Phil Mickelson — Getty ImagesThese days it seems that the entire field, give or tack a past champion or two, have a chance at the green jacket. Gone are the days of Tiger, Vijay and Phil being the only contenders, but instead of listing them all, we've picked five we think have the best shot at the 2013 Masters (Check out who we ranked No. 5, No.4 and No. 3).

No. 2 -- Phil Mickelson

Major Championships -- 4

Masters appearance -- 20

Best Masters finish -- 1 ('04, '06 and '10)

Best finish on the PGA Tour in 2013 -- 1 (Waste Management)

What he has to do to win -- The best way to explain what Mickelson has to do this week is for him to just be Phil.

For some reason, good play or bad play coming in, Augusta National brings the best out in Mickelson. Of his last 14 starts, Phil has finished in the top-10 12 times, and of those 12 starts, seven were top-threes. Mickelson loves this golf course, loves the week, and loves the way he can shape the golf ball on these dogleg left holes.

The thing he needs to avoid is the big

WeatherChannel.comIt wouldn't be Masters week without some rain and thunderstorms in the forecast and it wouldn't be the PGA Tour in 2013 without the potential for some delays because of Mother Nature.

That's what it looks like for the 2013 Masters, with rain and thunderstorms predicted for both Thursday and Friday.

According to the Weather Channel, Thursday should see some isolated thunderstorms in the Augusta, Ga. area in the afternoon with some possibly becoming severe. There is a 30 percent chance of rain on Thursday during the day, and an 80 percent chance of rain that night.

Friday could give us some morning showers, with the Weather Channel predicting a 30 percent chance of rain that morning as well, but it appears the weather will clear then and it should be fine for the rest of the tournament.

The weekend looks like solid, with the chances of rain dropping to 10 percent on Saturday and 20 percent on Sunday, with light winds for the first major of the year.

Obviously the forecast could change at

Bubba Watson — Getty ImagesOne of the coolest traditions at the Masters is the Champions dinner. A chance for all the past winners of the first major of the year to congregate together at Augusta National at a table that any golf fan would fork over their life savings to be included in.

Tuesday night was the 2013 dinner, and as protocol, the winner of the previous year's Masters gets to pick the menu. Bubba Watson had been silent on what he had picked all week, but Nick Faldo was the first to out Bubba after dinner concluded.

-@bubbawatson you had a year to decide on, grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, macaroni & cheese!!! #HappyMeal #PlayLikeaChampion

— Sir Nick Faldo (@NickFaldo006) April 10, 2013

Some people on Twitter were questioning Bubba's choice, but let me explain something.

First, the dude won the Masters. He could pick liver and spam and it would be fine because, again, he won the Masters and it's his night. Second, have you guys ever listened to a Bubba interview or read his Twitter feed or watched the way he played the game? He's a guy that coined his own style of Bubba Golf, which is basically "see ball, hit ball" and it shouldn't surprise you that his menu is also simple.

And, it's a little funny, right? This incredibly elite group of athletes all sitting at the table and they get corn and mac and cheese? I would have loved to see Tiger Woods' face when that stuff arrived.

Bubba tweeted out a picture of the menu afterwards, with all the champion's signatures on it, and the menu is after the jump.

Good on you, Bubba. Why not have a little fun with the menu for a change (also, if you want to see a chart of what other winners have picked in the past, check it out right here).

Adam Scott — Getty ImagesThese days it seems that the entire field, give or tack a past champion or two, have a chance at the green jacket. Gone are the days of Tiger, Vijay and Phil being the only contenders, but instead of listing them all, we've picked five we think have the best shot at the 2013 Masters (Check out who we ranked No. 5 and No. 4).

No. 3 -- Adam Scott

Major Championships -- 0

Masters appearances -- 11

Best Masters finish -- T-2 (2011)

Best finish on the PGA Tour in 2013 -- T-3

What he has to do to win -- The most interesting thing about the progression of Adam Scott is his play at the majors. Scott started out his career on the PGA Tour an obvious pick to be great because of his incredible golf swing, and while the wins came, the high finish in majors did not.

