I’m not alone, but this is my favorite event of the year. It’s just different. It means a little bit more, and everyone knows it. The nostalgia of it all, the pomp and circumstance, I love all of it. It’s familiar. It’s your favorite t-shirt fresh out of the dryer. Magnolia Lane. The azaleas. Eldrick on Sunday. I can’t get enough of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment and check out my Masters Players Guide<\/a>. It features a quick look at every player in this year’s field, including their recent history at Augusta National, their best career finish here, along with a statistical look at their recent form heading into the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more course details, check out Ron’s<\/a> course preview<\/a>. It’s the best in the business, bar none. I highly suggest checking out his Winning Trends<\/a> and Putting breakdown<\/a> as well. Per Ron, here’s an important tidbit about Augusta National:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Augusta National Golf Club is a par-72 course that will stretch out to its longest distance ever for this year’s event at 7,545 yards. At that length, it measures as the 8th longest course in the annual Tour rotation. With a premium on thoughtful, strategic play, every hole offers players bail-out options if the goal is to survive with par. Yet birdie opportunities abound for those who wish to be more aggressive and take on the risk that most holes provide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the past five events, the average score has been 1.14 strokes over par, which ranks as the second-toughest annual course on Tour. Only one of the par-3 holes plays over 180 yards, yet due to the bunkering and difficult green complexes, they rank as the second-toughest group of par-3s, averaging 0.15 strokes over par.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The four par-5s are the holes that bring the most excitement to the course each year. One of the shortest groups of par-5s on Tour averaging only 561 yards per hole, each is reachable in two shots and averages a birdie or better rate at 39.2%. With eagle chances possible on each one, they are the essence of risk-reward holes. This is especially true on the 13th and 15th, where stray approaches will be eaten up by the water hazards.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n My goal with this piece is to touch on the golfers I’m targeting this week. There are millions of ways to bet on this beautiful game, so I’ll share my opinion on the best way to bet on each golfer in my player pool at this week’s event. When pricing out finishing position bets (T5, T10, T20s, etc.), I’ll often lean towards BetMGM<\/a> even if there’s a better number elsewhere because of MGM’s advantageous dead-heat rules. So know the rules of the books that you’re betting on! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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