(Possibly) On This Day in History

There are so many storylines going into modern-day Masters that it could be hard to hold them all instantly. Here's a short list of what records will be made these days. I'm simplest happening to the organization at 2 (5 off the lead) because if the wind lays down nowadays as they think it'll, it'll nevertheless probably take a 65 or 64 to return from that a ways again.

LEAD AT -three:

• Jordan Spieth may want to become the youngest player to win two Masters, as well as the only player to win 2 of his first three Masters. And relying on what Jason Day does, he ought to regain the number 1 ranking as properly.

-2:

• Smylie Kaufman may want to come to be the primary Masters rookie to win seeing that Fuzzy Zoeller lower back in 1979.

-1:

• Bernhard Langer could become the oldest major winner by slightly over a decade.
• Hideki Matsuyama could become the first Japanese major winner.

EVEN:

• Jason Day could win his second major in a row.
• Dustin Johnson could get his first-ever major win.
• Danny Willett could get his first-ever major win and become the first European Masters champ since 1999.

1:

• Lee Westwood could get his first-ever major win and become the first European Masters champ since 1999.
• Brandt Snedeker could get his first-ever major win.
• Soren Kjeldsen could become the first Danish major winner, as well as the first European Masters champ since 1999.

2:

• Daniel Berger could become the first Masters rookie to win since Fuzzy Zoeller back in 1979.
• Rory McIlroy could become only the 6th player to complete the career Grand Slam.

Historically, the Masters winner generally comes from one of the last two groups and most often from the last group. So Spieth and Kaufman are the most likely winners, with Langer and Matsuyama very real possibilities. But stranger things have happened -- Jackie Burke Jr. came from 8 back to win the 1956 Masters over Ken Venturi.

However, Burke handiest needed a 71 to conquer Venturi's very last spherical eighty via a single stroke.

Likewise, Nick Faldo came from 6 lower back to conquer Greg Norman inside the notorious 1996 Masters. Norman did battle with a 78 but Faldo shot an excellent sixty seven to win through 5.

In neither case became the triumphing rating higher than the third spherical main score. And I do not assume the leaders are coming back to the percent today.

But I'd maintain my eye on that organization at even. For one in all them, a 67 simply might be enough to squeak out a inexperienced jacket.