Ranking the Masters: 1 sentence for all 91 players in the field
The first Masters since 1994 that doesn't include either Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson tees off Thursday with 91 people in the field.
It's once again a mix of young and old, veterans and rookies, elite professionals and real estate agents.
Here's how we see the field heading into this year's event.
91. Fred Couples - The 66-year-old already holds the record for oldest golfer to make a Masters cut and is now chasing the mark for oldest to shoot under par at Augusta.
90. Mike Weir - It'll likely be a short stay at Augusta for Weir, who hasn't made a cut at the event in 11 years except the fall Masters in 2020.
89. Jose Maria Olazabal - The two-time champ still possesses a world-class short game but will be in tough to make the cut with his 256-yard average driving distance.
88. Vijay Singh - Making the cut probably isn't in the cards for the 63-year-old, but at least he'll get another front-row seat for the Bryson DeChambeau driving range show.
87. Brandon Holtz (a) - The Masters is a tradition unlike any other where a 39-year-old realtor who played college basketball at Illinois State can battle the likes of Rory and Scottie based on his U.S. Mid-Amateur championship win.
86. Mateo Pulcini (a) - The burly Argentine went bananas with his putter down the stretch to win the Latin America Amateur Championship and book a Masters spot.
85. Fifa Laopakdee (a) - The Arizona State star was nicknamed "Fifa" due to his dad's love for soccer. He admitted to singing Bruno Mars during the final round of his Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship win to calm his nerves.
84. Jackson Herrington (a) - The only thing you need to know about the University of Tennessee standout is that his nickname is "Fridge."
83. Ethan Fang (a) - The highest-ranked amateur in the field booked his trip to Augusta by becoming the second American since 1979 to win the Amateur Championship in England.
82. Mason Howell (a) - If you feel good about your accomplishments in life, just know that the U.S. Amateur winner shot 59 at age 14 and will play the Masters as an 18-year-old before graduating high school.
81. Angel Cabrera - The 2009 champ returns but will have a battle with Pulcini to be the low Argentine in the field.
80. Bubba Watson - Yes, he's won here twice, but Watson hasn't posted a top-25 finish in any of LIV Golf's 56-player events this year.
79. Brian Campbell - Somehow posted two stunning wins last year but has as many scores in the 80s as he does in the 60s over his past 11 rounds.
78. Naoyuki Kataoka - The world's 366th-ranked golfer finds himself in the Masters thanks to an incredible final-round comeback from seven strokes behind to win last year's Japan Open.
77. Danny Willett - The man who broke Jordan Spieth's heart has yet to post a top-40 finish worldwide this year.
76. Andrew Novak - Novak won two different two-person team events last season, but until the Masters adopts that format, we won't expect too much from him at Augusta.
75. Sami Valimaki - A Finnish flag will fly at Augusta thanks to Valimaki, but that might be his lone highlight given his five missed cuts in six career major starts.
74. Matt McCarty - Although McCarty was brilliant in his first Masters last year with a top-15 finish, he's struggled mightily since the TOUR left the West Coast at the end of February.
73. Davis Riley - Has been dreadful this season but did post a T21 at the Masters last year.
72. Charl Schwartzel - The 2011 champion flashed with a T10 in 2022, but he hasn't been overly successful at the last three Masters.
71. Kristoffer Reitan - Making his Masters debut, he'll give Viktor Hovland some Norwegian company.
70. Casey Jarvis - The Masters rookie has lit up the DP World Tour this season with two wins plus a second- and third-place showing already.
69. Zach Johnson - The 2007 champion has just one top-10 finish outside of the Champions Tour in the last five years: last year's Masters.
68. Haotong Li - China's top male golfer finished T4 at last year's Open Championship, his only major start since 2022.
67. Carlos Ortiz - With scores of 82-71 in his only Masters appearance five years ago, it's doubtful the LIV Golf member will make much noise this week.
66. Aaron Rai - He showed well in his Masters debut last year but missed the cut in both of his March starts.
65. Michael Kim - While he looked fairly comfortable in Texas last weekend, he has just one other finish inside the top-30 on TOUR this season.
