Dark Horses to Keep an Eye on at The 2019 Masters

Matt Kuchar

Matt Kuchar is right on the edge of not longer being considered a longshot. Normally, this is exactly the kind of player you would want to take a serious look at heading into a major. Let’s go through the checklist with Kuch.

Playing well over the last few months? Check. He won the Mayakoba back in November, and then he won the Sony Open in January as well. After a T4 at The Waste Management in February, Kuchar lost to Kevin Kisner in the finals of the recent WGC-Dell Match Play event.

Does Kuchar have a history of strong finishes at The Masters? Check. Kuch had a very underrated run of incredible play at Augusta from 2012-2014, finishing T3, T8, and T5. It hasn’t left him either, as he finished T4 back in 2017. 10 of his 16 rounds in those four years were under par, a great accomplishment for a perennially difficult course. Especially so when the winner during those four years was never better than 10-under par.

Is this player looking for their first major victory still? Yes. Yes he is. Kuchar still doesn’t have that elusive first major victory. What better place to get your first one than at Augusta, slipping on the green jacket.

Kuchar has what you should be looking for if you are looking for someone to come out of the middle of the pack. Success at the course, a recent string of strong play, and the drive and desire to get that first major.