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Early 2021 Masters preview with Zach Johnson and Valero Texas Open picks

Episode Summary

Zach Johnson, 2007 Masters champion and two-time major winner, joined us on this week’s episode to preview the Masters and talk about the new fantasy game released by Augusta National, powered by IBM Watson. We talked about his game; his approach to stats and analytics and what to expect from this year’s Masters. Of course, the “Be Right” boys chat about their picks for the Valero Texas Open and the ANA Inspiration after a profitable week at the WGC-Match Play.

Episode Notes

Zach Johnson, 2007 Masters champion and two-time major winner, joined the “Be Right” boys (10:27) to preview the Masters, a new fantasy game released by Augusta National and Johnson’s approach to stats and analytics.
The crew also previews the 2021 Valero Texas Open—including some spicy takes on Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler (26:24). And after nearly cashing our Scottie Scheffler outright tickets last week, we’re feeling good about some bets at TPC San Antonio.
Be sure to check GolfDigest.com’s experts picks column for analysis from our panel of handicappers, including data scientists Pat Mayo, Rick Gehman and Brandon Gdula. We went up more than 220 units last season and are on a hot streak lately.
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