64. Nico Echevarria - A boom-or-bust candidate, he's already got a win this year but has also missed the cut five times.
63. Kurt Kitayama - Volatility should be expected from Kitayama, who had a 14-shot swing over the weekend at his last Masters with rounds of 82 and 68.
62. Harry Hall - The Englishman has the short game to compete anywhere, but Augusta's demanding approaches will be a major issue for him.
61. Sam Stevens - The opposite of Hall, with elite ball-striking and a questionable short game that will likely keep him from contending in his debut.
60. Aldrich Potgieter - The ball-bashing South African will likely lead the field in driving distance but probably remains too big a question mark around the greens to compete.
59. Tom McKibbin - Try as he might, we're betting that this year won't produce a second Masters winner from Holywood, Northern Ireland.
58. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen - He hasn't exactly lit the world on fire since winning the Australian Open, but at 25th on the TOUR in first-round scoring, he could be worth a Thursday bet.
57. Michael Brennan - The rookie's averaging an outrageous 321 yards off the tee but has been a nightmare on the greens.
56. Nick Taylor - While he's elite at avoiding bogeys, he's never finished inside the top 20 of a major championship.
55. Keegan Bradley - His bad history at Augusta and poor form so far this season are a suboptimal combo.
54. Sergio Garcia - He seems content enough to do the Champions Dinners, play two rounds, and exit, considering he's missed six of seven Masters cuts since claiming his green jacket.
53. Sungjae Im - Something of a "horse for course" candidate with three top-eight finishes in six Masters starts.
52. Ryan Gerard - He wanted to get into the Masters so badly that he traveled over 10,000 miles to Mauritius to bring his world ranking inside the top 50 with a runner-up finish.
51. Wyndham Clark - He made headlines for smashing up his locker at the U.S. Open, which nobody would dream of doing at Augusta.
50. Alex Noren - Augusta's been a bit of a house of horrors for the Swede, who owns a 75.4 scoring average in four appearances.
49. Ben Griffin - The Masters rookie had two top-10 finishes in majors last year and finally gets his first start in a tournament he wouldn't attend as a spectator until he qualified.
48. Max Greyserman - He's an excellent putter, but unless he has an out-of-body experience tee-to-green, he likely won't do much this week.
47. Johnny Keefer - He absolutely destroys the ball off the tee but ranks 144th on the PGA TOUR in putting and has never seen Augusta's treacherous greens before.
46. Cameron Smith - He still has one of the best short-game skill sets in the world, but nothing we've seen on LIV Golf suggests he's in the form needed to contend at Augusta.
45. Dustin Johnson - One brilliant round from DJ seems likely, but four solid ones to claim a second green jacket seem out of the question.
44. J.J. Spaun - What had been a rough season for last year's U.S. Open sensation improved drastically with last week's win in Texas.
43. Maverick McNealy - He's above average at just about everything but doesn't have one standout elite trait.
42. Max Homa - The popular Homa finished third and 12th in his last two starts at Augusta despite not flashing much form entering.
41. Ryan Fox - As long as he's fully recovered from his recent surgery for kidney stones, Fox has the type of power and precision in the long game to make noise.
40. Marco Penge - The Englishman is known for his prodigious drives but seems likely to struggle with the challenging approaches in his first Masters start.
39. Rasmus Hojgaard - Currently the lesser Hojgaard twin, he has just one top-20 finish on the PGA TOUR this season.
38. Harris English - A model of consistency, with seven finishes between 21st and 28th in eight TOUR starts this year.
37. Shane Lowry - Lowry could find a little extra motivation in the potential of his good friend Rory McIlroy helping him put on the green jacket Sunday evening.
36. Gary Woodland - After notching one of the most emotional wins in recent memory two weeks ago at Houston, he'll be one of the biggest fan favorites on site.
35. Justin Thomas - It's been a mixed bag for Thomas since his return from back surgery, and his history at Augusta National is a mixed bag too.
34. Daniel Berger - He's not the rising star he once was, but Berger does have two top-six finishes on TOUR already this year.
