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The Four Attributes That Will Win The Masters

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Winning the Masters will take more than just skill. It will require all the attributes that drive exceptional performance.
Eighty-seven of the world’s finest golfers will tee it up this week with hopes to win the Masters Tournament, golf’s grandest stage. These players represent the past, present and future of the game. And while no one knows who will be victorious on Sunday afternoon, I have a pretty good idea as to the qualities and attributes that will win.
First, purely on a statistical basis, this should be the easiest tournament to win. Since the Masters hosts by far the smallest field of entrants, each player has the best odds of winning. Factoring out the 20 or so participants who were invited because either they won the event a long time ago, or are budding amateurs, the likely field of people with a realistic winning chance becomes even smaller. Add to that the number of players not in top form or those who’s games are not suited for the course or simply don’t believe they belong there, and you are left with perhaps 30-40 players with a real shot at winning the green jacket. This contrasts to over a hundred players who have a very real chance of winning any other professional golf tournament on any given week.
While the chances of a player winning The Masters, from a mathematical sense, are the greatest, the actual winning of the tournament on golf’s grandest stage is probably the hardest. This is because it’s the Masters, it has the history, the reputation, it is the most viewed event, it is the most coveted tournament and the one kids dreams of winning. Even the most casual fans know what the green jacket is and what Augusta National means to the world of golf. The pressure of winning this event is simply higher than anywhere else.
But beyond the aura, winning the Masters requires every skill a golfer possesses. It is physically demanding. It requires players to not only be long off the tee, but shape their shots perfectly. It requires hitting approach shots with pinpoint accuracy to Lilliputian targets. It demands nerves of steel with your short game and your putting and any error near the greens often appears outright embarrassing.

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