HOT TOPIC 2: Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson for The Masters?
TOPIC 2: THEY'VE A COMBINED SEVEN GREEN JACKETS, BUT WHO HAS A BETTER CHANCE AT THE 2018 MASTERS IN APRIL... TIGER WOODS OR PHIL MICKELSON?
AR: You could argue Phil Mickelson is playing some of the best golf of his life at the minute, all at age 47. He had been telling the world he was going to win a tournament ever since the start of the year, and he duly lived up to his word by taking down JT for his 43rd PGA Tour win at the WGC-Mexico last week. Tiger has definitely surprised me with his mini resurgence and new bill of health, but Mickelson definitely has the edge when it comes to the better of the two chances at Augusta. I don't think either of them will win or even contend for another Green Jacket, but don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the two 20/1 contenders up there on Sunday April 8.
CL: I'm a huge Tiger fanboy, but Phil Mickelson, by some distance. The Thrill is confident he will get to 50 wins which tells you where his confidence is at, and his win last week against a stacked leaderboard shows you he can mix it with the best. Three Green Jackets in the closet already, an unrivalled short game, on a course set up for lefties. Mickelson is bubbling. Woods has been very impressive on his comeback - and I've revelled in all the pundits changing their tune - but it's still too soon. Augusta won't kill him if his driving is off, but I don't think he'll be firing on all cylinders. But imagine if he was!
MH: For me, Justin Thomas win his first Green Jacket, but Phil Mickelson is showing some great form of late with three top 10s before his recent win in Mexico. I'd never bet against Tiger Woods, and I must admit I'm taken with his recent displays, especially at the Honda Classic where a poor finish saw him fall back to 12th. Never write off Tiger, but I'd say Phil has the better of the two chances.