Things have changed in that department. Two years ago at Augusta National the Australian nearly snagged his first major before Charl Schwartzel went crazy with four birdies over his final four holes, and his collapse at the British Open

Arnold Palmer — Getty ImagesImagine for a second that you're Arnold Palmer, a seven-time major championship winner, business icon and refreshment drink namesake. You are out at Augusta National on a spring day and you're thirsty. Maybe a water will do, or a soda, or even a refreshing beer to help wash down one of Augusta's fine lunch options.

No, an Arnold Palmer will do. That's what Steve Politi of the Star-Ledger noticed on Monday at the Masters. Palmer was in his green jacket, having a lunch and enjoying the drink that he created when Politi started wondering just how the legend actually ordered his own drink.

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Remember, this is a drink that is now as famous as the man behind it. We've seen a "Sportscenter" commercial dedicated to it, a "30 for 30" short that runs over nine minutes on the drink that mixes iced tea and lemonade and we've seen his face on cans at every golf course from Pebble Beach to Pine Valley.

So how did he order his drink? Here is what Politi wrote.

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Bubba Watson from the trees. (Getty Images)

AUGUSTA, Ga. – With three quarters of a century’s worth of tournaments held among the azaleas at Augusta National, significant, momentous and historical locations dot every single hole.

Now there’s a new one, buried deep in the pines to the right of the 10^th green. It’s where the most recent significant shot of the Masters was struck, where Bubba Watson stood on the second hole of a playoff and envisioned an approach shot that didn’t just border on ridiculous, it crossed the line entirely.

Just to refresh your memory:

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“A lot of professional golfers can see it,” Watson said of the shot on Tuesday. “A lot of people can see it. Doing it’s the hard part.”

Watson used a combination of a wedge, a hook and a canny placement into the side of the green’s hill to pull off one of the finest shots in golf history, to say nothing of Masters lore. And as a result, the spot in the pines has become Augusta National’s latest tourist spot.

Throughout the

If it wasn't for what Bubba Watson did on the 10th hole a year ago at the Masters, Louis Oosthuizen might not only have the best shot of the 2012 Masters, but one of the best golf shots ever by a winner in the final round.

Oosthuizen of course didn't win, but that isn't stopping us from looking back at that second shot he hit into the second hole in the final round of last year's Masters. Oosthuizen was 253 yards away, downhill, and pulled a 4-iron to just try and get it on the front edge of the ridiculously undulated green. The ball found the front, started to roll out and just kept rolling, and rolling and rolling. It never looked like it would actually get to the hole, but it did, dropping dead center with the speed of a solid five-foot putt for the fourth double-eagle in the history of the Masters and the first on No. 2.

The best part about that double-eagle? The fact that Oosthuizen tossed the ball into the crowd, but you can't blame him for losing his mind for a moment after

Tiger Woods, Luke Donald — Getty ImagesThe pairings for the first two days of the 2013 Masters are out, and there are some really fascinating pairings.

To start, Tiger Woods will be paired with Luke Donald and Scott Piercy, with the three going out at 10:45 AM ET on Thursday and 1:41 PM ET on Friday.

Phil Mickelson will join 2012 runner-up Louis Oosthuizen and former major winner Martin Kaymer at 1:30 PM ET on Thursday and 10:23 AM ET on Friday, and No. 2 in the world Rory McIlroy might be part of the most exciting group of the first two days.

McIlroy is paired with firecracker Keegan Bradley and Fredrick Jacobson, with the three going out at 1:41 PM ET on Thursday and 10:34 AM ET on Friday.

All the pairings for the first two days are after the jump, but we want to hear which grouping you think is the most exciting. Let us know if you were at Augusta National which group you'd follow, with the 2013 Masters just about here.