Augusta’s new triangle: Scheffler sets the standard as McIlroy and LIV’s stars close in

Scottie Scheffler arrives at Augusta National as the betting favorite again, but the story of Masters week is how tight the chase has become around him. Rory McIlroy’s lighter emotional load and LIV Golf momentum from Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau have turned the 2026 Masters into a genuine three- (or four-) way collision.