Masters Odds 2016: Breaking Down Best and Worst Selections in Augusta Field

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Published: April 5, 2016

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Masters fever is about to grip the nation.

Now that Villanova has earned the national championship in college basketball with one of the most thrilling finishes seen in the history of the sport and Major League Baseball's Opening Day is in the books, the focus of the sporting world will be on perhaps the most beautiful golf course ever created.

The Masters is the first of the season's major championships and often its most exciting. The best golfers in the world hone their skills so they are in their best form early in April every year.

While we take note of the absence of Tiger Woods, it's hard not to be impressed by Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy. These are the top three golfers in the world rankings, and each will undoubtedly make a statement when the competition gets underway Thursday and throughout the weekend.

Day may have the best chance of winning the Masters and making it back-to-back major championships. Day won the PGA Championship last August when he put on a stellar show at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, to win his first major title with a score of 20 under par.

Day has regathered himself and is in top form as he get ready to tee off in Augusta, Georgia. Day has won his last two tournaments, and he has the complete game to put on another memorable performance.



Day is likely to be one of the longest hitters at Augusta, and he combines that with the sensational ability to make key putts (ranked third in strokes gained putting) when the competition is most intense.

He has emerged as the favorite in the event at odds of 7-1 according to Odds Shark, and he remains one of the best selections in the field.

Spieth and McIlroy are the second and third choices at odds of 19-2 and 10-1 respectively, but we don't see either one of those superstars having an impact on Sunday's final round. Spieth dominated the PGA Tour in 2015, specifically th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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