Collin Morikawa hits Augusta as No. 4 in the official World Golf Ranking. The Los Angeles native is making his sixth Masters start, has never missed the cut at Augusta and has finished inside the top 10 in each of his last three tries. From Amos Morale III:
“Morikawa has been particularly sharp on approach, picking up a tour-leading 1.47 true strokes in that range. Golfers who are accurate with approach shots tend to do well at Augusta National. Morikawa was good with the irons in his last three Masters starts, and his worst finish was T10. He’s heading into this year’s tournament with those sticks working and the tour’s fourth-highest driving accuracy percentage (71.48). With the exception of some forecasted rain on Friday, things seem to be in line for Morikawa to make a run at his first green jacket.”