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The Masters 2015: 10 bold predictions

By Cameron La Fontaine

Apr 13, 2014; Augusta, GA, USA; Bubba Watson celebrates with the green jacket after winning the 2014 The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2014; Augusta, GA, USA; Bubba Watson celebrates with the green jacket after winning the 2014 The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods (center) is escorted off the course with caddie Joe LaCava (one from left) after withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course after only his 12th hole of play. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods (center) is escorted off the course with caddie Joe LaCava (one from left) after withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course after only his 12th hole of play. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

Tiger Woods will finish in the top 10

Once again, you can hate me all you want, but don’t be surprised when my hopefulness rings true. The truth is, no matter how bad Tiger’s game has been recently, he’s a contender to win in anything he plays in because he’s the greatest golfer of all time.

Tiger missed the Masters last year and ratings went down by over 30 percent. Now that he’s back, so is the excitement from casual golf fans who might not care about the tournament if he’s not in it. That’s exciting. It’s also a lot of pressure. But, he’s dealt with pressure his whole life, he just needs to get his mental game on point once again.

Here’s how Tiger has played in the Masters since his last victory at Augusta National in 2005:

He’s made the top 10 each year he’s played except once in 2013 and made the top five except twice. The guy knows Augusta National and knows how to play big. His exceptional golf game is going to come back to him at some point, so why not this week? The key will be his short game that has struggled so immensely over the past two years.

Tiger is going to get a top-10 finish after a great Saturday and Sunday. He won’t get the win, but he’ll be right up there near the top of the leaderboard along with his fourth round partner Phil Mickelson.

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