The Masters 2026 Player Guide: Profiles and betting angles of the top 50 in the field

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Scottie Scheffler

Masters record (most recent result on the right): 19-18-1-10-1-4

The World No. 1 has been relentless in the major championships since he earned a PGA Tour card. In fact, in the 21 he's played in that period, he's recorded 16 top 10 finishes (and has three wins in the last eight of them). At Augusta National, his arms have played the Hokey Cokey with the Green Jacket (in, out, in, out). But will they be in again this year? His form is under pressure with his approach stats down on what has become expected from him and he broke a run of 19 consecutive top 10 finishes with 12-24-22 in February and March. Good by normal standards, dodgy in Scottie's world, and he hasn't competed since the Players as he awaited the birth of his second child, Remy. 

Angle? He's 6-for-6 at breaking par in a Masters final round and - quirk alert - has signed for a 71 in no less than seven of his 12 weekend laps.

First round record? His last four Augusta Thursdays have reaped 69-68-66-68, good for T6 or better every time.

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Rory McIlroy

Masters record: 20-MC-15-40-25-8-4-10-7-5-21-5-MC-2-MC-22-1

Last year's final round was one of glorious contrasts. One in which the Northern Irishman plopped a simple pitch into water on 13 and launched one of the shots of his life across much scarier water on 15. One in which he played 18 badly in regulation and magnificently on the first extra hole. One in which he flirted with disaster and yet emerged with Career Grand Slam glory. It took him two months to sort out his head afterwards, so what impact will a return to Augusta have on him? Can he become just the fourth man to defend the Green Jacket?

Angle? His last half dozen second rounds at the Masters have witnessed wild variance: two 66s and four failures to break 73.

First round record? He's beaten par just twice in his last nine first rounds at Augusta.

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Jon Rahm

Masters record: 27-4-9-7-5-27-1-45-14

The Spaniard's LIV form is outstanding with his last nine starts there including one win (in Hong Kong last month), half a dozen seconds (three after extra holes) and a pair of fifths. That makes him an undeniable threat. But can he start contending again in the majors? Since his 2023 Masters win, he's made nine starts in them and has never been within four shots of the 54-hole lead. And what of the questions he'll receive about his dispute with the DP World Tour? Will it irritate him? Or will it motivate him?

Angle? He's just 1-for-9 at breaking 70 in a Masters third round and has lost shots to the lead on seven occasions.

First round record? He tied the 18-hole lead with a 65 in 2022, but it's the only time in his last four Augusta Thursdays he's bettered 73. 

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Bryson DeChambeau

Masters record: 21-38-29-34-46-MC-MC-6-5

After seven visits characterised by bombast rather than substance, the LIV star has started to deliver at Augusta. Two years ago, he shared the halfway lead and said: "There were a couple of moments out there where I got the tingles. I'm excited for the future." Then, last year, he led through 56 holes before melting with barely a whimper. Odd though that was, he'll be primed for another good week and arrives off back-to-back wins in Singapore and South Africa. "Incredible relief," he said after the first. Can he make it three on the bounce? He says he has "a couple of good things in the fire" and has made multiple pre-tournament visits to Augusta. 

Angle? His last eight major championship starts have reaped six top 10 finishes. He's a genuine major contender.

First round record? His nine Masters first rounds include four scores of 74+ but also a solo lead (2024), a shared one (2019) and T5 last year. He's also chared the lead in three of his last four starts on LIV.

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Ludvig Åberg

Masters record: 2-7

The sweet-swinging Swede's game always looked a good fit for Augusta given that he is magnificent from the tee, hits a draw-shape if he wants to, and his approaches fly high and drop like stones. It is no surprise, either, that he has ranked 5th and 8th Off the Tee in his two starts. What has been really impressive, however, is how he has taken to the lightning-fast greens, ranking 1st and 9th in Putting. That's rare for a Masters new boy. 

Angle? He's just 1-for-4 with a main tour 54-hole lead and the three failures saw him fail to break 73, most recently when carding 76 to finish T5 in the Players Championship. 

First round record? He was T2 after 18 holes in last year's tournament.

