The big tournament that is about to begin on the Augusta National course in Georgia will bring together 99 lucky players from 25 countries. Of the contenders for the Masters green jacket there are. 37 members of the European Tour with a combined total of 382 victories. There are 1 8 debutants, among them 5 rookies of the European Tour: Brooks Koepka, Anirban Lahiri, Shane Lowry, Bernd Wiesberger and Danny Willett. There are also 7 seasoned players Amateur players, among them Bradley Neil, winner of the British Amateur and Junior Ryder Cup player. Among the 1 9 former winners in the tournament have 29 green jackets, including Tiger Woods with 4 wins, Phil Mickelson with 3 and Ben Crenshaw, Bernhard Langer, José María Olazábal, Bubba Watson and Tom Watson with 2.
The contenders include the top 50 in the world rankings, 32 major winners with 72 victories,43 Ryder Cup players with 156 appearances and 5 winners of the 2015 Race to Dubai: Danny Willett (Nedbank Golf Challenge) Branden Grace (Alfred Dunhill Championship, Qatar Masters Commercial Bank) Rory McIlroy (Omega Dubai Desert Classic) Anirban Lahiri (Maybank Malaysian Open, Hero Indian Open) and Dustin Johnson (WGC-Cadillac).
Also present at Augusta National is a player looking to complete the Grand Slam: Rory McIlroy. The world number one only needs to win the Masters after having won the British Open, US Open and PGA Championship.
There are 10 players over 50 in the tournament, including Tom Watson (65), Ian Woosnam (57), Sandy Lyle (57), Bernhard Langer (57), Vijay Singh (52) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (51).
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