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Until the Raiders aren't painful to watch this is my favorite sports week of the year: Masters Week.
Will Jack, Tom Watson and Gary Player still be the honorary starters?
Speaking of which, when they are done with that duty who do you think will be the next ones? Johnny Miller, Ben Crenshaw, Ray Floyd?

Who are the favorites? Will Rory repeat? Will Matsuyama? Will a European player wear the green jacket this year: Aberg, Rahm, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Fitzpatrick, Macintyre?
Scottie Scheffler isn't playing his best, will he get it squared away this week and be in contention on Sunday?
Will someone's hopes for the jacket drown on Amen Corner?

I CAN'T WAIT!

Fleetwood is my dark horse to win it. I always pull for Bryson...lol. It should be an interesting Masters.

Dr Death wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 2:46 pm Fleetwood is my dark horse to win it. I always pull for Bryson...lol. It should be an interesting Masters.

I think Fleetwood has a great chance to win this; he is always hanging around leader boards.

Pick 5 players, Where they finish in the standings is the points they earn. Lowest combined standings points will be declared the winner. If a player you have picked, doesn't make the cut, he will be awarded a point total one more than the last man to make the cut.

I'll post my 5 before the start of the tournament.

Here is a list of the invitees.


https://www.masters.com/en_US/players/i ... index.html

My team for the Masters.

My pick to win: Jon Rahm

Scottie Scheffler
Hideki Matsuyama
Justin Rose
Jon Rahm
Bryson DeChambeau

WINNER: Tommy Fleetwood

Tommy Fleetwood
J. J. Spaun
Scottie Scheffler
Cameron Young
Ludvig Aberg

Still time to get in. Starts this Thursday.

I'll throw a hundy silver $$$ into the pot for sweetner.

Attyla...Death....Bueller.... Bueller...

First round (Thursday)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. -- Johnny Keefer, Haotong Li

7:50 a.m. -- Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz

8:02 a.m. -- José María Olazábal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter

8:14 a.m. -- Ángel Cabrera, Sami Välimäki, Jackson Herrington (a)

8:26 a.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Max Greyserman, Ryan Fox

8:38 a.m. -- Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Højgaard

8:50 a.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis

9:02 a.m. -- Bubba Watson, Nico Echavarria, Brandon Holtz (a)

9:19 a.m. -- Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Jake Knapp

9:31 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor

9:43 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day

9:55 a.m. -- Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia

10:07 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele

10:19 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley

10:31 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (a)

10:43 a.m. -- Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren

11:03 a.m. -- Sam Stevens, Sungjae Im

11:15 a.m. -- Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell

11:27 a.m. -- Mike Weir, Wyndham Clark, Mateo Pulcini (a)

11:39 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nicolai Højgaard

11:51 a.m. -- Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang (a)

12:03 p.m. -- Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman

12:15 p.m. -- Fred Couples, Min Woo Lee, Fifa Laopakdee (a)

12:27 p.m. -- Sergio García, Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman

12:44 p.m. -- Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Michael Brennan

12:56 p.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Tyrrell Hatton

1:08 p.m. -- Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg

1:20 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka

1:32 p.m. -- Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas

1:44 p.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland

1:56 p.m. -- Harris English, Marco Penge, Si Woo Kim

Second round (Friday)

Tee No. 1

7:40 a.m. -- Samuel Stevens, Sungjae Im

7:50 a.m. -- Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell

8:02 a.m. -- Mike Weir, Wyndham Clark, Mateo Pulcini (a)

8:14 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nicolai Højgaard

8:26 a.m. -- Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang (A)

8:38 a.m. -- Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman

8:50 a.m. -- Fred Couples, Min Woo Lee, Fifa Laopakdee (a)

9:02 a.m. -- Sergio Garcia, Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman

9:19 a.m. -- Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Michael Brennan

9:31 a.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Tyrrell Hatton

9:43 a.m. -- Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg

9:55 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka

10:07 a.m. -- Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas

10:19 a.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland

10:31 a.m. -- Harris English, Marco Penge, Si Woo Kim

10:51 a.m. -- John Keefer, Haotong Li

11:03 a.m. -- Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz

11:15 a.m. -- José María Olazábal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter

11:27 a.m. -- Angel Cabrera, Sami Valimaki, Jackson Herrington (a)

11:39 a.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Max Greyserman, Ryan Fox

11:51 a.m. -- Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Højgaard

12:03 p.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis

12:15 p.m. -- Bubba Watson, Nicolas Echavarria, Brandon Holtz (a)

12:32 p.m. -- Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Jake Knapp

12:44 p.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor

12:56 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day

1:08 p.m. -- Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia

1:20 p.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele

1:32 p.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley

1:44 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (a)

1:56 p.m. -- Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren

TV SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 9

On The Range

8:30-10:30 am: CBS Sports Digital, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

First Round Broadcast

1-3 pm: Prime Video

3-7:30 pm: ESPN, ESPN App

Friday, April 10

On The Range

8:30-10:30 am: CBS Sports Digital, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Second Round Broadcast

1-3 pm: Prime Video

3-7:30 pm: ESPN, ESPN App

Saturday, April 11

On The Range

10 am-noon: CBS Sports Digital, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Third Round Broadcast

Noon-2 pm & 2-7 pm: Paramount+
2-7 pm: CBS

Sunday, April 12

On The Range

10 am-noon: CBS Sports Digital, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Final Round Broadcast

Noon-2 pm & 2-7 pm: Paramount+
2-7 pm: CBS

Sad to say (I've been a Jack Nicklaus fan since the 60's) it's beginning to look like this might have been Jack's last year on the ceremonial tee. Player is older I think but poor Jack can barely hit the ball. I hate father time.

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48 ... 26-gesture

Mac flips the bird at the course. Headline on ESPN's golf page says 'at the green' but he was way back in the fairway, he had just gone into the water, so it wasn't a putt. Don't see that too often.

Rory laps the field; 6 shot lead going into the weekend

The patrons are going nuts for him

My boy Bryson has left the building. Didn't see that coming from him.



Better look out for everyone's favorite whipping boy... Patrick Reed. The guy is possibly the best iron player in the field. Two more days ... anything could happen because; golf.