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Xander Schauffele

Masters record: 50-2-17-3-MC-10-8-8

The Californian's capacity to hog the middle lane in the majors continues. He's now ticked off 26 top 20s in 34 starts in them, he's 20-for-26 in the American majors and he's 6-for-8 at Augusta. He was also third in the Players and fourth in the Valspar Championship last month. The only downside? The stats say that he struggles on the Augusta greens.  

Angle? "I'm pretty comfortable here," he said of Augusta in 2023. "I've given myself a chance to win a couple of times. Got that in the back pocket." Five top 10s back that up.

First round record? Just solid in the Masters. He hangs around. He knows that majors are marathons not sprints.

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Cameron Young

Masters record: MC-7-9-MC

Impressively, his two top 10s were not due to just one good round because he hung about the leaderboard's front page all week. Moreover, he was good Off the Tee (1st and 6th) and on the greens (6th and 12th). The worry is his typically poor Around the Greens numbers. "The Ryder Cup (when he top-scored for USA) was a huge learning experience for coping with nerves," he said after winning the Players Championship. To what extent will that new confidence impact him this week? 

Angle? His major championship record is pure boom or bust with six top 10s and nine failures to break the top 60 in 18 starts. 

First round record? He was top 10 after two of his four Augusta Thursdays.

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Matthew Fitzpatrick

Masters record: MC-7-32-38-21-46-34-14-10-22-40

Twelve months ago, the Englishman left Augusta in something of a slump, but he's been increasingly good ever since with the highlights his fourth in the Open and victories in November's DP World Tour Championship and last month's Valspar Championship. After the latter he said: "Delighted with where my game's at, but there's stuff I want to improve. Want to be in the best shape possible for Thursday morning at Augusta."

Angle? Contending in the last major he played is a good sign, but never once being within seven shots of the 54-hole lead in this event is not. 

First round record? He's only gone sub-70 four times in 44 Augusta rounds and never on Thursday (or ever in the 2020s).

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Justin Rose

Masters record: 39-22-5-36-20-11-8-25-14-2-10-2-12-MC-23-7-MC-16-MC-2

He might be 45, but the Englishman remains a world class golfer, winning twice on the PGA Tour (most recently in January) since his play-off agony at Augusta 12 months ago. Of that latter effort, he said: "I went into the place that you dream about going to. I felt so good with my game and my mind. I was laser focused." Can he revive that spirit? We wondered that after he nearly won the 2024 Open and he confounded us. Can he do it again?!

Angle? Pure feast or famine in the majors since 2023: six top 20s and six missed cuts.

First round record? In a word: superb. Three solo leads (including last year) and two shared ones in 20 starts at Augusta.

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Tommy Fleetwood

Masters record: MC-17-36-19-46-14-33-3-21

The profiles noted a silly trend last year, but the Englishman did maintain it because he's now 4-for-4 at finishing top 20 in an even year and 0-for-5 in an odd year. That said, he was close to breaching that mark 12 months ago and he's ranked fourth and third for Tee to Green in that last two years. So what was the difference between T3 in 2024 and T21 last year? He had an ice cold putter last year.

Angle? He seems to have sussed Augusta's Sunday pins. He's carded 69 in the last two years after previously going 74-74-74-76-73-74.

First round record? A slow starter. He's yet to sit inside the top 20 after 18 holes at the Masters. 

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Collin Morikawa

Masters record: 44-18-5-10-3-14

The big question ahead of this year's majors is what impact the two-time major champion's Pebble Beach victory in February will have on his mindset. It was his first win in nearly three years and came after numerous examples of poor golf when contending in a final round. He played Masters Sunday with 2024 winner Scheffler and said afterwards: "After watching Scottie today I know it's doable for me." The biggest worry? The back injury that has restricted his starts in recent weeks.

Angle? He's 5-for-5 at finishing top 20 at the Masters in April (his debut came in November 2020).

First round record? Solid (all in the 69-73 range) but never top 10 after 18 holes at Augusta.

