FACTS & FIGURES
Event: The 88th Masters Tournament
Dates: April 11-14
Site: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.
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, noon-4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Saturday, noon-4 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (CBS).