CURTIS STRANGE believes The Masters will be "the Rory-Scottie show".
And the former US Ryder Cup captain would take the top two players in the world against the rest.
World No.1 Scheffler is bidding to win his third Green Jacket in four years. And world No.2 McIlroy, who Strange, right, reported was in Augusta on Monday despite his elbow issue, is aiming to win in Augusta for the first time to complete a career Grand Slam.
There are 96 players in the field for the first Major of the season, which starts a week tomorrow.
But Strange believes the winner will come from the two favourites.
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"I'm looking forward to the Rory-Scottie show," the double US Open winner told ESPN.
"It's hard to get past the first two or three, honestly.
"I just think they both have so much talent. I really think that Scottie, last year, was more consistent, obviously, because he won nine times. But I think Rory could have a year like that, get in a rhythm just like Scottie did last year.
"You go on hunches, and you go on feelings, and I spoke about Rory and Scottie this year.
"I really think both of them will be there at the stretch, at the end.
"Would I take them against the rest of the field? It's much like the question with Tiger [Woods] against the field back when he was winning everything. It's probably a bad bet, but I'd have to go with it."
McIlroy, who won The Players Championship last month, reported he would need "treatment" on his sore right elbow after his tied fifth finish at the Texas Children's Houston Open o...
And the former US Ryder Cup captain would take the top two players in the world against the rest.
World No.1 Scheffler is bidding to win his third Green Jacket in four years. And world No.2 McIlroy, who Strange, right, reported was in Augusta on Monday despite his elbow issue, is aiming to win in Augusta for the first time to complete a career Grand Slam.
There are 96 players in the field for the first Major of the season, which starts a week tomorrow.
But Strange believes the winner will come from the two favourites.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583504377/1743552593/articles/fFAeDaAsAqCMPuedmcsys/1431353533.jpg]
"I'm looking forward to the Rory-Scottie show," the double US Open winner told ESPN.
"It's hard to get past the first two or three, honestly.
"I just think they both have so much talent. I really think that Scottie, last year, was more consistent, obviously, because he won nine times. But I think Rory could have a year like that, get in a rhythm just like Scottie did last year.
"You go on hunches, and you go on feelings, and I spoke about Rory and Scottie this year.
"I really think both of them will be there at the stretch, at the end.
"Would I take them against the rest of the field? It's much like the question with Tiger [Woods] against the field back when he was winning everything. It's probably a bad bet, but I'd have to go with it."
McIlroy, who won The Players Championship last month, reported he would need "treatment" on his sore right elbow after his tied fifth finish at the Texas Children's Houston Open o...
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