It's Masters Week, which may be the first golf tournament of the year for many sports fans. If you haven't been watching pro golf lately, hopefully this power ranking will help you get a feel for the golfers who can win the green jacket this weekend.
I've ranked every player in the field below and have some analysis on each golfer I believe can win the Masters this weekend. I've included Strokes Gained: Total (per round) numbers for every golfer on the PGA Tour so far in 2024.
LIV Golf players, amateurs and older past champions do not have PGA Tour data, so I have also included the DataGolf's Index (DG Index) and ranking for every golfer. The DG Index also uses data from earlier than January of this year as it factors in roughly the last 150 rounds each golfer has played, so it helps paint a larger picture of PGA Tour golfers' play as well as golfers not on Tour.
The DG Index is DataGolf's estimate of the quality of each golfer's recent performances relative to the average PGA Tour field, and it is measured in units of Strokes Gained per round.
These golfers all have high floors, high upside and the ability to run away from the field to a coronation at Butler Cabin.
These golfers all have high-level upside, but there's some uncertainty because of underwhelming recent form or past course or major history (or lack thereof). These golfers could all make it up a tier for the next major if they start firing on all cylinders, and they have the ability to hang with Scheffler if they have their A-game.
These golfers have legitimate upside to win but have to overcome some question mark in their game to do so.
These golfers have what it takes to put the pieces together and win this week, although they may need the top few tiers to falter.
Year | Grillo SG: Putting Rank | Grillo SG: Putting Value |
---|---|---|
2024 | 23 | 0.533 |
2023 | 84 | 0.055 |
2022 | 112 | -0.022 |
2021 | 129 | -0.104 |
2020 | 192 | -0.905 |
2019 | 185 | -0.633 |
These players lack elite aspects of their game or have weaknesses that are too much to overcome to win this year. However, some have higher floors than golfers in Tier 5.
Making the cut would be a major accomplishment.
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