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The magic of Augusta week is with us again and the 2023 Masters champion will be awarded the famous Green Jacket on Sunday, but which of the 88 players will be wearing one of the most famous garments in sports?
Here is our guide to every player in the field, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses and past success at Augusta and in golf’s Major tournaments.
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Abraham Ancer: An LIV player in medicre form, although he won the Saudi International on the Asian Tour in February. His three Masters appearances brought finishes of 13-26-MC. An nappealing option this year.
Sam Bennett: Last year’s US Amateur champion and the world #6 amateur makes his Masters debut aged 23. He tied for 49th in the US Open last year, but has missed cut in 3 regulation events. Making the cut is his target this time.
Keegan Bradley: Bradley became the US PGA champion in his Major debut in 2011. He has a mediocre Masters record of 27-54-MC-22-52-43, but is a 5-time PGA Tour champion and in decent form.
Sam Burns: The WGC-Match Play champion. He beat Scottie Scheffler on his way to victory in that event the week before last, but missed the cut in his Masters debut last year. Burns is likely to make his first Augusta cut on Friday.
Patrick Cantlay: The FedEx Cup champion in 2021 and a 7-time PGA Tour winner, Cantlay is in rock-solid form, but has only 3 top-10s in 23 Major starts and has never fared better than 9th place in the Masters.
Ben Carr: Last year’s US Amateur runner-up makes his Masters debut aged 22. He is the world #46 amateur and missed the cut by 2 shots in the Puerto Rico Open last month. An early exit is likely.
Cameron Champ: An injury-plagued powerhouse who goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. He has a solid Masters record (19-26-10) and is a 3-time PGA Tour champion, but arrives in dismal form.
Corey Conners: The Canadian greens-in-regulation machine has eye-catching Masters form (MC-46-10-8-6). He won his second PGA Tour title on Sunday in the Texas Open.
Fred Couples: The veteran 1992 champion is now aged 63 and has not made a Masters cut since 2018. He will probably struggle to stop the rot.
Harrison Crowe: The Asia-Pacific amateur champion is making his Masters debut aged 21. The Australian has already won on his home Tour and will be hopeful of making the cut.
Jason Day: The Aussie was knocked out of the Match Play by Scottie Scheffler. He is consistent but winless this year. Day is a 3-times Augusta a top-5 finisher, but has missed cut in his last 2 visits and is overrated in the market.
Bryson DeChambeau: DeChambeau was heavily supported for the Masters in 2021 and went off second-favorite, but tied for 46th place, then missed the cut last year. He was theUS Open champ in 2020, but has been generally poor on the LIV circuit.
Harris English: The Georgian golfer has progressive Masters results (MC-42-21) and 2 top-5s in the US Open. The 4-time PGA Tour champion was 2nd at Bay Hill last month and has top-20 claims.
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira: The Latin America amateur champion makes his Masters debut aged 23. The Argentinian is the world #25 amateur but has missed the cut in the last 2 Argentina Opens and is likely to do the same this week.
Tony Finau: A 5-time PGA Tour champion with 3 wins last year. Finau has a solid Majors record, including Augusta form of 10-5-38-10-35 and is a huge threat to win the Green Jacket.
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Matt Fitzpatrick: The Englishman started the year with a neck issue and has missed 4 of his last 6 cuts as well as being eliminated in the group stage of the Match Play. He has a best finish of 7th from eight Masters appearances.
Tommy Fleetwood: Still a PGA Tour maiden and was winless in the Match Play last time out. The Englishman has no top-10 finishes from 6 previous Masters, but was 3rd in the Valspar Championship in his last strokeplay start. He could register a top-20 finish.
Ryan Fox: This is a Masters debut for the Kiwi powerhouse. He has no top-10s in 14 Majors with 6 missed cuts. He is in solid form and capable, but probably lacks the touch to make an immediate impact at Augusta.
Sergio Garcia: An LIV rebel who is yet to win on that circuit. He was the Masters champion in 2017 but that was the 43-year-old’s only Major win and he missed the cut in 3 of the last 4 Masters. He was abysmal in Orlando last week.
