Michael Bamberger
Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
Pick: Mark Calcavecchia The likely winner of the 2007 Masters is so obvious I'm shocked — shocked — more people aren't talking about him: Mark Calcavecchia. He's 46, the same age another Floridian, Jack Nicklaus, was when he won the Masters in 1986. Calc has won this year, he's won a major, he's as long as ever, and he lag putts beautifully with the claw putter grip. Winning the Masters isn't going to change his life, just improve it. If you're looking for a golf tournament to change your life, you're looking for too much. His win goes something like this: fourth-to-last group Sunday, shoots 65, wins by a shot while sitting in Butler Cabin.