Welcome to the Masters Moving Day edition of SI Golf’s Fact or Fiction, where Scottie Scheffler has a one-stroke lead over Collin Morikawa entering Sunday’s final round.
We’re here to debate a series of statements for writers and editors to declare as “Fact” or “Fiction” along with a brief explanation. Responses may also (occasionally) be “Neutral” since there's a lot of gray area in golf.
Do you agree or disagree? Let us know on the SI Golf X account.
Scottie Scheffler showed he was human in playing Nos. 10 and 11 in 3 over Saturday, but recovered to shoot 71 to get to 7 under and take a one-shot lead to Sunday. He will win his second green jacket.
Bob Harig: FACT. That one-shot advantage might not seem like a lot, but that extra edge might just be what he needed. He recovered nicely from his mistakes Saturday and his presence on the leaderboard all week has seemed inevitable. So does a second green jacket.
John Pluym: FICTION. Scheffler recovered beautifully, going 3 under over the final six holes. But I’m going with Morikawa to win the tournament. He’s improved his score by one stroke with each round, so if he shoots 68 on Sunday, I like his chances.
Jeff Ritter: FACT. Scheffler entered the week as The Man to Beat and that still applies. He’s hardly a lock—I don’t expect Morikawa to crack alongside him on Sunday—but there’s no doubt this is Scottie’s Masters to lose.
John Schwarb: FACT. Collin Morikawa had an inspired Saturday and will give Scheffler a fight in the final group, but this felt inevitable after Scheffler won the Players and I’m not going back on that now.
