FIVE FAVES

Tiger Woods

Bay Hill win served notice that his knee and game are A-OK

Geoff Ogilvy

Two '09 victories set him up to be the first Aussie winner

Phil Mickelson

Confidence boosted with wins at Riviera and Doral

Padraig Harrington

Irish Tiger has tools to claim third consecutive major

Paul Casey

Houston win proves he's ready to step into prime time

PRIMED TO CONTEND

Nick Watney

Looks like the real deal in Butch Harmon's stable

Zach Johnson

Masters proved a springboard for consistent winner

Sergio Garcia

Only putter stands in the way of his major breakthrough

Lee Westwood

Turned corner with T11 last year and U.S. Open run

Henrik Stenson

Swede tied for third, fourth in last two major starts

OLDIES BUT GOODIES

Fred Couples

Like the Riv and Houston, Augusta still stirs him

Kenny Perry

Four wins since the last time he completed a major

Retief Goosen

Recent winner at 40 always has the game for Augusta

Miguel Angel Jimenez

Shot closing 68 to surge to eighth last year

Vijay Singh

Bum knee hasn't shelved the best over-40 golfer ever

THESE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

Rory McIlroy

Northern Ireland teen might be ready to pull a Fuzzy

Justin Rose

Few under 30 have been in Augusta mix more often

Sean O'Hair

Bay Hill tangle with Tiger shows he's getting better

Andres Romero

Argentine might be the most exciting player in the field

Danny Lee

U.S. amateur champ proved he's ready to play with pros

HEART PICKS

Greg Norman

Nobody deserves green jacket more than 54-year-old Aussie

Ernie Els

South African's fans might want it even more than he does

Rocco Mediate

Everybody's All-American after gutsy U.S. Open loss

Prayad Marksaeng

From Thai poverty to redemptive Masters opportunity

Oliver Wilson

Perfect place for Augusta State's best Brit to win first major

MAYBE NEXT YEAR

Anthony Kim

Augusta rookie hasn't shown his 2008 form this season

Luke Donald

Return from wrist surgery not quite on Tiger pace

Trevor Immelman

Only Tiger, Nick and Jack have gone back to back

Pat Perez

With the game he's got, he still runs a little too hot

Alvaro Quiros

Spanish bomber won't win but will be a blast to watch

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR

Adam Scott

So pleasant, so much promise, so little to show for it yet

Camilo Villegas

Let's see him first break par at Augusta

Brandt Snedeker

Emotional 2008 contender has seemed lost ever since

Ryo Ishikawa

Goal to surpass Tiger as youngest winner is just a dream

Bubba Watson

Lucky to be here because he's still never won anything