FACTS & FIGURES
Event: The 88th Masters Tournament
Dates: April 11-14
Site: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia Length: 7,555 yards
Par: 36-36—72
Purse: To be determined ($18 million in 2023)
Field: 88 players (five amateurs), with one spot open for Texas Open winner.
Cut: Top 50 and ties. Defending champion: Jon Rahm, Spain
Tiger tales: Five-time champion Tiger Woods has never missed the cut as a pro at the Masters. He has played only 24 holes of tournament golf this year, most recently six holes on Feb. 16 in the Genesis Invitational.
LIV and Let Live: The field features 13 players (seven Masters champions) who play for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Grand Slam, Part X: Rory McIlroy tries a 10th time to win the Masters and complete the career Grand Slam. He has gone 10 years since winning his last major.
The Newcomers: Two players in the top 10 in the world, U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark (4) and Ludvig Aberg (9), are making their Masters debuts.
The Odds (FanDuel Sportsbook): Scottie Scheffler (+430), Rory McIlroy (+1100), Jon Rahm (+1300), Brooks Koepka (+2000), Jordan Spieth and Viktor Hovland (+2100), Tiger Woods (+16000).
Key Stat: Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark are the only players to win on the PGA Tour this year while ranked in the top 50 in the world. Quoteworthy: “I’m looking forward to hopefully having a great Sunday back-nine showdown with some of those great players because at the end of the day it’s what golf and spectators deserve.”– Jon Rahm.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN); Saturday, 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 2-7 p.m. (CBS).