per usual, the course looks incredible. Scheffler comes in hot having won two of his last three tournaments and tying for second, one stroke off, on the other. The other favorite is Rahm but he went to LIV and hasn't played much. Koepka, also with LIV, always comes to play. Rory, Wyndham Clark, Hovland, Niemann, and Lowry always seem to come to the top. The kid that won last week, Akshay Bhatia could ride a wave as the guy he beat in the playoff (who birdied 8 of the last 9 holes for a backside 28 only to chunk an easy pitch into the water on the first playoff hole) Denny McCarthy could ride the hot steaks into Augusta. But Augusta's pressure typically has a way of rooting out the pretenders and the best of the best rise to the top.
My bet is that Rahm repeats.
My bet is that Rahm repeats.