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Patrick Reed

Masters record: MC-22-49-MC-1-36-10-8-35-4-12-3

Ahead of his victory in 2018, the American's course record book was average but he's logged five top 12 finishes in his last six starts and left last year with a bee in his bonnet. "The putter killed me," he said. "Really lost an opportunity to win a Green Jacket because of it. I hit it well enough. I had a chance. I really had a chance today." He's enjoyed playing the DP World Tour this year with two wins and a play-off defeat in January and February.

Angle? Keep it straightforward: he makes a lot of top 20s here.

First round record? His victory at Emirates in January is intriguing. Winners there have a habit of showing up on first and/or final round leaderboards at Augusta.

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Brooks Koepka

Masters record: 33-21-11-2-7-MC-MC-2-45-MC

He's back on the PGA Tour and giving off vibes that the bit is back between his teeth, ticking off a trio of top 20s on the Florida Swing. The five-time major champion also has significant experience of being in the heat of battle at the Masters. He was tied for the lead through 36 holes in 2019 and two shots clear after 36 and 54 holes in 2023. 

Angle? That close call in 2023 notwithstanding, he's beaten 73 just twice in his last 14 laps of Augusta. 

First round record? He's twice tied the Masters first round lead, but seven of his eight other efforts needed at least 73 blows.

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Jordan Spieth

Masters record: 2-1-2-11-3-21-46-3-MC-4-MC-14

Last year's T14 never saw him contend, but it was a reminder that the Texan is a wonderful fit for this test when at his best. Moreover, for all that his very best here came 10 years ago he does have two top four finishes in this decade. So what of form? He has three top 20s in his last five starts but no top 10 in that run - his last was recorded in June - and now labours at No. 61 in the world rankings.

Angle? He's gone 11 majors, stretching back to this event in 2023, since his last top 10.

First round record? Three solo 18-hole leads in 12 starts is formidable but they did all come in his first five visits to Augusta.

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Hideki Matsuyama

Masters record: 27-54-MC-5-7-11-19-32-13-1-14-16-39-21

It would be foolish to say that the Japanese star has started to underwhelm in the majors, not least ahead of the one he won in 2021. But note that between 2013 and 2017 he registered seven top 10 finishes in 19 majors. And since 2018 he's managed just three in 30. He lost in extra holes at the Phoenix Open in February and has struggled with all aspects of his game since then. There was an improvement in his long game when T21 last week in Texas.

Angle? His final round 66 at last year's Masters was his first sub-par Sunday in seven attempts (it also came after a third round 79).

First round record? He was T2 after a 69 when a winner in 2021, but that's one of only two sub-70 first round scores in 14 tries.

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Min Woo Lee

Masters record: 14-MC-22-49

After his promising Masters debut, the Aussie was very chipper about his chances on return, but it hasn't quite happened. Leaving the property last year he admitted: "A lot of learning to do, but I can't wait for whatever the next few years have in store." A significant problem has been his Approach work because he is yet to rank top 30 and it's not a part of the game he's ever excelled at.

Angle? He recorded eight top 30 finishes in his first 12 major championship starts, but in his last five he's missed four cuts either side of T49 at the Masters last year.

First round record? Broken 73 just once in four Augusta first rounds.

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Robert MacIntyre

Masters record: 12-23-MC

A missed cut last year followed two solid efforts at Augusta when his short game, in particular, held up to the test. He was superb in the US Open last June, only denied by JJ Spaun's brilliance, and then added seventh in the Open. After that latter effort he said of his major chances: "I know I've got the game. I feel like it's a matter of time if I just keep piecing it all together. It was important for me to back up the US Open effort and I felt comfortable."

Angle? Recent Masters winners contended in the previous year's last two majors, just as MacIntyre did last year, and he was T2 last week in Texas. 

First round record? Not so good at Augusta: yet to break 73 on Thursday.

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Viktor Hovland

Masters record: 32-21-27-7-MC-21

More swing, and swing coach, changes for the Norwegian recently and he has a best for the year of just T10 in the Phoenix Open. The suspicion lingers, backed up by his Around the Green stats, that he lacks the short game finesse required at Augusta (that might also explain why his trio of major top three finishes have been in the PGA Championship and US Open).

Angle? He's yet to move up a Masters leaderboard on a Sunday.

First round record? He's been T29 or better after each of his six Masters first rounds, including a share of the lead in 2023 after a 65.