Talor Gooch: An accurate and consistent LIV Golf player who has been regularly finishing just off the leaderboard. A 1-time PGA Tour champion who tied for 14th in his Masters debut last year.
Brian Harman: The diminutive left-hander finished runner-up in the 2017 US Open and was 6th in last year’s British Open. A 2-time PGA Tour champion with Augusta form of MC-44-12-MC.
Tyrrell Hatton: The Englishman was Sawgrass runner-up last month but has a miserable Masters record (MC-44-56-MC-18-52), often struggling on the greens. He flopped as favorite in Texas last week, missing the cut.
Russell Henley: A Georgia man who has found some form, finishing 19th at Sawgrass and winning 2 matches at the WGC-Match Play. Has no top-10s in 6 previous Masters.
Kazuki Higa: A Japanese debutant aged 27. He was given an invitation after cementing a place in the world’s top 100. He missed the cut in his Major debut last year at the British Open. Weekend employment is his target.
Tom Hoge: A magnificent iron-player who tied for 39th in his Masters debut last year, soon after his PGA Tour breakthrough at Pebble Beach. He was 3rd at Sawgrass in his last strokeplay start and must be respected.
Max Homa: A 6-time PGA Tour champion but has no top-10s in 13 previous Majors and Masters form of MC-MC-48. He has never been more confident, but his natural fade is a negative at Augusta.
Billy Horschel: The Floridian has been working on swing changes. He has won 6 times on the PGA Tour, but his Masters record is awful (37-MC-17-MC-56-38-50-43) and he has 2 top-20s in 36 Majors.
Viktor Hovland: A top-class ball-striker who played well on the Florida Swing. He had a cold putter at the Match Play and won only 1 match, but is a 3-time PGA Tour champion. He is a titlr threat in his fourth Masters (32-21-27).
Mackenzie Hughes: A quarter-finalist at the WGC-Match Play, losing to eventual winner Sam Burns. He has Augusta results of MC-40-50 and probably lacks the long-game class to be a factor.
Sungjae Im: The consistent Korean was 6th at Sawgrass and lively at the Match Play, finding top gear at an opportune time. He has Masters form of 2-MC-8 and is an underrated contender.
Dustin Johnson: The 2020 champion was practising at Augusta the week before last, always laying up at the revised 13th hole. The LIV star has played only 3 events in 5 months (9rounds), so could be rusty, but he was 7th in Orlando on Sunday.
Zach Johnson: Masters champion in the terrible weather of 2007 and Open champion in more rough stuff in 2015. He has missed the last 2 Augusta cuts and is a fading force aged 47.
Si Woo Kim: A charismatic Korean who infamously putted with a 3-wood at Augusta after breaking his putter. A 4-time PGA Tour champion, but has no top-10s in 23 Majors.
Tom Kim: This is the Masters debut for the 20-year-old Korean, who is a 2-time PGA Tour champion. He has Major results of MC-MC-23-47 but has gone off the boil this year.
Chris Kirk: A 5-time PGA Tour champion who ended a victory drought of almost 8years in the Honda Classic in February. He lives in Georgia and this is his first Masters since missing cut in 2016.
Kevin Kisner: A former University of Georgia man who says Augusta is too long for him, a point proved by his results of 37-43-28-21-MC-MC-44 there. A 39-year-old in poor form.
Kurt Kitayama: This is a Masters debut for the Arnold Palmer Invitational champion, who was a quarter-finalist in the Match Play last time out. Has never bettered 51st in 8 Major starts.
Brooks Koepka: An LIV rebel who has won twice on that circuit, including in Orlando on Sunday. The 4-time Major champ has found his fitness and form and has Masters results of 33-21-11-2-7-MC-MC.
Jason Kokrak: A 3-time PGA Tour champ who defected to LIV Golf, but has made little impact on the breakaway circuit. He has missed the cut in 8 of his 22 Majors and has Augusta results of MC-49-14.
Bernhard Langer: The evergreen German turns 66 in August and was the Masters champion in 1985 and 1993. He has missed the cut in the last 2 Masters.
Kyoung-Hoon Lee: A 2-time PGA Tour champion, with both victories coming in the Byron Nelson. He missed the cut in his Masters debut last year and has 6 missed cuts in 8 Major starts.
