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The Masters 2017: 10 dark horse golfers to win the Green Jacket

By John Buhler

Jul 11, 2016; Ayrshire, SCT; Tommy Fleetwood during a practice round for the 145th Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Troon Golf Club - Old Course. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 11, 2016; Ayrshire, SCT; Tommy Fleetwood during a practice round for the 145th Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Troon Golf Club - Old Course. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 3, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; Matt Kuchar plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; Matt Kuchar plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Matt Kuchar

It won’t be just Bubba Watson that has his alma mater buzzing about him at Augusta National. Matt Kuchar play his college golf at nearby Georgia Tech in Atlanta. While Kuchar hasn’t had the success at Augusta as has Watson, he has played better at Augusta than in any major.

Kuchar’s best finish in a major did come in the 2012 Masters, interestingly the same one that Watson won his first Green Jacket. It was the first of three straight top-10 finishes for Kuchar. His third place finish in 2012 was the best he has ever done in a major tournament.

Kuchar has made the cut nine out of 10 teams he has played in the Masters. Like many of his contemporaries on the PGA Tour, Kuchar tends to pick up momentum throughout the season after a good showing in Augusta.

OddsShark has Kuchar at +8,000 odds to win the 2017 Green Jacket. Outside of a seventh-place finish in the 2015 PGA Championship, Kuchar hasn’t done much in major tournaments since finishing fifth in the 2014 Masters. At 38 years old, Kuchar may be running out of time to win a major on the PGA Tour. Maybe he and Watson could be in the final pairing for the whole Peach State to lose its collective mind?

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