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Chris Gotterup

Masters record: Debut

This time last year, the 26-year-old was the winner of one minor PGA Tour event who had then hit a run of 25 starts that included 16 missed cuts and not one top 10. All that changed soon after. First with eight top 30s in nine starts, then came victory in the Scottish Open, third place on his Open debut, and two victories in Hawaii and Phoenix.

Angle? He's impressed these last nine months, but it's hard to look past the difficulties rookies have with winning at Augusta (although they often contend).

First round record? He opened both his wins this year with 63s.

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Shane Lowry

Masters record: MC-39-MC-MC-25-21-3-16-43-42

The Irishman's 2025 major campaign was poor with a best of T40 in the Open on his return to Royal Portrush, scene of his 2019 triumph. Furthermore, if he does get into contention, the shadow of two blown leads this year, in Dubai and Florida, will hang over him. (It's also true that he won five times in the first 12 occasions he was top three with 18 holes to play and the last 13 such instances - as an individual - have drawn a blank.) 

Angle? He closed last year's Masters with an 81 for T42 - but remember that he was bang in the hunt at halfway.

First round record? In five of his 10 Augusta visits, he's been T12 or better after 18 holes.

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Akshay Bhatia

Masters record: 35-42

It is always dangerous to assume these things (see Joaquin Niemann) but there's a sense that the Californian's major record is due an upturn sooner rather than later. T16 at the 2024 US Open is his best effort from nine starts yet the fact that he's been T3 and T13 in the last two Players Championships hints at his potential, as do three PGA titles including last month's Palmer Invitational.

Angle? Lefties like Augusta (Mike Weir, Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson have six wins between them).

First round record? Two of his three best rounds at Augusta (admittedly small sample) have come on Thursday.

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Russell Henley

Masters record: MC-31-21-11-15-30-4-39-MC

He's the world top 20 player everyone consistently under-rates and yet there is plenty in his favour. He's from Georgia, his birthday falls on the final day, he practices with 1987 winner Larry Mize, and he contended in 2023, after which he said: "I had a chance most of the day and it was great to feel in control under pressure." He was also top 10 in both the US Open and Open last summer. 

Angle? He's broken par in his last six final rounds at the Masters so if he can get in mix ...

First round record? He sat top 10 after 18 holes in 2015 and 2017 but he hasn't broken 73 in his last five Thursdays at Augusta.

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Si Woo Kim

Masters record: MC-24-21-34-12-39-29-30

After missing last year's Masters the Korean star's T8 in the PGA Championship was something of a bolt from the blue. It's not that the four-time PGA Tour winner (including the 2017 Players Championship) lacks quality. It's just that he's struggled to display it in the majors. That effort remains his only top 10 in 34 tries. 

Angle? Consistent at the Masters (7-for-8 at finishing top 40) but the first top 10 remains elusive.

First round record? He's bettered par three times in eight attempts at Augusta but is yet to go sub-70.  

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Patrick Cantlay

Masters record: 47-MC-9-17-MC-39-14-22-36

One of the great polarising figures of modern golf, but he doesn't seem to give a damn about it. Or doesn't he? He has no win since 2022 and his T7 at the Valspar Championship in mid-March was his first top 10 of the year. He once said of Augusta: "I love fast, old-school putting greens and this week is the apex of that."

Angle? Despite that, in theory, good fit for Augusta a best of T9 in nine tries is a poor return and he has just two top five finishes in 35 majors.

First round record? Steady (5-for-9 at breaking par) without yet going sub-70.

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Tyrrell Hatton

Masters record: MC-44-56-MC-18-52-34-9-14

It's been a patchy start to the year for the Englishman with third at LIV Adelaide the highlight but just two top 30 finishes in six starts is less than he should be logging. He was scathing of Augusta during his early visits and was therefore tickled to land top 20s in the last two years. 

Angle? Last year's second round 70 was quite the break from the norm: his first sub-73 score on Friday in nine tries.

First round record? After failing to beat 73 in his first four starts, he's now on a run of five efforts never worse than par. 

