Pour a glass of sweet tea,
grab a pimento cheese sandwich and settle in because it
is Masters time once again and there are three big
storylines that I can't wait to follow at Augusta National
Golf Club. The first storyline that I'm going to be
following is a Scotty Shuffler about to absolutely dominate the
field and win his second Masters championship.
Scheffler is the number one player in the world.
He's number one in the FedEx Cup Point Race.
He's played in eight tournaments so far this season.
He's had seven top 10s and only six times because
he shot 70 or higher.
Scheffler put a new Potter into play right before the
Arnold Palmer Invitational in mid March.
One right away with that brand new putter.
He then won the very next week at The Players
Championship.
Sheffield biggest Achilles heel has been poor putting.
If Sheffler figures out a way to putt while on
the greens at Augusta National to go along with his
elite iron plane driving,
he could be too much for everybody to handle.
The 2nd storyline I'll be following is can Rory McIlroy
finally win the Masters and in so doing complete the
career Grand Slam?
Rory McIlroy not only missed the cut last year at
the Masters,
he's missed the cut at the Masters two of the
last three years.
It'll be very interesting to see how Rory McIlroy is
able to comport himself if he can get himself into
contention and finally win the Masters and win the career
Grand Slam. The 3rd and final thing that I'll be
watching is how will John ROM who has gone from
the PGA Tour over to live golf and who is
the defending Masters champion, How is he going to react
and how is he going to play at Augusta National?
And if there is any residual effect of him playing
numerically less events less.
High profile events as he prepares for the Masters.
Has his preparation changed? How has it changed?
How will he be playing as he defends his green
jacket and his Masters championship?