Media members make their picks

MEDIA MEMBER, ORGANIZATION TOP PICK COMMENT

Billy Morris, The Augusta Chronicle | Jason Day - He’s been close, close, close.

David Westin, The Augusta Chronicle | Matt Kuchar - Since Davis Love III isn’t here, he’s also from Sea Island, Ga.

John Boyette, The Augusta Chronicle | Dustin Johnson - It’s the year of the Bulldog, but it’s high time for a South Carolina native to win

Scott Michaux, The Augusta Chronicle | Adam Scott - Owns the desire and confidence to pull off the rare repeat

Chris Gay, The Augusta Chronicle | Steve Stricker - Time to show the young guys a thing or two.

David Lee, The Augusta Chronicle | Matt Kuchar - Solid and steady all year, and he has the game to win at Augusta

Wayne Staats, The Augusta Chronicle | Adam Scott - Consistently good here, even before his win

Mike Wynn, The Augusta Chronicle | Jason Dufner - I want to see a photo of him Dufnering in green jacket.

John Gogick, The Augusta Chronicle | Patrick Reed - Because a promise is a promise

Chris White, Athens Banner-Herald | Brandt Snedeker - Be the most fun guy to see win

Garry Smits, Florida Times-Union | Adam Scott - Augusta is due for a repeat winner

Jeff Babineau, Golfweek | Matt Kuchar - After Texas heartbreak, Georgia joy

Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated | Patrick Reed Good enough to get in hunt; cocky enough to close it

Christine Brennan, USA Today | Rory McIlroy Tiger who?

Mike Buteau, Bloomberg News | Matt Kuchar Too good a ball striker not to have won a major

Cam Cole, Vancouver Sun | Jason Day - The haircut changes everything

Karen Crouse, The New York Times | Sergio Garcia - Course that’s been so cruel to him finally cedes to his charms

Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jason Day - After 79 years of Aussie curse, why not two in a row?

John Dell, Winston-Salem Journal | Jason Day - It’s been a whole year since an Aussie won

Martin Dempster, The Scotsman | Rory McIlroy - Should have won already this year, now’s his time

Steve DiMeglio, USA Today | Rory McIlroy - The boy wonder becomes a man in Augusta

Larry Dorman, Masters Annual | Rory McIlroy - Time to catch the one that got away

Ben Everill, Associated Press Australia  | Jason Day - Can’t not pick an Australian – we’re on a roll. C’mon Aussie!

Andy Farrell, The Independent (UK) | Graeme McDowell - When he’s got his putting boots on, watch out

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press | Graeme McDowell - Irish always win majors when Tiger Woods doesn’t play

Ken Fidlin, Toronto Sun | Rory McIlroy - He deserves a mulligan for 2011 heartbreak

Hank Gola, N.Y. Daily News | Sergio Garcia - He finally figures out how to win one of these

Ron Green Sr., Charlotte Observer | Keegan Bradley - Has famous evil eye set on a green jacket

Ron Green Jr., Global Golf Post | Sergio Garcia - Because I hear he’s overdue

Ed Hardin, Greensboro News & Record | Patrick Reed - He’s one of the top 4 players in the world now

Mark Hayes, News of Australia | Jason Day - Has the mongrel in his eye

Jonathan Heeter, Macon Telegraph | Matt Kuchar - So much noise from Georgia boys, maybe Georgia Tech is due

Rex Hoggard, GolfChannel.com | Jason Day - Without Aussie duck hanging on shoulders, he keeps green jacket Down Under

John Huggan, New Zealand Golf Magazine | Thomas Bjorn - Only five guys better than him the last 18 months

Steve Hummer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Adam Scott - Dashing, talented object every woman’s gaze is not enough – will join elite back-to-back club

Dan Jenkins, Golf Digest | Phil Mickelson - Because I’m rooting for him

Derek Lawrenson, Daily Mail | Rory McIlroy - It’s time this century has a European winner

Tod Leonard, San Diego Union Tribune | Lee Westwood - Too good for it not to happen once

Jim Litke, The Associated Press | Jason Day - He’s paid in my Calcutta every year

Karl MacGinty, Irish Independent | Rory McIlroy - He’s matured so much physically, mentally the last two years

Jim McCabe, Golfweek | Henrik Stenson - How Swede it is

John Paul Newport, Wall Street Journal | Zach Johnson - He’ll peck all the others to death

Steve Politi, Newark Star-Ledger | Tiger Woods - Back is a ruse; he’ll parachute in on Thursday

Joe Posnanski, NBC Sports | Jordan Spieth - It will be an awesome winner’s news conference

Michael Rosenberg, Sports Illustrated | Matt Kuchar - Hope we finally get to see him smile

Jeff Rude, Golfweek | Matt Kuchar - Fourth and second past two weeks; top 10 here past two years

Wolfgang Scheffler, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Sergio Garcia - He said here he can’t win a major, but he has all the tools

Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Matt Kuchar - Universe seeking equalizer after excessive barking by Bubba and Billy

David Scott, Charlotte Observer | Rory McIlroy - He’ll finish the job from 2011

Geoff Shackelford, Golf World | Bubba Watson - Draw a line through Bay Hill WD

Barry Svrluga, Washington Post | Rickie Fowler - We’ll finally find out if orange and green go together

Isabel Trillo Amores, Golfcast.com (Madrid) | Sergio Garcia - In form and more mature

Dan Wetzel, Yahoo.com | Zach Johnson - Still know nothing about golf; Tiger’s not here and Zach’s nice to me

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com | Phil Mickelson - He sees Magnolia Lane and channels his inner 2010