Dark Horses to Keep an Eye on at The 2019 Masters
The last entry on our list, is one of the darkest horses heading into the tournament. Even his twitter handle depicts the fact, registering as @aLongShot. A fantastic marketer for the way he set it up, Adam Long is my final dark horse.
Somewhere between 400-1 and 500-1, Adam Long would be one of the least likely players to win a major based on odds in a long time. Most people remember him for his fantastic weekend run of 63-65 to take down Phil Mickelson at The Desert Classic in January. Not only was it his first and only win on Tour, but it also was the lowest round he has shot as well.
Since then, things haven’t been so great for Mr. Long. Other than a T10 at The Arnold Palmer, he hasn’t made it to a Sunday at and event, missing the cut in six of seven events, and not making it to Sunday at The PLAYERS.
The only way that Long is going to contend, or even make it to the weekend at The Masters is going to revolve around his short game. He has not been very good in this area so far this year, ranking 178th in shots gained around the green, and 185th in putting, losing a combined .698 shots.
He’s shown he can get hot when it matters, when he shot a combined 16 under during the weekend at The Desert Classic. The challenge for him is going to be making it there. I chose him because he is one of the darkest horses available, and i like rooting for the underdog. The neat bit of marketing for @aLongShot makes it that much better.
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Sure, you can go ahead and root for the favorites if you want. They are likely going to be in the mix after Friday, and will stay in the hunt as the weekend progresses. If you want to take a chance, and make all your golfing friends think you know more than they do, take a look at one of my dark horses for The Masters. You don’t even have to give me any credit.