2024 Masters odds, favorites: Who has played the best at Augusta National over the last 10 years?

Some usual suspects make the list, though one five-time major winner is conspicuously absent

With the 2024 Masters about to begin, it's time to return to the question: Who is going to be donning the green jacket on Sunday at Augusta National? There is a lot of golf to be played between now and then, but perhaps the best indicator of who will play well this week in Augusta, Georgia ... is who has played well there before. 1 Will Zalatoris 8 3.50 2 Jon Rahm 28 2.84 3 Jordan Spieth 38 2.81 4 Scottie Scheffler 16 2.80 5 Rory McIlroy 36 2.46 6 Justin Rose 36 2.31 7 Dustin Johnson 32 2.29 8 Rickie Fowler 26 2.28 9 Hideki Matsuyama 38 2.25 10 Collin Morikawa 16 2.05

So, who has historically been the best player at Augusta National? It's a fascinating question that has a variety of answers depending on the variables you want to consider, such as window of time, metrics and the importance of actually winning the golf tournament versus simply playing consistently great golf at the nation's most exquisite course.

Knowing that we could segment the data in so many different ways, let's look at a specific segment that I like to call, Best Player at Getting the Ball in the Hole in the Fewest Shots Compared to His Peers Over the Last Ten Years, or as it is more commonly known in golf circles: BPGBHFSCHPLTY.