Solid choices, mm! With Woodland not qualifying, here is my updated entry. I figure $55 in my bank could buy me solid leader(s) when one or two of my trio fails to make the cut.mostonmike wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 8:47 amI am going to go with McIlroy, Tom Kim and Thriston Lawrence. It’s time Rory took the green jacket. Which is what I have been saying for the last 16 years.
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1.} (+$75) ~ Ludvig Aberg ~ to celebrate my maternal grandparents from Sweden
2.} (-$10) ~ Brian Campbell ~ USA ~ Recently secured an insane victory at the 2025 Mexico Open; that's good enough for me
3.} (-$20) ~ Noah Kent amateur ~ USA ~ reigning U.S. Amateur runner-up
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McIlroy spent considerable time with Kent on Tuesday, offering him detailed advice on certain shots and holes, including why McIlroy hits 3-wood off the tee on the par-4 17th and how one should always know where Rae’s Creek is when putting.
After the practice round, McIlroy came up with Fry and Kent’s mom, Trisha, and said of Kent: “Don’t worry. He’s got it.”
“Always looked up to him,” Kent said. “Always kind of was the guy that I followed growing up. He's the reason why I play golf today. For him to spend a little time with me means the world.”
Kent's cool pairings aren't over, either. He's grouped the first two rounds with 67-year-old Bernhard Langer, who was next to him on the trainer's table on Tuesday.
"This is his 41st Masters, I think," Kent said. "I mean, double my age. It's unbelievable."
