Rory vs. Scottie, Master Threat, Anwa

The sixth edition of Augusta National Women’s Amateurs begins on Wednesday at the Champions Retreat in Augusta National. Three former champions – Lottie Woad (2024), Anna Davis (2022) and Tsubasa Kajitani (2021) – are on the field, hoping to be the first two-time champion, while the stacked Stanford Women’s Golf team will have six players in the field, led by five-time ANWA ANWA participant Megha Ganne. What is the storyline of the former cruiser that you are most concerned about?

Alan Bastable, executive editing (@alan_bastable): As a proud New Jersey, I had a hard time pulling for Ganne to the hail of Holmdel, 30 minutes south of me. But I was most interested in Rianne Malixi, who won the American Women’s Teenage Amateur and American Women’s AM last summer (a feat once). If she could add Anwa to her mantle, we would have to add a new term to the golf dictionary: Marixie Grand Slam.

Sean Zak, Senior Writer (@sean_zak): Lottie Woad. Can we see the first championship defense in this game? She is by far the best female amateur – don’t forget her finishing tenth in the Women’s Open at St. Andrews last summer – I think we’re seeing her finish again at Augusta.

James Colgan, News and Featured Editor (@jamescolgan26): Rachel Heck! We have basically heard from her for the first time since her life on the LPGA tour as a private equity analyst and an Air Force trainee. She used to be the biggest prospect of women’s golf. Where is she now? I can’t wait to find out.

TGL is an indoor simulation league supported by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who made his debut season this week, defeating the New York GC in a two-night final. The ratings and reviews of the founding season are largely positive, but what do you want to see in 2026?

Riding skills: Call technology. Too many shots this season make professionals look confused. I also hope to see some fans fill these virtual stands. Oh, why there is no mascot? The average Boston bullfrog jumps in the arena will have an immediate impact.

Zach: Move the mountains to get a sofa satellite dome in Dallas so Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth can get involved. Do whatever you can and get them into season 2.

Korgen: Agree, Zach! More stars! I want to praise TGL, as the season goes on, TGL is very good. That’s no Guaranteed, I think the league has found the right self-serious voice. Now is the difficult part: billing is made every night.

Leaf Golf will travel to Miami this week for the first American event and Game 5 of the season. Next week, with the Masters on the deck, which LIV player has the greatest potential to win the green jacket?

Riding skills: It is Bryson – and will be until further notice. But it’s also hard to go through a man who has won twice this year: Joaquin Niemann. In addition, Neiman’s master’s record has been trending: T40 (2021), T35 (2022), T16 (2023) and T22 (2024). Feeling his first top ten and probably a green coat.

Zach: It’s Jon Rahm’s first, Brooks Koepka second, and maybe Cam Smith third. Bryson has aroused our interest in Augusta in recent memory, but his approach always seems a little unfavorable. Ram was actually my choice to win, reminding the world of how damn he deserved.

Corgen: You all gave the correct answer. It was Bryson, then Ram, then Brooks.

It’s never too early to debate Rory McIlroy’s Masters. Props betting time: World No. 2 McIlroy vs. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler…Who got who in ANGC?

Riding skills: Rory said Rory said Rory said 99.946% of Rory said Rory. But the wallet says Scotty.

Zach: I think Rory’s game fluctuations are sometimes that’s true no Playing well in Augusta. If they were in this year’s Masters 10 times, I would say they tied twice, Rory beat Scottie twice, and Scottie won six times. No one figured out the course better than him (apparently golf).

Corgen: Sometimes useful exercises in these situations are as follows: If I told you in two weeks, we would talk about Scottie’s third master win, or Rory’s first, would that be more surprising to you? The answer is Clearly Scottie, but I think it’s more with golf than players. Give me a neutral live battle, which could be a dead end.

Bubba Watson caught some eyebrows this week, when, in an interview with Golf’s Sean Zak, he provided a ringing recognition for Scheffler’s dominant 2024 season: “I know the Tigers did something in 2000, but Scottie’s vintage was the best we’ve ever seen. What do you say? Tiger 2000 vs. Scottie 2024: Which season is superior?

Riding skills: Vijay Singh’s 2004 (nine victories, 18 top ten) wants a word! But for the question at hand, I pay tribute to Tiger’s 2000 year, because how He won: by destroying the fields more often. Two of his nine wins were in the playoffs. In his other seven winning weeks, he averaged 6.57. His overall stroke that year was also shocking: 3.83 compared to 2024’s Scheffler’s 3.1.

Zach: Ha ha. I usually blame myself for not interrupting, Bubba said so at the time, but he volunteered to participate! I never asked him to compare the two. Unfortunately for him, he was wrong, and the internet screamed all weekend during my mention. We can also use the same measurement method often as the Player of the Year Award: Which season does Scottie Scheffler prefer to have – his 2024 or Tiger’s 3-Major 2000? You know the answer to the answer.

Corgen: But the Tiger competed with the plumber in 2000! ! ! He can’t get along with the athleticism of the modern NBA!

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Dave Pelz, one of the game’s outstanding lecturers and inventors, passed away last weekend at the age of 85. What first comes to mind when you think of Pelz’s legacy?

Riding skills: I always appreciate Perz’s highly scientific approach to the game. He didn’t leave much to chance and always pushed the envelope, be that with 60-degree weddings, 2-ball putters or determining whether golfers should putt/chip with the pin in. On that last matter Pelz proved way back in 1990 — in a GOLF Magazine cover story — that there was no doubt about the wisest strategy: leave the flag in. Our colleague David DeNunzio’s touching reminiscence of Pelz is well worth your time.

Zach: Phil Mickelson is one of the greatest golfers of all time, citing Perz’s name when he chooses jobs through shots. You’ll often hear Phil ask his caddie “Is this a whole 9 or Perz eight?” If it’s not a full shot, Mickelson takes 10 yards from the stock shot and calls it “Pelz.” Not sure what’s cooler than this.

Corgen: Twenty-one and twenty-two. The former, his disciples won the championship. In the latter, Perz himself lost to Jack Nicklaus. You have to do a good job in several ways to earn one of these numbers.

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