Punters Note: Masters Field Nears 100 Before WD's

Handicappers, punters and other people of vibrancy will want to note Nick Menta's GolfChannel.com item on the Masters field taking on four very sharp players with its Top 50 OWGR cut off following the Valero Texas Open and the No Spectator Classic in Morocco.

These four are playing some very nice golf and there are reasons to add each to your Masters pool roster--should you delve into the depths of degeneracy--especially Casey, who has a strong Masters track record.

Four players - Anirban Lahiri, Bernd Wiesberger, Branden Grace, Paul Casey- punched their ticket to the Masters on Sunday by virute of their position in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The top 50 in the rankings the week before the Masters earn invitations to Augusta National, and the four aforementioned names were the only ones in the top 50 who weren't already qualified.

Though the 100 number is eye catching, as Bob Harig points out, there are likely to be some defections:

Woods has not played since withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open on Feb. 5 with back stiffness and subsequently said he'd be taking time off to work on his game.

Stadler has a wrist injury and hasn't played since the first tournament of 2015 in Hawaii, while Koepka (ribs) and McDowell (ankle) withdrew from the past two tournaments, respectively, with injuries. Stricker has not played since the Hero World Challenge in December and had back surgery shortly thereafter.