Masters field

Golf Digest, April, 2001

GOLF DIGEST's odds, with each player's best finish and results from the last three Masters.

Odds/Player                    Best   '98     '99       '00

The clear favorite

3-1       Tiger Woods             1    T8     T18         5

The next likely to challenge

10-1      Ernie Els               2   T16     T27         2
10-1      Davis Love III          2   T33       2        T7
10-1      Phil Mickelson          3   T12      T6        T7
15-1      David Duval            T2    T2      T6        T3
20-1      Montgomerie            T8    T8     T11       T19
20-1      Vijay Singh             1    MC     T24         1

Could give it a go on Sunday

25-1      Tom Lehman              2    MC     T31         6
25-1      L. Westwood            T6    44      T6        MC
33-1      C. Franco              T6    --      T6        T7
33-1      J. Leonard             T7    T8     T18       T28
33-1      J.M. Olazabal           1   T12       1        MC
40-1      S. Garcia             T38    --     T38       T40
40-1      Greg Norman             2    MC       3       T11
40-1      J. Parnevik           T21   T31      MC       T40
40-1      Nick Price              5    MC      T6       T11
50-1      Calcavecchia            2   T16      MC        --
50-1      M. Campbell            MC    --      --        --
50-1      Darren Clarke          T8    T8      MC       T40
50-1      Jim Furyk               4     4     T14       T14
50-1      Lee Janzen            T12   T33     T14        MC
50-1      Hal Sutton             10    --      MC        10

The long shots

60-1      T. Bjorn              T28    --      MC       T28
60-1      S. Cink               T23   T23     T27       T28
60-1      L. Roberts             T3    --      MC        T3
66-1      Paul Azinger            5     5      MC       T28
66-1      John Huston            T3   T23     T36       T14
66-1      M.A.Jimenez           T49    --      MC       T49
66-1      Jeff Maggert           T7   T23      MC        MC
66-1      Mike Weir             T28    --      --       T28
80-1      N. Begay III          T37    --      --       T37
80-1      Fred Couples            1    T2     T27       T11
80-1      R. Goosen             T40    MC      --       T40
80-1      P. Harrington         T19    --      --       T19
80-1      B. Langer               1   T39     T11       T28
80-1      Mark O'Meara            1     1     T31        MC
90-1      Chris Perry           T14    --     T50       T14
90-1      S. Verplank            MC    --      MC        --

Rest of the field (As of Feb. 12)

T. Aaron, R. Allenby, S. Appleby, S. Bal-lesteros, G. Brewer, M. Brooks,
A. Cabrera, B. Casper, G. Chalmers, J. Coceres, C. Coody, B. Crenshaw,
C. DiMarco, J. Driscoll-a, N. Faldo, S. Flesch, R. Floyd, D. Ford, P. Fulke,
D. Hart, S. Hoch, M. Ilonen-a, S. Jones, J. Kaye, F. Langham, P. Lawrie,
S. Lowery, S. Lyle, S. Maruyama, B. May, R. Mediate, L. Mize, J. Nicklaus,
A. Palmer, D. Paulson, G. Player, G. Puga-a, J. Quinney-a, E. Romero,
R. Sabbatini, T. Scherrer, C. Stadler, D. Toms, D.J. Trahan-a, K. Triplett,
G. Waite, D. Waldorf, T. Watson, I. Woosnam, F. Zoeller.

Key: T: Tied for position; MC: Missed cut; a: Amateur; --: Did not play

May be added if not already qualified: Players Championship winner March 25
and the top three on the PGA Tour money list and top 50 in the world rankings
four weeks prior to 2001 Masters.