There is still a little time left until the start of the Masters, with golf fans are already showing their impatience. For many, the Masters is the competition that carries the greatest importance and prestige, and winning this competition is the dream of every golfer who steps into professional waters.
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Last year's winner of this competition was the phenomenal Scottie Scheffler, who started the season furiously, and kept the pace until the end.
A lot of attention this year will be directed towards some well-known faces, with Tommy Fleetwood being one of them.
The experienced Englishman always dreamed of winning this competition, and in an interview with Sky Sports, Tommy admitted that the players' form before the Masters was often the best answer to the question: Who will celebrate this year?
"I definitely think you've seen players do that in the past," Fleetwood said.
"It doesn't always happen and there's plenty of examples of it not happening, but - the last few years - the tournaments leading up to The Masters give you a good idea of the guys who will be contending."
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Tommy Fleetwood: I think form does matter
Looking at the PGA Tour this season, the big names on the golf scene didn't seem particularly impressive at the start. However, it is known who will receive the most attention. There is no doubt that the main actors of this tournament will be: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele.
In addition to them, there are many other interesting names that have the potential to win this prestigious competition.
Tommy stressed again that the form of the players will probably be the best answer to who can win this Majors.
"I feel like the players that are playing well and have been doing really well in tournaments in the build-up to The Masters have generally a great chance. They're confident, they're playing well, and it's a smaller field compared to the other majors.
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I feel like the top end of The Masters leaderboard for the last few years was a good one for predicting. You can go back quite a bit and see the guys that have been playing well leading up to that event, so I think they [form] does matter."- he concluded.
