Outside tips to win 2024 Masters: LIV Golf ace, England’s top player, an in-form lefty and two young stars among potential winners
Scottie Scheffler is the heavy favourite heading to the 2024 Masters but there are plenty of other names in contention.
Scheffler’s odds for a second Green Jacket have been slashed following his brilliant start to the year.
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While many people can’t see beyond the superstar American, golf is a difficult game, especially at Augusta National, and a major victory is never a given.
Should Scheffler slip up, a glittering field of contenders will be ready to pounce with Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm among the other favourites.
But further down the field, there’s a host of big names in form and looking to claim one of the biggest titles in the game.
Hideki Matsuyama
The Masters has a long history of repeat winners - in the 87 editions of the famous tournament, 17 players have won a combined 48 times.
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One former champion hoping to claim another Green Jacket this year will be Japan star Matsuyama.
The 32-year-old claimed a historic win in Georgia in 2021 and is in great form heading back to the famous course.
He has not missed a cut all year, claimed a brilliant win at the Genesis and performed well at the API, Phoenix Open and The Players.
And Matsuyama really shines at Augusta. In his 12 appearances, he was the low amateur in 2011, has eight top 20 finishes since and, of course, his crowning moment.
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Joaquin Niemann
LIV Golf stars proved they remain good enough to mix it at the majors last year.
Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed finished top four at the Masters last spring before Koepka claimed PGA Championship glory at Oak Hill.
The in-form LIV star at the moment is Chile’s Niemann.
He has won on the breakaway tour twice already this year, claiming victory in Mayakoba and Jeddah which included an incredible 12-under-par 59 round in Mexico.
He received one of just three special invites from Augusta and will be hoping to repay that faith with a strong showing.
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Will Zalatoris
Zalatoris was heralded as the next golf star when in broke onto the world scene a few years ago and claimed six top ten finishes in his first nine major championships, including two runner-ups.
But a crippling back injury and resulting surgery last year halted his career progress.
He is now fit again, back to his best and has used his time out to fix some issues with his swing and putting.
Zalatoris finished T2 at the Genesis and T4 at the Arnold Palmer and is now ready to kick on again and get back in the winner’s circle.
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Matt Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick is currently England’s top golf star and propelled himself onto the world stage with his stunning victory at the 2022 US Open.
He won two more prestigious titles last year, claiming glory at the RBC Heritage and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
But Fitzpatrick is eager for more major glory to prove his win at The Country Club was not just a one-off.
He finished T10 at Augusta last year and hasn’t missed a cut at the Masters since 2014.
He also performed well at The Players in March and is in good form heading into major season.
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Cameron Young
Young’s lack of professional victory remains one of golf’s most curious story-lines at the moment.
The 26-year-old is a brilliant talent but is yet to truly breakthrough and has instead recorded SEVEN second placed finishes.
He has four top tens in majors in his last seven championships and is becoming known as the ‘The Nearly Man’.
But he is clearly too good not to be a winner and claiming his maiden victory at the Masters would silence his doubters in the perfect way.
Max Homa
It’s a big summer for Homa as he looks to turn his undoubted talent into title-contending runs at the majors.
The 33-year-old American has seven professional wins to his name including victories at the Genesis Invitational and Wells Fargo Championship.
But curiously, he has long struggled in the biggest events.
His best major finish came last time out as he claimed T10 at The Open in July.
Before that, he missed the cut at nine of his 16 majors and it’s now time for him to show his best when it really matters.
He won the Nedback Golf Challenge last November and will be eager to show he can mix it at the majors.
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Brian Harman
There’s a curious quirk at Augusta National that means left-handers have a distinct advantage around the famous course.
Thanks to the number of dog-legs and the need to shape shots, over the last 20 tournaments, a lefty has won it six times! Considering the vast ratio in favour of right-handers in the field each year, this is a remarkable stat.
The leading lefty this year is Harman.
The Georgia-native claimed The Open title last July, blitzing the field at Hoylake to secure his first major.
While he doesn’t have a good record at Augusta, his Open win has given him a new lease of life and the confidence needed to mix it at the top of the game.
He is also in fine form having finished second at The Players last month.
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