Previewing the Masters, Our Early Leans on Contenders, and Reacting to J.J. Spaun's Win at the Valero Texas Open

Fairway Rollin'

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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House and Hubbard host Justin Ray to preview the Masters. First, the guys break down J.J. Spaun's win at the Valero Texas Open and discuss whether any players showed momentum heading into Augusta National. Then, they dive deep into the biggest contenders to win next week, including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and many others.(0:00) Welcome to Fairway Rollin’!(1:20) J.J. Spaun (–17) wins the Valero Texas Open(10:50) Previewing the Masters(22:35) Could Rory McIlroy repeat at the Masters?(31:15) Evaluating the top contenders to win the Masters(43:35) Expectations for Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, and Matt Fitzpatrick(49:25) Who's winning the Masters?The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available.Hosts: Joe House and Nathan HubbardGuest: Justin RayProducers: Tucker Tashjian and Mike Wargon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends and welcome to this golf program, unlike any other.
0:20.4	Oh, yes, my friends, we've done it. This is
0:23.3	Fairway Rowland, a golf program on the Rigger podcast network and on Netflix, my birdie buddies,
0:34.8	my par-saving pals, my enthusiast, we've done it.
0:38.9	This is that magical moment.
0:41.3	Speaking of a tradition unlike any other, we're talking about the Sunday Night Masters preview
0:47.1	right here on Fairway Roll.
0:49.4	And of course, I am your starter, Joe House, joined by our incomparable accomplice, our PGA tour boots on the ground, Nathan Hubbard, and as is our way.
1:00.3	It's the first major.
1:02.0	It's the big boy time.
1:03.8	We've got our man with the plan, Justin Ray, joining us from the 21st group and all the places that he makes his contributions.
1:12.3	How about this?
1:13.3	We got the pegs in the ground.
1:15.0	It's Masters Week.
1:16.4	We've got green on.
1:18.2	Let's get it going.
1:21.9	J.R.
1:23.6	J.J.
1:24.8	Spawn just won the Texas Open.
1:28.3	Congratulations to him. We're going to give out some flowers here at the top of the show before we get into
1:32.3	our master's madness.
1:35.3	Hell of a performance by JJ Spahn.
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