The 5 Players to Watch at the Masters

A former No. 1 player in the world, Day, 35, has finished in the top 10 in five of his last six starts. At the match play event, he defeated four opponents before Scheffler rallied to knock him out in the quarterfinals.

Still, it was another encouraging week.

“It was a great step in the right direction,” Day said. “It opens my eyes to the fact that I have a few things I need to work on, short-game-wise, putting-wise.”

Day has been plagued by health issues over the years, and he has won one major, the P.G.A. Championship, in 2015. At the Masters, he tied for second in 2011 and finished third two years later.

He is trying to become the second player from his country — the other was the 2013 champion, Adam Scott — to win at Augusta National.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/sports/golf/masters-players-to-watch.html