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2021 Masters: Top 10 power rankings for Augusta National

By Mike Randleman

Apr 2, 2018; Augusta, GA, USA; A stiff breeze billows the flags atop the leaderboard during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National GC. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2018; Augusta, GA, USA; A stiff breeze billows the flags atop the leaderboard during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National GC. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 13, 2020; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Justin Thomas chips up onto the tenth green during the second round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National GC. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2020; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Justin Thomas chips up onto the tenth green during the second round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National GC. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports /

Justin Thomas was the 36-hole co-leader at the 2020 Masters and finished in fourth place with rounds of 66-69-71-70. It was good for the 27-year-old’s fifth career top-10 in a major and is yet another improvement for him at Augusta National.

JT made his Masters debut in 2016 and finished T-39th (76-73-76-71). The former Alabama Crimson Tide improved to T-22nd (73-76-71-70) in 2017, T-17th (74-67-70-73) a year later and T-12th (73-68-69-70) in 2019.

It took him until his 10th round to post his first sub-70 round, but now he’s got three in his last seven. Expect Thomas to fire some more.

Thomas’ incident with the hot microphone at the Tournament of Champions set the tone for a turbulent start to 2021 that saw him miss a couple of cuts, a rarity for a consistent player like him.

He still had three top-15s, including third at the TOC.

Thomas revived his year at the Players Championship where he played the weekend in 64-68 to nip Lee Westwood by one.

Thomas beat one of, if not the, deepest field in golf just a few weeks ago with lots of money on the line.

It was a good harbinger for someone who has to feel like he’s due to pick off his second career major championship after a three-plus year drought since the 2017 PGA Championship.

“This is probably my favorite event of the year, one of my favorite courses,” Thomas was transcribed by ASAP Sports before the 2020 Masters. “I enjoy everything about it. It’s just fun. I don’t really know how to describe it, but it’s just every time going out there and playing, I feel like I know the course so well, and I still just enjoy hitting all the shots and kind of doing the same stuff that I feel like I already know.”

Thomas is making his 22nd major start, all coming as a pro. He missed his first cut at the 2014 U.S. Open but has made 18 of the next 21. JT has four top-10s and six more top-25s.

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