Min Woo Lee: A gifted Australian who contended for Sawgrass glory in his last strokeplay start. He tied for 14th in his Masters debut last year. A 2-time DP World Tour champion who looks ready to step up.
Shane Lowry: The 2019 British Open champion showed his class again to win the BMW PGA Championship last year. He has encouraging 3-year Masters form of 25-21-3, but his 2023 campaign has been poor so far.
Sandy Lyle: The Masters champion in 1988. The 65-year-old Scot is set to retire from golf after this event. He has missed the cut in the last 8 Masters.
Hideki Matsuyama: The 2021 champion has a rock-solid Masters record (5-7-11-19-32-13-1-14 in the last 8 years), but has become troubled by injury, losing power.
Matthew McClean: An optometrist from Northern Ireland, living the dream for a week aged 29, having won the US Mid-Amateur. This is a Masters debut for the world #70 amateur.
Rory McIlroy: A 4-time Major champ seeking to complete a career Grand Slam. This is his 9th attempt at securing the final piece of jigsaw. He was runner-up last year when arriving short of form but was brilliant last time out in the Match Play.
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Adrian Meronk: A Masters debut for the Polish powerhouse, who won the Irish Open in July and the Australian Open in December. He has Major form of MC-42 and faces a steep learning curve this week.
Phil Mickelson: The 6-time Major champion won the 2021 US PGA aged 50 and is a 3-time Masters winner. An outspoken LIV defector who has not made a Major cut for almost 22 months.
Keith Mitchell: The former University of Georgia man still lives in the state. He tied for 43rd in his only previous Masters. He has no top-30s in Majors, but is in good form and confident.
Larry Mize: The 1987 champion turns 65 in September and is making this his Augusta swansong. He has missed the cut in the last 5 Masters.
Francesco Molinari: The British Open champion in 2018 and a 3-time PGA Tour winner. He blew a Sunday lead before finishing 5th in the 2019 Masters (MC-52-MC since).
Taylor Moore: This is a Major debut for last month’s Valspar champion. The 29-year-old Texan is playing well enough to make the cut.
Collin Morikawa: A 2-time Major champion and former world #2. His exceptional iron play makes him an obvious Masters contender and he has progressive Augusta form of 44-18-5.
Kevin Na: An LIV defector who turns 40 in September. He has 5 Masters top-20s on his resume, with 3-year form of 13-12-14 but has never bettered 8th place in a LIV event.
Joaquin Niemann: The Chilean youngster joined LIV Golf in his prime. A former world #1 amateur and 2-time PGA Tour champ but has no top-20s in 15 Majors.
Alex Noren: A 10-time DP World Tour winner but a PGA Tour maiden. This is his fourth Masters at the age of 40 (MC-MC-62) and he has no top-10s in American Majors.
Jose Maria Olazabal: The 2-time Masters champion is now 57 and has missed the cut in 6 of his last 7 Augusta visits. He can expect another weekend off.
Louis Oosthuizen: An LIV rebel who has been playing through an arm tendon injury aged 40. He was the British Open champion in 2010 and a Masters playoff loser in 2012, but is winless on the LIV circuit.
Mito Pereira: A Masters debut for the LIV defector. He blew a golden opportunity in the PGA Championship last year with a final-hole double-bogey. He missed the cut in his other 3 Majors.
Thomas Pieters: A late LIV defector in February, he is a 6-time DP World Tour champion and finished 4th in his Masters debut, but has not made an Augusta cut since.
JT Poston: A putting wizard with 2 PGA Tour titles, he missed the cut in his only previous Masters. He won 3 matches at the WGC-Match Play last time out, before losing to Scottie Scheffler.
Aldrich Potgieter: A Masters debut for the South African amateur. The Australia-raised 18-year-old is bursting with talent and is the world #32 amateur and rising.
Seamus Power: An Irishman who was outside the world’s top 400 2 years ago, but he has since won two PGA Tour titles and is inside the top 50. He tied for 27th in his Masters debut 12 months ago.
