It's here!

Happy Masters Week to everyone.

Taking Thursday and Friday off this year rather than half-assed working at the office.

Here is the field and the odds:

Dustin Johnson +900 9/1
Bryson Dechambeau +1000 10/1
Jordan Spieth +1100 11/1
Justin Thomas +1100 11/1
Jon Rahm +1300 13/1
Rory McIlroy +1900 19/1
Patrick Cantlay +2200 22/1
Xander Schauffele +2500 25/1
Brooks Koepka +2800 28/1
Collin Morikawa +2900 29/1
Patrick Reed +3200 32/1
Tony Finau +3500 35/1
Viktor Hovland +3500 35/1
Lee Westwood +3800 38/1
Paul Casey +3800 38/1
Cameron Smith +3900 39/1
Daniel Berger +3900 39/1
Sungjae Im +3900 39/1
Hideki Matsuyama +4000 40/1
Scottie Scheffler +4000 40/1
Webb Simpson +4300 43/1
Matthew Fitzpatrick +4600 46/1
Tyrrell Hatton +4700 47/1
Adam Scott +4900 49/1
Sergio Garcia +4900 49/1
Tommy Fleetwood +4900 49/1
Bubba Watson +6000 60/1
Jason Day +6000 60/1
JoaquIn Niemann +6000 60/1
Louis Oosthuizen +9000 90/1
Will Zalatoris +9000 90/1
Abraham Ancer +9500 95/1
Corey Conners +9500 95/1
Billy Horschel +10000 100/1
Justin Rose +10000 100/1
Max Homa +10000 100/1
Shane Lowry +10000 100/1
Brian Harman +12000 120/1
Harris English +12000 120/1
Jason Kokrak +12000 120/1
Matt Wallace +12000 120/1
Matthew Wolff +12000 120/1
Victor Perez +12000 120/1
Matt Kuchar +14000 140/1
Cameron Champ +16000 160/1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +16000 160/1
Francesco Molinari +16000 160/1
Ian Poulter +16000 160/1
Marc Leishman +16000 160/1
Phil Mickelson +16000 160/1
Robert MacIntyre +16000 160/1
Si Woo Kim +16000 160/1
Carlos Ortiz +18000 180/1
Danny Willett +18000 180/1
Dylan Frittelli +18000 180/1
Gary Woodland +18000 180/1
Matt Jones +18000 180/1
Kevin Kisner +19000 190/1
Ryan Palmer +21000 2210/1
Sebastian Munoz +21000 2210/1
Zach Johnson +21000 2210/1
Kevin Na +24000 240/1
Lanto Griffin +25000 250/1
Brendon Todd +29000 290/1
CT Pan +29000 290/1
Mackenzie Hughes +29000 290/1
Bernd Wiesberger +35000 350/1
Charl Schwartzel +35000 350/1
Henrik Stenson +35000 350/1
Martin Laird +35000 350/1
Michael Thompson +35000 350/1
Brian Gay +40000 400/1
Hudson Swafford +50000 500/1
Jimmy Walker +50000 500/1
Stewart Cink +50000 500/1
Bernhard Langer +90000 900/1
Fred Couples +90000 900/1
Jim Herman +90000 900/1
Robert Streb +90000 900/1
Tyler Strafaci +90000 900/1
Vijay Singh +90000 900/1
Charles Osborne +100000 1000/1
Ian Woosnam +100000 1000/1
Joe Long +100000 1000/1
Jose Maria Olazabal +100000 1000/1
Larry Mize +100000 1000/1
Mike Weir +100000 1000/1
Sandy Lyle +100000

I know I am biased but Ryan Palmer seems like a great value at this price. He's been playing consistently well and is currently ranked 31st in the world. Maybe there is something in his game that doesn't translate well to ANGC that I am unaware of. Regardless, I will be cheering him on.

Westwood at 38/1 is interesting value

Are we doing a Masters pick'em this year??

I would set it up but I'm excel-dumb.

Fore Left! said:

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Westwood at 38/1 is interesting value

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Really would like him to win one after his career and for us olds.

