Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley to upstage Tiger Woods at Masters: Report
Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley is most likely to upstage Tiger Woods at the 2023 Masters. Woods has confirmed that he will be playing at the tournament, even after struggling with a leg injury.
He developed plantar fasciitis ahead of the 2022 World Hero Challenge and withdrew from the tournament. However, he later played in the television exhibition series The Match and PNC Championship.
Woods has been on hiatus for the past few months and only returned to play at the 2023 Genesis Invitational Open in February. He will play the second tournament of the year at The Masters.
However, ahead of The Masters, Fred Ridley had a press conference in which he talked about LIV Golf players, the potential adoption of small-size golf balls at the 2023 Masters and many other things and fans claimed that he will upstage Woods after considering his bad form.
Fred Ridley had mentioned in most of his interviews that Tiger Woods will only be competing in very few competitions this season.
Can Tiger Woods win The Masters in 2023?
Five-time Masters winner Tiger Woods will come to Augusta National with odds of 55-1, settling alongside Tyrrell Hatton, Corey Conners, and Bryson DeChambeau. Experts believe it will take a lot from Woods to finish in the top 10 at The Masters.
The field will be graced by Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, and Rory McIlroy, who are playing the best golf of their careers and it will undoubtedly be tough to dethrone them.
Jon Rahm is everyone's favorite and best bet at the 2023 Masters. He has won three PGA Tour events in the last three months and has topped the odds list released by Caesars Sportsbook.
Here is the full odd picks list for the 2023 Masters:
- Jon Rahm 15-2
- Scottie Scheffler 8-1
- Rory McIlroy 17-2
- Cameron Smith 12-1
- Jordan Spieth 15-1
- Justin Thomas 16-1
- Xander Schauffele 18-1
- Tony Finau 20-1
- Will Zalatoris 20-1
- Collin Morikawa 22-1
- Max Homa 22-1
- Patrick Cantlay 22-1
- Dustin Johnson 25-1
- Cameron Young 25-1
- Matthew Fitzpatrick 25-1
- Tom Kim 25-1
- Viktor Hovland 25-1
- Sungjae Im 33-1
- Hideki Matsuyama 33-1
- Brooks Koepka 35-1
- Sam Burns 35-1
- Shane Lowry 35-1
- Joaquin Niemann 45-1
- Tyrrell Hatton 55-1
- Corey Conners 55-1
- Bryson DeChambeau 55-1
- Tiger Woods 55-1
- Aaron Wise 60-1
- Louis Oosthuizen 60-1
- Abraham Ancer 60-1
- Justin Rose 65-1
- Patrick Reed 65-1
- Tommy Fleetwood 75-1
- Si-Woo Kim 80-1
- Russell Henley 80-1
- Sahith Theegala 80-1
- Billy Horschel 85-1
- Talor Gooch 90-1
- Mito Pereira 90-1
- Adam Scott 100-1
- Gary Woodland 100-1
- Bubba Watson 100-1
- Tom Hoge 100-1
- Brian Harman 125-1
- Seamus Power 125-1
- K H Lee 125-1
- Keegan Bradley 125-1
- Thomas Pieters 125-1
- Ryan Fox 125-1
- Sergio Garcia 125-1
- Alex Noren 150-1
- Scott Stallings 150-1
- Kurt Kitayama 150-1
- Jason Kokrak 150-1
- Sepp Straka 150-1
- Cameron Champ 150-1
- Harold Varner 150-1
- Kevin Na 150-1
- Charl Schwartzel 175-1
- Adam Meronk 175-1
- Kevin Kisner 175-1
- Phil Mickelson 200-1
- Danny Willett 200-1
- Francesco Molinari 200-1
- Mackenzie Hughes 250-1
- Zach Johnson 300-1
- Adam Svensson 300-1
- JT Poston 300-1
- Fred Couples 1000-1
- Bernhard Langer 1000-1
- Vijay Singh 1500-1
- Mike Weir 1500-1
- Larry Mize 2500-1
- Jose Maria Olazabal 2500-1
- Sandy Lyle 5000-1