Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2024) will be back amid the azaleas to defend his title. Scheffler hasn’t been quite as dominant this year on the PGA tour, but is coming off a second-place finish at his last tournament at the Houston Open. A year ago at this point in the season Scheffler had already won two tournaments and was ranked No. 1 in the world. Still, Scheffler remains the betting favorite (9-2) over Rory McIlroy (13-2), Ludvig Aberg (14-1) and Collin Morikawa (14-1), according to BetMGM.
Participating players have ties to most states and more than 25 countries. Use this spreadsheet which includes each player’s birthplace, residence and college where relevant. Find players with connections to your city or state to localize this event. Source: The Masters.
Only the top 50 players and ties make it through to the weekend. Columbia native and Dutch Fork High School graduate Dustin Johnson won the 2020 Masters Tournament.
The first two rounds on Thursday and Friday will be broadcast on ESPN beginning at 3 p.m. ET, while CBS will cover the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. ET. If you’re looking for more coverage, Paramount+ which will offer exclusive livestream coverage on Saturday and Sunday from 12-2 p.m. ET before CBS takes over.
Augusta National requires its patrons to leave their cellphones and other electronic devices behind. In place of those security blankets, there are several public telephone banks of those throwback devices from days gone by.