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Scottie Scheffler jokes that he'll have a 'separate table' for Bubba Watson at Champs dinner

Who wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall during this year's Masters Champions dinner?

"One thing I keep going back to, and it’s probably only funny to me," Jon Rahm said Tuesday at Kapalua, "I think the Masters Champions Dinner’s going to be a little tense compared to how it’s been in the past."

That's because many of the PGA Tour's staunchest defenders will be seated at a table with several LIV Golf defectors, such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson — should they decide to attend.

In late December, Augusta National Golf Club announced it will "invite those eligible under our current criteria to compete in the 2023 Masters.