Who Will Be The Master In Augusta?

It has been a year since Rory McIlory famously bottled it on the last day of the 2011 Masters and a lot has happened since then. McIlory has won his first Major at the US Open in Maryland last year, we have had three different Brits at number one in the world and Tiger Woods has been prowling in an ominous fashion with a tournament win in the last month.

So what to expect this year? Well, Phil Mickelson is always hard to write off having won at Augusta 3 times and for there to be an American winner is 4/5. Woods is in to 5/1, with bookies fearing he may have returned to somewhere near his best. Hunter Mahan looks good value at 33/1 and Bill Haas at 90/1 even better. It must surely be the year of the Europeans though?

McIlory, Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood lead them in

to battle as they hope to be the first European to win since Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999. Rose is the most attractive of those at 33/1 and looks good for a place. Donald went well here last year and could have it in him to make the step up this time around and is priced around 16/1. Jason Day and Adam Scott (both joint 2nd last year) should once more lead the charge from the rest of the world.

The infamous Amen Corner.

It has been 33 years since a debutant won at Augusta but watch out for Webb Simpson, currently ranked 10th in the world, as he tackles the course for the first time. In our opinion it is a very open competition, Woods' fitness is still in question and although McIlory proved he can cope with demands of the course last year, he may not have what it takes to win. We are going to steer clear of the two favourites this week in the hope of finding a bit of value.

TB's tips:

Luke Donald - 16/1

Justin Rose - 30/1

Hunter Mahan - 33/1 E/W

Webb Simpson - 66/1 E/W

Adam Scott Top Rest of the World - 9/2

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