Complete guide to The Masters 2017: Field breakdown, winners and more

All the rankings, odds and features you can handle before the 2017 Masters as Augusta National

By Kyle Porter

Apr 5, 2017 at 12:55 am ET • 2 min read

Masters week rolls on, and we here at CBS Sports have you covered in case you have missed anything.

The tournament doesn’t start until Thursday, so with some time left, let’s start at the very beginning with the field of 94.

1. Field breakdown

Americans: 42
International: 52
Former champs: 18
Rookies: 20
Amateurs: 5

2. Dissecting the field: There are innumerable ways to break this down, and we have looked at most of them. Here are two angles to take when determining who’s going to play well and who’s going to stumble.

3. Tiger Woods won’t play, but his impact will be felt: Woods is missing his third Masters in the last four years, which is probably for the best given that nobody wants to see him missing cuts (or worse). Woods recently had a practice session that lasted just five minutes. But his presence over the 2017 Masters will linger as this is the 20-year anniversary of his first win at Augusta National. I talked to some young stars about how that win affected their lives.

4. Numbers to know: A look at the best and worst scores and what you have to do to wear a green jacket on Sunday afternoon.

5. Rookies and amateurs: There are 20 first-time golfers and five amateurs in the field. I looked at which ones you can expect to play well and which you can dismiss entirely in your Masters pools.

6. Masters history: There was some new (press building) and old (Champions Dinner) remembered as we looked back at past Masters and one of the men who made the tournament what it is.

A look at the Champions Dinner menus (including Danny Willett’s)
New press building rocks
On Arnold Palmer’s last Masters

7. Getting ready for Augusta: How do pros prepare for the Masters and who has played well in recent years?

8. Gear of the stars: Here’s what the young guns will wear at the Masters this time around.

9. The iconic course: Everybody knows every hole of the place because of all the memorable moments that have happened over the years, but do you know which holes decide the tournament annually?