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10. Trevor Immelman, the defending champion has been quiet this year but his play looks encouraging through the Florida swing.
9. Sean O'Hair has the length to neuralize August National, and he's had a week to get over that heartbreaking choke job at Bay Hill.
8. Mike Weir, 2003 Winner, has had a slow start to 2009 but Augusta seems to bring out the Canadians best game.
7. If Vijay Singh's, 2000 Champ, back is healthy he has a good chance to win another Masters.
6. Rory McIlroy, the 19 year old phenom, won on the European Tour this year but to expect the teenager to slip into a Green Jacket in his first visit is a bit of a stretch.
5. Zach Johnson, 2007 Masters Champion, knows what it takes to win at Augusta and he's playing really well this year. Don't be suprised to see him near the top of the leaderboard come Sunday.
4. Phil Mickelson, 2004 and 2006 Masters Winner, has won two events this season. Mickelson recently regained the No. 2 spot in the world, but will "Lefty" implode in another Major?
3. Geoff Ogilvy has a major league game and two wins under his belt this year. The former U.S. Open Champ should contend.
2. Padraig Harrington, thanks to Tiger, is not the top story coming into The Masters; even as he attempts the third leg of the Paddy Slam (Harrington has won the last two Majors). Although, so far this year he's been sub-par.
1. From Tiger Woods', Masters Champ in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, full rookie season in 1997 through 2008, Tiger has been victorious in one out every three Majors he's competed in and only missed the cut once, The 2006 U.S. Open.
Tiger's Major Results
Since 2005 Tiger has won six out the twelve Majors he's played in, that's before his recent knee surgery to correct his ailing limb. Now that his knee is better than ever, which he proved at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, if I were a betting man and the choice was Tiger or the field, I'd go with Tiger. But, let's see what pans out over the next four days..
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