Masters.com has a free Fantasy Pick 'em contest. Not sure if there's a limit to the number of people in each league or not.

You pick 4 total players
- a First Timer
- a Past Champion
- an American player
- an International player
- tie breaker (number of total pars throughout the week by all players combined)

The scoring is Modified Stableford so it rewards picking aggressive players who make a lot of red numbers.

Anyway, this could be an option for on here so one person does not have to keep tabs on their own.

I'd be happy to create the league on there and share the link if people want to go that route. I already have another league created, it's quite simple.

I can't believe Koepka is there after having surgery about a month ago on his knee.

Agree. I posted early into Saturday's round of the Valero that I think he wins this week. AN really suits his game and his game has really come on strong. And in spite of how much as he's struggled the past few years with his game, his showings at AN were still pretty steady. I like Westwood as a value play because Spieth's odds greatly improved, but Spieth is my overall pick to win

E said:

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Are we doing a Masters pick'em this year??

I would set it up but I'm excel-dumb.

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Bunk usually does this. I sent him the google sheet and submission form. Bet you'll see a thread pop up soon.

I like Marikawa too. I feel like he needs one more Masters under his belt before he wins there, but he could do it this year

LOVE THIS WEEK

Also enjoy booradleys updates!

Anyone know if we finally get a full reset on the lottery this summer for 2022 tickets?

It seems like for this one, they picked some limited 2020 ticketholders to attend and they mentioned refunding the rest. So by refunds, I'm assuming that means the rest of the 2020 lottery winners are SOL, but I wasn't sure if those folks still had the option between a refund or rolling to 2022, which would then greatly cut down on what will be available in the 2022 lottery because no sane person will just take the refund.

Augusta National Ticketing Update

Earlier this week, Chairman Fred Ridley announced that Augusta National Golf Club intends to conduct the 85th Masters Tournament as scheduled from April 5-11, 2021, with limited attendance. The Tournament will be conducted with similar health and safety standards previously instituted in November 2020. With these protocols in place, efforts are being made to include a small number of patrons, provided it can be done so safely.

We regret to inform you that your ticket application was not among those selected for use during the 2021 Masters Tournament. Ticket holders who purchased tickets from Augusta National will receive a refund from their original purchase.

Ticket holders will also be given the opportunity to purchase the same tickets for the 2022 Masters Tournament. To claim 2022 tickets, you must complete a 2022 ticket application at Masters.com during the application period of June 1-21, 2021. Ticket holders will be notified of their 2022 ticket selection and then must make a payment during the designated payment period.

bagger05 said:

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What I DO hate is a crappy boring Masters, so regardless of who wins it I just hope it's exciting.

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Yup

I did this pool last year, it's pretty cool. You pick players from each tier, compete on best combined score. The biggest issue I have with it is that it is really dependent on how many guys you get that make the cut.

https://www.majorschallenge.com/

At this point you're just gonna have to fork over the cash to go. It's getting harder and harder until AN cracks down on resellers.

Yeah. Just to be clear, I somehow managed to win Monday one year and Tuesday the next (17 and 18). Not sure how that happened, but lightning struck.

Has Palmer qualified for The Masters?

Yes

RiverAg 80 said:

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Has Palmer qualified for The Masters?

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Yes. He's 28th in the world. He's been playing great.

RiverAg 80 said:

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Has Palmer qualified for The Masters?

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He has three qualifications:
- Qualified for previous Tour Championship
- End of year OWGR
- Current OWGR

Hope he has a great tournament.

Best week of the year! Morikawa is a great bet as he's killer with his irons. Spieth should be a contender because A. he's always good at AN B. he's playing really well this season. I don't expect Bryson to contend. His putting is terrible without the greens book.

Can't wait for Thursday!

Also, check out Justin Ray's twitter feed for lots of fun Masters stats. You can start with the thread below:

Noticed that as well. Cant even watch a pre masters press conference without woke culture attacking. He did a good job of answering and moving on. I couldn't help notice it was the only two women's questions.

"My Group" on the Masters app is going to be awesome!

tee times are out

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

I really like a lot of those groupings. Can't wait!