Stephen Geri outlines who he believes will be in the hunt on the final day of the 2017 Masters Championship. Follow Stephen for more sports and outdoors information.

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2. HENRIK STENSON
Coming in at number five in the
world, Stenson has a legitimate
shot at being a frontrunner on
Sunday in Augusta. He was the
embodiment of consistency at
the end of 2016, and he picked
up right where he left off this
year. If he can drive the ball well
like he has in past Masters
tournaments and putt
consistently he will be in good
shape.

3. DUSTIN JOHNSON
DJ is a fan favorite, and plenty
of experts are picking him to
win the whole thing. He
finished tied for fourth in last
year’s Masters, and he has
been showing improvements
in his game each tournament
since. He took over the world
number one spot and played
well down the stretch in 2016.
Solid iron play will be the key
to his success.

4. RICKIE FOWLER
It seems like Fowler has been
on the fringe of excellence
for the past few years, and
he is poised to break out in
2017. His putting has always
carried him at Augusta, but
he needs to be able to drive
the ball consistently and hit
more greens in regulation to
have a legitimate shot on
Sunday.

5. RORY MCILROY
Rory has been nursing an injury
that kept him sidelined for the
majority of 2017 thus far.
Augusta would be the perfect
course for a return to top-tier
competition as he strives to
complete the career Grand
Slam. He’s finished in the top
10 in each of the last three
Masters, and if he can avoid
any awful rounds like in 2014
and 2016 we could see him
walk away with the Green
Jacket.

6. JORDAN SPIETH
Spieth knows what it is like to win
at Augusta (2015), and he also
knows what it feels like to fall
apart (12th hole in 2015) on
Sunday. Nobody has played as
well as Spieth over the last three
months, and he is carrying that
momentum from the West Coast
to the Masters. Barring a meltdown
or any bad luck, Spieth will be in
the hunt on Sunday.

7. PHIL MICKELSON
Masters experience. Lefty has
more of it than the majority of
the field combined, and that
alone could be enough for him
to fly under the radar to
Sunday. He hasn’t played well
as of late, particularly with his
irons. If he can get his midrange
game together, Mickelson will
be mixing it up at the top of the
leaderboard.

8. ADAM SCOTT
Scott hasn’t finished inside the
top 10 at Augusta since
winning the Masters in 2013.
With the ability to crush the
ball, keep it on the fairway, and
play with extreme poise all
weekend, he has the potential
to tee off with the leaders
Sunday afternoon. He will need
to hit some challenging putts
without his long putter to put
himself in a position to win.

9. SERGIO GARCIA
There is no love lost between
Sergio and Augusta, and this
may finally be his year to
contend for a Masters
championship. He has not fared
well at Augusta recently with
only one top-10 finish in the last
10 years. His play has been
streaky as of late, but if he can
string together a few good
rounds he will be playing as the
sun is going down on Sunday.

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