | 3 | T15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K.J. could be the best Asian to play in the majors and would love to be the first Asian to win a major. Has a good chance here/. If he gets the putter rolling he can do it.
| Adam Scott | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T27 | T27 | T33 | Cut | T23 | T9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
We know that he has the talent to win a major, but we haven't seen the true Adam Scott show up for a major.
| Luke Donald | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T10 | T42 | T3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hasn't had a stellar year, but he can play this course. Look for a strong performance from him.
Long shots that could come through:
| Fred Couples | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T30 | T3 | T39 | T6 | T28 | T36 | 26 | T11 | T27 | T2 | T7 | T15 |
Everyone has been asking him about his cut streak, but Freddie is healthy again and playing great golf. He may surprise a lot of folks this week.
| Vaughn Taylor | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T10 | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
He is a local guy that reminds you a lot of Larry Mize, and you see what happened to him 20 years ago.
