While there are 95 players in the field this week for the 2025 edition of The Masters, much of the chatter around Augusta National revolves around only two: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.
And for good reason.
For starters, they're the top two players in the world. But even beyond that, each is looking to make history.
Scheffler, of course, is the defending champion and can join all sorts of exclusive clubs with a win on Sunday. For one, he'd become just the second player ever to win The Masters three times in four years, the only member of that club currently being Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966).
The world No. 1 would also be just the fourth to win back-to-back Masters, joining Nicklaus (1965-66), Nick Faldo (1989-90), and Tiger Woods (2001-02). Furthermore, Scheffler would be the first to win The Masters three times in his first six starts and would also move into the top spot on the all-time Masters money list.
As for McIlroy, the world's second-ranked player is still looking for his first major championship victory since the 2014 PGA Championship and is set to take his 11th attempt at completing the career Grand Slam.
With a win at Augusta, Rory would become just the sixth player to achieve the feat, joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Nicklaus, and Tiger. And seeing as how he's already earned victories at Pebble Beach and The Players Championship this season, he seems to be in prime position to finally get over the hump.
So, again, it's understandable why Scheffler and McIlroy are the center of attention.
All that said, however, one mustn't forget about world No. 3 Xander Schauffele, who got over a hump of his own a season ago by winning not one but two major championships, taking the PGA Championship at Valhalla and The Open Championship at Royal Troon.
As such, Schauffele has a chance to make a little history of his own at The Masters this week.
Xander Schauffele can become just the fourth player to hold three major championships at once
With a win at Augusta National on Sunday, Schauffele would become just the fourth player in the modern era to hold three major championship titles simultaneously.
The first to do so was Hogan, who won The Masters, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship in 1953. Sadly, he couldn't even attempt to win the Grand Slam, as the PGA Championship dates overlapped with The Open. Silly scheduling back in the day, for sure.
As one would expect, Nicklaus joined the club in the early 1970s, winning the 1971 PGA Championship, the 1972 Masters, and the 1972 U.S. Open. The Golden Bear nearly held all four but came up just short at the 1972 Open Championship, losing by a single stroke to Lee Trevino.
And, of course, there's Tiger, who took things to the next level at the turn of the century by holding all four, winning the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship in 2000 and then completing his famous "Tiger Slam" with a win at the 2001 Masters.
This is the elite company Xander Schauffele could join this week.
The 31-year-old has made only three appearances on the PGA Tour since tying for 40th at the season-opening Sentry back in January, as he was forced out of action for roughly two months with a rib injury.
After tying for 40th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in his first start back, Schauffele barely kept his impressive streak of made cuts going at The Players and ultimately finished 72nd, dead last among those who made it to the weekend at TPC Sawgrass.
The California native looked a lot better in his most recent start at the Valspar Championship, tying for 12th. So, he's starting to round into form.
And Augusta is a place where Schauffele is clearly comfortable, as he's carded four top-10s in his last six starts at The Masters, including a tie for second in 2019, finishing one shot back of Tiger. He then tied for third in 2021, tied for 10th in 2023, and took solo eighth a year ago.
So, while much of the world is hoping for a Scottie-Rory showdown come Sunday, don't be surprised if Schauffele sneaks up and steals the green jacket.