Players will begin the practice rounds for the 2023 Masters on April 3rd, as Masters Week is already all but here.' Since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002, Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win and become the first person to win consecutive Masters tournaments.' The second favorite, barely ahead of Jon Rahm and slightly behind Scheffler, is Rory McIlroy is slotted to bring home his career Grand Slam.
Last year, there were many LIV Golf rumors circulating around the Augusta trees, but the breakaway circuit had not yet held its inaugural competition. The LIV Golfers and PGA Tour golfers will now tee off at Augusta for the first time following the significant breakup, as The Masters Tournament is managed by Augusta National, which has its own admission standards.
As it did not alter that standard for this year, 18 LIV golfers, including six previous Masters champions, were invited to Augusta and are anticipated to compete. The highest LIV-defect'odds are held by Cameron Smith, who switched from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf after winning the British Open at St. Andrews last year. At Augusta National, he has had'one of the most spectacular recent runs of performance without a victory. In four of the previous five years, he finished in the top 10 at Augusta, including a finish for T3 last year and T2 in 2020.
The three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson is also anticipated to play after missing last year’s event because to the aftermath from his remarks regarding Saudi Arabia and LIV Golf.