Given one final trip around Augusta National, who would the pros pick in foursome?
Given one final trip around Augusta National Golf Club to be played with the foursome of their choice, who would the pros pick? That's the latest question we posed in the annual Golfweek Masters Survey and while family members were the leading vote-getters, names such as Jack, Tiger, Hogan and Snead got their share of votes.
With the 2025 Masters right around the corner, some of of the fun answers were the random ones, such Brian Harman going with Georgia pal Kevin Kisner and Russell Henley with Masters champ Larry Mize.
Adam Hadwin
My brother and dad and make it a threesome.
Adam Scott
Tiger, Jack and my dad.
Billy Horschel
My dad, my son's five years old, but I mean, let's just say he's old enough and then my wife. I'll do my family.
Brian Harman
Kevin Kisner, Rick Pennell and Justin Converse, a buddy of mine.
Collin Morikawa
My dad, my brother and my wife.
Corey Conners
My dad, Tiger and Mike Weir, who was my idol as a kid.
Gary Player
Donald Trump, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Lee Quo U of Singapore.
Jason Day
This is always fluid. I'd go with Tiger, Hogan and my boy (Dash) because he just got into golf.
Justin Thomas
I'll go with my dad and grandpa. That's all I need.
Ludvig Aberg
My dad, my coach, Hans Larsson, and my caddie, Joe Skovron.
Keegan Bradley
My friend John Curran, my dad, and Phil Mickelson.
Kevin Kisner
My dad, and two people who have never been.
Matt Fitzpatrick
My dad, my brother, my wife and my mom.
Matt Kuchar
Four generations of Kuchars: son, father, grandfather and me.
Nick Faldo
I would have loved to have played with Sam Snead and Ben Hogan and let's throw in Jack.
Russell Henley
Larry Mize, my brother Adam, and my father-in-law Doug.
Stewart Cink
Both of my kids and my dad.
Tony Finau
My son, my dad and my brother.
Webb Simpson
My son, James, my childhood instructor, Ted Kiegiel, and my former caddie, Paul Tesori.
Xander Schauffele
My dad is the first name that comes to mind. His rule is he won't play there until I'm a member. He refuses otherwise. My dad would be the most important one in there.
Zach Johnson
Ben Hogan, my dad and I guess I'd play twice and take one of my boys first and then take the other one the next time.
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