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Mailbag: Is Winning Consecutive Masters Titles a Tougher Test than a Grand Slam Title?

Quick housekeeping:

• Our most recent podcast was with tennis impressionist Josh Berry who was a) terrific b) really thoughtful about the role of satire. It’s a good listen.

• We’ll do our annual “U.S. Open tips” next week. If you have suggestions to add, fire away.

• A public service reminder: the U.S. Open qualifying—which starts next week—is free.

Have a question or comment for Jon? Email him at jon_wertheim@yahoo.com or tweet him @jon_wertheim.

Hi Jon,

I was wondering whether you think it's more challenging to win two Masters titles back-to-back (i.