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Sepp Straka

Masters record: 30-46-16-MC

He might play under the Austrian flag, but the 32-year-old has spent most of his life in Georgia and has said of Augusta: "I'm comfortable here." He backed that up somewhat with T16 in 2024 when he ranked eighth for Tee to Green and it came off T7 in the PGA Championship and T2 in the Open in 2023. But last year's major efforts were a letdown with three missed cuts and T52 in the Open.

Angle? Saturday's pins don't seem to suit him. His three rounds on Masters Moving Day have been 76-74-74.

First round record? His Thursday 70 at Augusta in 2023 is his only sub-73 score in four attempts. 

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Corey Conners

Masters record: MC-46-10-8-6-MC-35-8

Top three through the first three rounds last year, the Canadian closed with a 75 for T8 and admitted: "A sour taste in my mouth right now, but lots of positives once I'm able to reflect." There's no doubt he has the long game for Augusta. He finds its fairways and greens for fun, but when he misses those putting surfaces he is more likely to drop shots than save them.

Angle? A conundrum: career Scrambling at Augusta is below 50% versus career top 10 rate at Augusta of exactly 50%.

First round record? He's been T7 or better after 18 holes in three of the last four Masters. 

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Adam Scott

Masters record: 9-23-MC-33-27-27-25-MC-18-2-8-1-14-38-42-9-32-18-34-54-48-39-22-MC

Quietly, the Aussie has played well in recent majors. He was T10 in the 2024 Open, T19 in last year's PGA Championship and he was second with 18 holes to play in last June's US Open before finishing T12. He was also fourth in this year's Genesis Invitational.

Angle? Just one Masters top 10 in his last 12 visits (but might this be a good opportunity for a Justin Rose-like week?)

First round record? He's twice been T6 after 18 holes in his last 10 starts but on seven occasions didn't break 74.

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Jake Knapp

Masters record: 55

The 31-year-old Californian is relatively raw and untested at major championship level. His first start at Augusta in 2024 was his major bow and the three starts since have seen him miss the cut. But his 2026 form is undeniably superb with returns of 11-5-8-8-6-MC-6 (the appreviated week was the Players Championship). 

Angle? What to make of his scores on debut: 74-76-78-73? He's surely in good enough shape to improve on them.

First round record? For all that form, this year he's mostly been a fast finisher rather than starter.

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Justin Thomas

Masters record: 39-22-17-12-4-21-8-MC-MC-36

In nine of his 10 appearances at Augusta, the two-time PGA Championship winner has carded a score of 73+ before the weekend (five of those times he's signed for a 76+) and it's very difficult to build a challenge off those foundations. Injured at the start of the year, he impressed with T8 at the Players Championship.

Angle? Since winning the 2022 PGA Championship, he has one top 30 (T8 in the 2024 PGA) in 14 major starts including seven missed cuts.

First round record? He's just 3-for-10 at beating 73 on Thursday at Augusta.

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Jason Day

Masters record: 2-WD-3-20-28-10-22-20-5-MC-MC-39-30-8

The Aussie left Augusta in rueful mood last year. "Nice to be in the third group from the end," he said. "But I'm pretty gutted right now. I gave myself opportunities, just didn't take them." He opened 2026 with second in The American Express but hasn't added a top 20 since then.

Angle? Last year's top 20 was a first at Augusta since 2019 but, in all, he is 7-for-14 at hitting that mark.

First round record? He's been top 10 after 18 holes in two of the last three Masters.

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Marco Penge

Masters record: Debut 

What a difference a year makes. This time last year Penge was struggling to assert himself on the DP World Tour. By the end of April he was a winner, by the end of the season a three-time winner and this year he has been the halfway leader of the Genesis Invitational and was fourth in the Valspar Championship.

Angle? He remains very raw in the majors with three missed cuts in the Open and T28 in last year's PGA Championship.

First round record? Tied the lead at Riviera which is a good pointer for Augusta.

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Sungjae im

Masters record: 2-MC-8-16-MC-5

It's not like the Korean to avoid playing. He has a work ethic like no other, playing events on a relentless schedule. But injury forced him to take time out before and after Christmas. He missed two cuts on his return, led through 54 holes at the Valspar Championship before finishing T4 and was T60 in Houston. 