33. Sepp Straka - The state of Georgia's favorite Austrian has three top-15 finishes in his last five events.
32. Sam Burns - He's never really figured out Augusta's layout, with zero top-25 finishes in his career.
31. Brian Harman - Given Harman's glacial pace of play, TV execs are probably happy he missed three of his last four Masters cuts.
30. Jason Day - Sure, there's golf to be played, but Day's biggest contributions this week will be fashion-related.
29. Patrick Cantlay - He's fallen off a cliff in majors, perhaps because he's too focused on penny-pinching in the PGA TOUR boardroom.
28. Jake Knapp - His effortless power jumps off the screen, and so far this season, he's got the putting to match.
27. Brooks Koepka - Koepka's return to the PGA TOUR has been underwhelming, but he'll want to move the needle in his first major since departing LIV.
26. Jordan Spieth - Whether he wins by six or hits three balls into Rae's Creek, Spieth at Augusta is never boring.
25. Nicolai Hojgaard - Currently the superior Hojgaard, he can make a boatload of birdies - a very useful skill at Augusta.
24. Jacob Bridgeman - The putting magician has displayed impressive all-around improvement, winning at Riviera and finishing 18th or better in every event this year.
23. Corey Conners - Although he won't win, Conners should be relevant based on his four top-10 Masters finishes in the last five years.
22. Russell Henley - Similar to Conners, he won't win, but he'll likely hang around based on four top-10 finishes in his last six majors.
21. Si Woo Kim - He's sure to entertain given his electric play this year and a short temper that once led him to break his putter at the Masters and putt with a 3-wood ... while in sixth place!
20. Min Woo Lee - The Aussie sensation dialed back his lightning-fast swing speed this season to great effect - and that could play exceptionally well at Augusta.
19. Viktor Hovland - Perhaps the biggest enigma in the field, Hovland has the swing to contend for the green jacket, provided he remains pleased with it for four days in a row.
18. Adam Scott - The 2013 champion is somehow one of the longest men on TOUR this season and could be a real threat for green jacket No. 2.
17. Robert MacIntyre - An elite left-handed driver of the golf ball is a perfect fit for Augusta.
16. Tyrrell Hatton - His early major struggles are a thing of the past, with four top-16 finishes in the notoriously sour Englishman's last eight events.
15. Collin Morikawa - With three top-10s in six Masters starts, Morikawa is a serious threat to win ... if his back holds up.
14. Akshay Bhatia - The 24-year-old has taken a huge leap in the last 12 months, and a solid major showing is the next logical achievement to add to his burgeoning resume.
13. Hideki Matsuyama - Whether or not he contends this week, the 2021 winner will hit at least three short-game shots that leave you wondering how on earth he pulled them off.
12. Chris Gotterup - He's just the third golfer to make a Masters debut with four PGA TOUR wins already on his resume.
11. Justin Rose - After his electric Sunday charge fell just short last year, Rose got back on the horse, won another Ryder Cup, and claimed the trophy at Torrey Pines.
10. Patrick Reed - Has always ripped it at Augusta regardless of which Tour he calls home and shows up this year brimming with confidence from an electric start to the year.
9. Xander Schauffele - He appears to be recapturing his explosive 2024 form with two top-four showings in his last two starts.
8. Tommy Fleetwood - The Fleetwoods are looking for two things at Augusta: a green jacket for Tommy and a dry tee shot for son Frankie in the par-3 contest.
7. Matthew Fitzpatrick - He's the hottest player on the PGA TOUR, with a runner-up finish and a victory in his last two starts.
6. Ludvig Aberg - If tournaments ended Saturday, Aberg might already have a green jacket and five PGA TOUR wins.
5. Cameron Young - The Players champion now has the all-around game to match his prodigious power, and his first major title is coming up fast.
4. Jon Rahm - He might have the perfect recipe for Masters success: strong course history, excellent recent form, world-class talent, and a chip on his shoulder.
3. Rory McIlroy - We're going to watch last year's final-round highlights 15 times this week whether he plays well this year or not.
2. Bryson DeChambeau - The big golfer enters on the heels of back-to-back LIV wins, making his case to be No. 1 on this list.
1. Scottie Scheffler - He's looked somewhat human of late and welcomed his second child two weeks ago ... so Scottie by five shots sounds about right.