Media at the Masters make their picks to win

Members of the media were asked to name their top two choices to win the Masters – an American and an international player – and explain the reasoning for their No. 1 pick.

David Westin, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Lee Westwood No. 2: Webb Simpson
Westy will win it eventually.

Scott Michaux, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Charl Schwartzel
Done deal. Count on it.

John Boyette, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Adam Scott
Let the chase for 18 begin.

Chris Gay, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Bubba Watson No. 2: Thaworn Wiratchant
Quietly having another great season.

Mike Wynn, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Rory McIlroy No. 2: Tiger Woods
Has more game than anybody when he’s on.

Wayne Staats, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Brandt Snedeker No. 2: Ian Poulter
I think it’s his time.

David Lee, The Augusta Chronicle
No. 1: Brandt Snedeker No. 2: Luke Donald
Greens in regulation are important and he’s second on tour this year.

Scott Rouch, Columbia County News-Times
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Adam Scott
Just the way he’s playing.

Garry Smits, Florida Times-Union
No. 1: Charl Schwartzel No. 2: Jim Furyk
Hottest player on Euro Tour this season.

Chris White, Athens Banner-Herald
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Adam Scott
He’s hot.

Jeff Babineau, Golfweek
No. 1: Keegan Bradley No. 2: Justin Rose
Big Celtics fan will look great in green.

Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated
No. 1: Luke Donald No. 2: Luke Donald
If swing is like Hogan, you should win.

Christine Brennan, USA Today
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Adam Scott
If he leaves without green jacket, it will be terrible for him.

Karen Crouse, New York Times
No. 1: Lee Westwood No. 2: Brandt Snedeker
25 years after Sandy Lyle, Lee is latest Brit to win.

Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Justin Rose
You can’t pick against guy who’s won 60 percent of his starts this year.

Steve DiMeglio, USA Today
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Luke Donald
The Tiger is hungry to start attacking the Bear again.

Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times
No. 1: Brandt Snedeker No. 2: Justin Rose
Golf karma needs a nice, fast player to win.

Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press
No. 1: Keegan Bradley No. 2: Adam Scott
We’ve gone a whole major without an anchored winner.

Ron Green Jr., Global Golf Post
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Louis Oosthuizen
Can’t get to 19 without going through 15 first.

Ron Green Sr., The Charlotte Observer
No. 1: Keegan Bradley No. 2: Rory McIlroy
Can’t explain it, but I have a feeling.

Dan Wetzel, Yahoo.com
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Rory McIlroy
I could lie, but I don’t know much about golf.

Larry Fine, Reuters
No. 1: Rory McIlroy No. 2: Tiger Woods
He’s found it and will create his Tiger rivalry by winning.

Rex Hoggard, GolfChannel.com
No. 1: Phil Mickelson No. 2: Justin Rose
There’s no beating Phrankenwood or his love for the course.

Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle
No. 1: Louis Oosthuizen No. 2: Tiger Woods
Oosty hits miraculous shot from trees in playoff to beat Woods.

John Paul Newport, Wall Street Journal
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Justin Rose
Putting is the key.

Steve Politi, Newark Star-Ledger
No. 1: Brandt Snedeker No. 2: Peter Hanson
Keeps Masters tradition of crying alive.

Doug Roberson, Atlanta Journal Constitution
No. 1: Matt Kuchar No. 2: Louis Oosthuizen
I heard Johnny Miller picked him.

Jeff Rude, Golfweek
No. 1: Keegan Bradley No. 2: Adam Scott
Long, putts well, 4 straight top-10s, tutored by Phil

Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal Constitution
No. 1: Matt Kuchar No. 2: Rory McIlroy
… it’s only fair since a Bulldog won last year.

Geoff Shackelford, Golf World
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Lee Westwood
Only bad draw prevents the inevitable.

Dave Shedloski, GolfDigest.com
No. 1: Dustin Johnson No. 2: Luke Donald
He’s not going to overthink it.

Wright Thompson, ESPN The Magazine
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Rory McIlroy
Current … stars not ready for Tiger in Sunday red.

Ron Sirak, Golf World
No. 1: Ian Poulter No. 2: Matt Kuchar
The boy can putt. See Saturday at Ryder Cup.

Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Ian Poulter
Fringe golf fans only maintain interest if Woods can pursue Nicklaus.

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Justin Rose
If putter doesn’t brain freeze, it’ll be hard to lose.

James Corrigan, Daily Telegraph
No. 1: Phil Mickelson No. 2: Lee Westwood
Ready to go fourth.

Peter Dixon, The Times (London)
No. 1: Justin Rose No. 2: Tiger Woods
Coming in under radar will help.

Kevin Garside, Independent (London)
No. 1: Keegan Bradley No. 2: Rory McIlroy
Few attack a pin like this kid; patience on greens will decide.

John Hopkins, Masters Annual
No. 1: Justin Rose No. 2: Dustin Johnson
If putting is with him, rest of game is good enough.

John Huggan, New Zealand Golf Magazine
No. 1: Dustin Johnson No. 2: Geoff Ogilvy
He’s brainless enough to win … like last year.

Brian Keogh, Irish Sun
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Charl Schwartzel
Looks so calm, tough to see him coming up short for seventh straight year.

Bernie McGuire, The Express (London)
No. 1: Adam Scott No. 2: Tiger Woods
Australia is island nation, but been on island at Augusta too long.

Shane O’Donoghue, CNN
No. 1: Justin Rose No. 2: Matt Kuchar
Silent but deadly … period.

Nuria Pastor, La Vanguardia (Barcelona)
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Sergio Garcia
He’s putting so well, difficult to beat.

Dave Perkins, Toronto Sun
No. 1: Brandt Snedeker No. 2: Ian Poulter
From the guy who picked Schwartzel in 2011 at 80-to-1.

Nick Rodger, The Herald (Glasgow)
No. 1: Phil Mickelson No. 2: Louis Oosthuizen
There’s something in his daft grin.

Lorne Rubenstein, Toronto Globe and Mail
No. 1: Nick Watney No. 2: Jason Day
Calm demeanor and experience winning important events.

Wolfgang Scheffler, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
No. 1: Rory McIlroy No. 2: Tiger Woods
Showed improvement and learned from past failures.

Owen Slot, The Times (London)
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Sergio Garcia
Because Lindsey Vonn is here.

Neil Squires, Daily Express (London)
No. 1: Phil Mickelson No. 2: Justin Rose
He’s still very good at golf.

Reiko Takekawa, Kyodo News
No. 1: Tiger Woods No. 2: Rory McIlroy
Because he reads.

Isabel Trillo Amores, Golfcast.com (Madrid)
No. 1: Ian Poulter No. 2: Tiger Woods
For his Tiger eyes, like Seve, and passion to win.