The Masters has drawn perhaps the most diverse field in recent memory, with the best players participating from the PGA Tour, LIV Tour and Champions Tour, plus Tiger Woods himself. Like the recent WNBA playoff game, it could set records for on-course and TV viewing.

    Tiger, of course, will be the main attraction, but among the LIV group are such former PGA guns as Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and ex-Seminole Brooks Koepka. The seniors include Fred Couples, Jose-Maria Olazabal, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir.  The PGA contingent includes No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 3 Hideki Matsuyama. No. 4 Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy. It's a golf fans' dream four days at legendary Augusta National.

    There's even a Gator in the mix - Camilo Villegas, whose prep last week at the Valero Texas Open fell flat; he shot 7-76 and missed the cut.

    Akshay Bhatia won in Texas in a playoff with Denny McCarthy when Denny hit his second in the water on the par-5 18th. Bhatia was in compete command all the way on Sunday until Denny birdied nine of the last 10 holes to equal Bhatia's 20 under par. Bhatia moved up to 12th in the rankings and took $1,656,000 with him to Augusta.  

    

    

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