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The sport of golf has seen plenty of changes since the start of the pandemic. Two years of uncertainty and competitions taking place behind closed doors, restricted capacity crowds and issues with travelling. Thankfully, these issues look to be a thing of the past and we can get back on with this year’s edition of the Masters, as a packed-out Augusta National Golf Course prepares to welcome golf’s elite for a highly competitive tournament.

It was strange that fans weren’t able to attend the 2020 Masters, especially given what a display Dustin Johnson put on, winning in record-breaking fashion. And then there was Hideki Matsuyama’s muted celebrations last year, as he became the first Asian golfer to win the illustrious Georgia tournament. History has been made since pre-pandemic life and just by looking at the names that have entered this year — the likes of Jon Rahm and Will Zalatoris — it’s proving increasingly difficult to pick a winner on golf betting odds for this year.

The Masters will be a first real taste of major-championship golf this year, and with rumours circulating that 2019 winner Tiger Woods might also be making a surprise late return, there’s that added romance and drama instilled in the competition that simply couldn’t be recreated during COVID. There are however some absentees that could have been within a chance of causing an upset. With that in mind, let’s take a look at who’s missing from this year’s Masters.

Jason Day

Momentum in golf tournaments is everything in the modern game and while Jason Day enjoyed a good start to the year, winning January’s Farmers Insurance Open, he’s since seen his form dip and now drop outside the Top 100 in the golf rankings. The Australian has struggled with consistency throughout his career and has never been able to maintain the heights he reached when he finished joint second in the 2011 Masters, but still boasts 12 PGA tour wins to his name.

Phil Mickelson

Perhaps the biggest name on this list, Phil Mickelson’s absence from the Masters has led to people thinking he will also miss the PGA Championships. It’s the first time in 20 years that Lefty has missed out on Augusta, but the three-time champion has yet to appear on the course since his comments on Commissioner Jay Monahan last year. There’s no doubt Mickelson has provided us with plenty of memorable moments and his 2004 Masters win is often regarded as one of the best individual performances in golf. His absence will certainly be felt but it paves the way for new talent to come through and write their own name in the history books.

Rickie Fowler

That illustrious green jacket that comes with Masters success is what every golfer dreams of. And there was a time when many touted Rickie Fowler as a future recipient after a bright start to his career, but to put it bluntly he’s not enjoying himself on the course at the moment. Fowler is suffering a difficult patch of form, with his best effort in the last couple of years placing 42^nd in the Honda classic. It’s a sad state of affairs for the five-time PGA Tour winner, but at 33, he still has plenty of time to turn things around.

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