2021 Masters: Top 10 power rankings for Augusta National

What was once an event where Patrick Reed struggled, the Masters is now where Patrick Reed cashes in.

He missed the cut twice in his first four trips to Augusta National with no top-20s to show for it. So, of course, in 2018, he wins the whole thing. His 15-under total of 273 (69-66-67-71) was the third lowest winning score in the last 10 years. Reed made his next two cuts since donning the green jacket, taking T-36th (73-70-74-69) in 2019 and T-10th (68-68-71-72) in 2020.

He felt like he wasn’t that far off in his early tournament appearances. Course knowledge has helped him maximize his talent at ANGC.

“A lot of the other places we play, if you hit it to six feet or eight feet, whether it’s above the hole or below the hole, it’s not that big of a deal,” Reed was transcribed by ASAP Sports in 2018. “But here you hit it, even if you hit it six feet above the hole, a lot of those, if you don’t see such a high line and just tap it, it misses the hole, you have eight feet coming back. And we don’t have that at other places we play. So it truly is a course knowledge golf course. You need to know where to put the ball on certain pins and if you miss you need to miss it in certain spots because there’s some areas around here that it’s literally impossible, unless you make a 15‑, 18‑footer.”

Reed’s made his last five cuts at the majors, four of which were inside the top 13. For his career, he’s got five top-10s in 27 starts.

The former Augusta State University collegian is already a winner in 2021 at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed also posted T-9th at the WGC-Workday Championship and T-22nd at the Players Championship.

He ranks first on the PGA Tour in strokes gained putting (1.101). Reed should feel as comfortable, at least as one can, on these treacherous bentgrass greens. He’s also got all the recovery shots and sits 24th in sand saves (58.93%).