Angle? He's been the Top Asian finisher three times (and once shared top spot with two others).

First round record? Solo 18-hole leader at Augusta in 2020, T4 on his debut at T11 last year.

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Sam Burns

Masters record: MC-29-MC-46

The American put in his best major championship performance at last year's US Open, leading the tournament through 36 and 54 holes before a 78 in the final round saw him tumble to T7. He is, however, yet to suggest that he's worked out how to play Augusta National. 

Angle? His weekend rounds at Augusta read: 78-72, 75-75.

First round record? A 68 in the 2023 Masters had him T6 after 18 holes, but he's also carded a 75, an 80 and a 73 on Thursday.

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Gary Woodland

Masters record: 24-WD-26-MC-MC-MC-32-MC-40-MC-14-MC

The entire world of golf was delighted when the 2019 US Open champion, who had a lesion removed from his brain in 2023 and revealed last month that he had subsequently suffered PTSD, claimed victory in the Houston Open two weeks ago. 

Angle? Exactly half of his second round scores have been 76 or worse at Augusta. 

First round record? In contrast to the above, he is 6-for-12 at sitting T20 or better after 18 holes. 

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JJ Spaun

Masters record: 23-50

2025 was undeniably wonderful for the 35-year-old, taking in play-off defeat at the Players Championship, triumph in the US Open and a very solid Ryder Cup debut (two points from three). That outrageous win does, however, remain his only major top 20 in 10 starts. He'd struggled in the first three months of 2026 but broke that run in style with victory in last week's Texas Open.

Angle? He's yet to end one Masters round within six shots of the lead.

First round record? Carded 74 in both his previous Augusta starts.

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Jacob Bridgeman

Masters record: Debut

The South Carolina golfer ended 2025 ranked 75th in the world and will make his debut at Augusta National inside the world's top 20 thanks to eight top 20 finishes this year including T5 in the Players Championship and a first victory in the Genesis Invitational. The latter is worth noting because winners at Riviera have a historically excellent record in the Masters.

Angle? Form and Riviera suggest a good week - top rookie?

First round record? Difficult to judge but he did get off to a flyer at Riviera.

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Cameron Smith

Masters record: 55-5-51-2-10-3-34-6-MC

It would be foolish to write off the Aussie as a major contender for good but, since he was T6 at Augusta in 2024, it can't be ignored that his performances have nosedived. He followed that effort with T63 in the PGA Championship, T32 in the US Open and then there have been five missed cuts in a row. 

Angle? For the short term, it's hard to look beyond those five major cuts on the bounce.

First round record? His pre-cut rounds in last year's majors read: 71-78, 78-71, 75-73, 72-78.

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Ben Griffin

Masters record: Debut

He closed out 2025 with a third win of the campaign to confirm a wonderful breakthrough on the PGA Tour, but 2026 has been a different kettle of fish. In fact, his record (19-24-28-37-41-MC-MC-MC-28) was, until two weeks ago, only notable for going all too neatly in the wrong direction.

Angle? A rookie, but he did log top 10s in both the PGA Championship and US Open last year.

First round record? Hasn't broken 70 in his last six Thursdays on tour.

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Casey Jarvis

Masters record: Debut 

Two wins on the Sunshine Tour in November gave the 22-year-old confidence and he ran with it to win the Kenya Open and South Africa Open back-to-back on the DP World Tour earlier this year. With the latter came an invitation to the Masters, a prize that focused his mind in the final round.

Angle? Just his second major start after a missed cut in last year's US Open.

First round record? An unknown quantity, but he knows how to go low.

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Daniel Berger

Masters record: 10-27-32-MC-50-21

From the high of 2021, when he earned his fourth PGA Tour title, recorded two major championship top 10s and made the US Ryder Cup team, injury and lost form have taken their toll on the 32-year-old. 

Angle? Led all tournament at Bay Hill last month only to be foiled in extra holes - a reminder of his class for all the fragility since his return from injury.

First round record? His last two Augusta Thursdays reaped 71s which had him T10 and T11 on the leaderboard.

