The Masters: Who Has More At Stake?

Everybody knows that The Masters pairing of the day is Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy playing together today at 2:50 PM today, but the question is which one has more at stake? Jordan is going for back to back wins at Augusta which will put him in the exclusive company of Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo as the only back-to-back winners. It will also give him his third major at 22 years old. He is already the only player to lead the Masters for six consecutive rounds.

Rory McIlroy is trying to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods as the only players to win all four majors in their career at least once. Tiger and Jack did it three times. He needs The Masters to complete it. He finished 4th last year when Jordan tied the tournament scoring record and he admits that the longer he goes without winning it the harder it gets. Ask Phil Mickelson about the U S Open.

Whatever happens today, it is going to be great for golf and for the fans watching. Here is what Rory had to say about it:

“Of course, it’s great for the game,” McIlroy said. “But whenever I’m out there playing and competing, that’s absolutely not what I should be thinking about. I really need to focus on me and focus on everything I need to do well to hopefully be sitting up here on Sunday with one of those on.”

“I’m really trying to block that out,” McIlroy said. “It’s another golf tournament I’m trying to win. I’m trying to beat guys on this leaderboard that I’ve beaten before. I need to take confidence from that and know that I’ve been in this position before. I know it’s a very big weekend for me. I know that.”

The Masters is shaping up to be one of the best ever and I for one, am looking forward to 2:50 PM today.

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