Scheffler readies for Masters repeat bid

Augusta (United States) (AFP) – Scottie Scheffler will launch his bid to become just the fourth golfer to win back-to-back Masters on Thursday when the 87th edition of the tournament gets under way at Augusta National. The American world number one is the bookmaker’s favorite to slip into the famous green jacket when the four rounds are complete on Sunday evening. The build-up has been dominated by the presence, for the first time at the Masters, of players from the breakaway, Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour and that focus is unlikely to fade. Players who took lucrative multi-million dollar deals to…