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Harris English

Masters record: MC-42-21-43-22-12

The nearly man of major championship golf in 2025, pushed into a share of second at the PGA Championship and solo second at the Open. Both times by the World No. 1. "Losing to Scottie twice in two majors," he reflected. "The only guy to beat me. Must be playing some good golf." Has he missed his big chance? Or can he revive those memories?

Angle? Masters winners often drop hints in the previous year's majors and he has won at OSU GC (designed by Alister Mackenzie who created Augusta).

First round record? Last year not only saw his best ever Masters finish, he was also T7 after 18 holes. 

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Maverick McNealy

Masters record: 32

A neat debut last year saw him rank 13th Off the Tee and 7th Around the Greens, helped by the fact that, although he was a tournament rookie, he knew the course from a buddy trip with his father. 

Angle? He made the cut in all four majors last year but is yet to land a top 20 after 12 starts.

First round record? He was tied for the lead after 18 holes of this year's Players Championship.

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Max Homa

Masters record: MC-MC-48-43-3-12

Two years ago the Californian was the halfway leader. And last year, an opening 74 had him T51 before he moved through the field over the final 54 holes. But his form remains very dicey and he's yet to record a top 10 finish in 2026. 

Angle? He's playing better than he did ahead of last year's T12 but he's still looking for his best.

First round record? A 67 two years ago had him T3 after 18 holes.

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Nicolai Hojgaard

Masters record: 16-MC

The Dane plays a lot of poor golf. But he also plays plenty of very good golf, too, and this year has witnessed examples of the latter such as T4 in the Dubai Desert Classic, T3 in the Phoenix Open and T2 in the Houston Open. That said, after 12 starts in the major championships, he is still looking for a first top 10. 

Angle? That Augusta debut was sneaky good: he was in the top six all week until falling to T16 on Sunday.

First round record? A 67 had him T3 in the 2024 Masters, a 76 had him outside the cut line last year.

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Brian Harman

Masters record: MC-44-12-MC-MC-MC-36

"Lefties have done pretty well around here," the 2023 Open champion once said. "But it's a long golf course." That latter factor hurts his chances and explains the single top 30 finish in his record book. The stats back it up, showing huge pressure on his long game despite good putting numbers. 

Angle? Probably just look to oppose him in threeballs. 

First round record? He was T2 after 18 holes at the 2021 Masters, but he has three times been at least 12 shots off the pace on Thursday night.

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Aaron Rai

Masters record: 27

The Englishman made a solid Masters debut last year when he sat T7 after 18 holes and ranked top 30 for every stat category other than Putting. He once played county golf for Shropshire, as did past Masters champions Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam.

Angle? He's 0-for-11 at landing a major championship top 10 but has made the cut in his last seven starts in them.

First round record? He's been top 20 after 18 holes in five of his last seven majors.

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Ryan Gerard

Masters record: Debut

In the middle of December the 26-year-old was just outside the world's top 50, knowing that getting inside that mark would earn an invite to Augusta. He looked at the schedule and noted the Mauritius Open. 'At the very worst, it would be a cool trip and a fun story,' he said. It was a good decision: he finished second and got his invite. 

Angle? He dropped a hint about his potential at elite level with T8 in last year's PGA Championship.

First round record? He was T2 after 18 holes in that PGA Championship.

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Ryan Fox

Masters record: 26-39

Some neat form (T7 in the Genesis Invitational then top 10 through 36 holes when T24 in the Palmer Invitational) was disrupted by the need to have his kidney stone removed, a procedure he described as "absolutely brutal". After 25 major championship starts, however, he still lacks one top 10.  

Angle? He's 3-for-4 at beating par before the weekend at the Masters, but has never broken 73 in rounds three or four.

First round record? He's been T17 and T6 in those first two Augusta starts.  

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Rasmus Hojgaard

Masters record: 32

Joined his brother as a European Ryder Cup representative with his appearance in New York last September. He is also playing alongside Nicolai on the PGA Tour this season. He's recorded four top 30s, including last week in Texas, but just the one top 10 (at the Cognizant Classic at the start of last month). 

Angle? His most recent major (last year's Open) was his best (T16) so that's no top 10 now in 10 of them. 

First round record? He opened with a 67 last year.

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