The American aims at the third title and the second consecutive (the last was Woods), the Irish to conquer the only major that has never won
Masters is a miracle that has been repeated since 1934. Of the 4 majors is the one who has always had the lowest number of participants and not because people do not want to be there, indeed, but because only in the best of the best of the best is the highly confidential Augusta National Golf Club, Angc for those who have the passion of acronyms. The members of the members led by President Fred S. Ridley prefer that their invitation appointment always remains under 100 players to offer participants an experience other than any other. The last time the Masters exceeded 100 players was in 1966, when they were present in 103. This year there are 95. There are complicated criteria to earn the invitation. The first 50 in the world in two precise moments of the year, the winners of the PGA Tour of the last season, the winners of the other majors, plus some Amateur who has highlighted. Past Champions have the theoretical right to play throughout their lives, even if at some point they are themselves saying that they say. This year, for example, it will be the last time of Bernhard Langer, 67 years old, 41 times here in Georgia and 2 triumphs (1985 and 1993). To live the dream of a lifetime also five amateurs. Everyone has the theoretical possibility of being on Sunday evening with the green jacket on them. Everyone, but above all two: Scottie Scheffler and Rory Mcilroy.
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Scheffler is the reigning champion and had the honor of choosing the menu – and to pay the bill – for the traditional dinner of the champions on Tuesday evening. At the end of the umpteenth operation, Tiger Woods, this time at the Achilles tendon, have celebrated, all the others celebrated his title last year with ravioli and steak at Texana. Scheffler won here in Augusta in 2022 and 2024. Last year he brought home everything he could, including an Olympic gold, plus 7 PGA titles. Instead in 2025 he is still without victories, also the fault of an injury in the house when he wounded a hand with a knife while he helped his wife prepare the … ravioli. And that he has chosen that dish to make the other champions taste is an indication of a curious sense of humor. It is the number 1 in the world, he wants to become the first to win two Masters consecutively after Tiger Woods, last to do it in 2001 and 2002. He is in shape, ten days ago 2nd at the Houston Open arrived, a single shot behind the Australian Min Woo Lee. On Sunday he played the National with his mother Diane – a privilege reserved for the winner of the year before is to invite a guest and play together before the tournament – and he enjoyed the day: “Observing it, I learned a lot from her on the ethics of the work. He was manager in a law firm, he worked full -time while my three sisters and I grew up. My father remained at home and I would have taken care of us. House all day and take care of us. One of these grandchildren is Bennett, born a month after his father had worn his second green jacket a year ago. And Scheffler would really like to reindese her in front of the little girl, even if she knows that from today everyone starts again: “having arrived first last year no longer means anything”.
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Then there is Rory Mcilroy. Number 2 in the world, two important tournaments won in 2025-The At & T Pro-Am a Pebble Beach and The Players-but dry from Majors since 2014. Eleven years, an eternity for a phenomenon like him. The Masters is the only major that he is missing, winning him would make the Grand Slam of his career. And to think that he had all the reasons to believe he would be the first major he would win. It was 2011, he was 21 years old, a puffed face and curls that ran away from all sides under the hat. That Sunday, the last day of the tournament, had an advantage of 4 shots, literally thrown into the wind with a final score of 80: “I know that everyone expects a lot from me, that at Masters there is a ghost that chases me, but I have to treat this tournament like all the other tournaments that I play during the year. Keep my head low and focus on my work ». Mcilroy plays the Masters for the 17th time. Only a player made more apparitions before wearing the green jacket: Sergio Garcia to his 19th attempt. Will it be the right time?
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