Jon Rahm: Rahm registered 5 wins in 9 starts from the Spanish Open through to the Genesis Invitational, but his dominant form has dipped in the last month. The Spaniard boasts 4 Masters top-10s.
Patrick Reed: The 2018 champion has posted 2 Masters top-10s since his victory. A man for the big occasion, the LIV rebel was 3rd in Orlando last week.
Justin Rose: Rose refused to follow his fellow 40-something Englishmen to LIV. He skipped the Match Play to prepare for Augusta and was a winner at Pebble Beach in February. A 2-time Masters runner-up.
Gordon Sargent: The world #1 amateur is making his Masters debut aged 20. He is the first amateur in 23 years to receive a Masters invitation. A huge driver and a rising star.
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Xander Schauffele: Tied for 2nd in the 2019 Masters, and has 4 top-3 finishes in Majors but is yet to win one. He turns 30 in October and is in solid, if unspectacular form this year. Likely to challenge for the places.
Scottie Scheffler: The defending champion and world #1. A 2-time winner this year in Phoenix and Sawgrass, he was 4th in the Match Play last time out. He has Augusta form of 19-18-1 and has an obvious chance.
Charl Schwartzel: The 2011 champion was 3rd in 2017 and 10th last year. He turns 39 in August as an LIV player. He won the first LIV event, but has made little impact since.
Adam Scott: The 2013 champion tied for 2nd in 2011. He has made 13 consecutive Masters cuts, but has been lacking sparkle this year, with no top-20s.
Vijay Singh: The evergreen Fijian, the 2000 champion, is still treading the Augusta boards aged 60 but has not made a Masters cut since 2018.
Cameron Smith: British Open champion who defected to LIV soon after lifting the Claret Jug. He has great Masters results of 55-5-51-2-10-3, but is winless since September and had wrist issues last month.
Jordan Spieth: The gifted Texan relishes Augusta, where he won in 2015, has twice finished 2nd and twice been 3rd. He has been inconsistent this season and is winless for almost a year.
Scott Stallings: A 3-time PGA Tour champion, but winless since 2014, the year of his last Masters (missed cut). He has done nothing this season to suggest he will be a threat.
Sepp Straka: A Georgia-based Austrian who turns 30 next month. He has no top-20s in Majors and tied for 30th in his only previous Masters. He has struggled for form this year.
Adam Svensson: A Major debut for an increasingly confident Canadian who will be 30 in December. He made his PGA Tour breakthrough last year and is threatening the world’s top 50 for the first time.
Sahith Theegala: The free-flowing Californian is teeing up in his first Masters aged 25. He has Major form of MC-MC-34 and is a PGA Tour maiden, so this is a steep learning curve.
Justin Thomas: A 2-time US PGA champion who turns 30 at the end of this month. He has Masters form of 39-22-17-12-4-21-8. His exceptional iron-play makes him an annual Augusta contender but he has been putting poorly.
Harold Varner: An LIV defector who left the PGA Tour as a maiden with no top-20s in 12 Major starts. A 32-year-old who has turned into a LIV Golf also-ran.
Bubba Watson: The 2-time Masters champion resumed his playing career in February after an 8-month spell on the sidelines after knee surgery. A 44-year-old fading force.
Mike Weir: The Canadian left-hander, the 2003 champion, is having another crack aged 52. He has missed the cut in 10 of the last 12 Masters and should be packing his bags on Friday night.
Danny Willett: The Masters champion in 2016 has missed 4 Augusta cuts since. He has respectable recent form which suggests the 35-year-old should make weekend this time.
Gary Woodland: The 2019 US Open champion has never contended at Augusta, missing 5 of the last 7 Masters cuts.
Tiger Woods: The 5-time Masters champion’s most recent win came in 2019. He has not missed a Masters cut since 1996, but weekend action has to be his only target as a 47-year-old.
Cameron Young: A PGA Tour maiden aged 25. He missed the cut in jis Augusta debut last year, but was 3rd in the US PGA, then runner-up in the British Open. A superb runner-up in Match Play last time out and a contender this week.
Will Zalatoris: The 2021 runner-up was 6th last year and his high ball-flight is ideal for Augusta. A 3-time Major runner-up, but has been in dismal form over the last month.
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