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2017 Masters: Ranking First-Time Competitors’ Chances to Win

By Mike Randleman

Mar 4, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; Thomas Pieters lines up a putt on the 16th green during the third round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2017; Mexico City, MEX; Thomas Pieters lines up a putt on the 16th green during the third round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 5, 2017; Maui, HI, USA; PGA golfer Brian Stuard tees off on the first hole during the first round in the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 11 Brian Stuard

Brian Stuard earned his way to Augusta as the last individual winner at last May’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, which is now a team event. The 34-year-old will be playing in his fourth major championship with a T79 at the 2016 PGA Championship as his only made cut.

Stuard’s made a respectable 18 of 28 cuts since his lone PGA Tour win, but hasn’t placed higher than a pair of T16s. The Oakland University product was fourth in driving accuracy on Tour in 2016. Accuracy off the tee isn’t at as much of a premium as, say, at a US Open with Augusta’s lack of rough, but avoiding the pine straw and obstructed approaches is still valuable.

Odds to win: +40000

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