On Golf: An Open and Assertive Field Has the Masters on Its Mind

Photo Adam Scott of Australia has two victories and a second in his last three starts, including his win last weekend at a World Golf Championships in Doral, Fla. Credit Drew Hallowell/Getty Images DORAL, Fla. — The takeaway from the World Golf Championships event here is that the Masters cannot start soon enough. Can we press the pause button and freeze the PGA Tour until April 7, the opening round of the Masters?

The first few months of the wraparound season have seen so many players assert themselves, the lead pack is more of a scrum as golf rounds the final curve toward Augusta National. The defending Masters champion, Jordan Spieth; Justin Thomas; and Hideki Matsuyama have claimed…