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Masters Round 3 best bets: Make the most of these matchups
Cameron Young (left) and Danny Willett (right). USA TODAY Sports photos

Masters Round 3 best bets: Make the most of these matchups

We went 1-1 for no blood in our Round 2 matchup bets for The Masters, and we're back with two more selections for Moving Day. Here are our two favorite matchup bets for Round 3 from Augusta National Golf Club.

Round 3 matchup: Danny Willett > Ryan Fox (+115 DraftKings)

Danny Willett making the cut this week is nothing short of miraculous. The 2016 Masters champion underwent shoulder surgery in September and was supposed to be out for 12-18 months. Instead, he returned six months later, and he's in contention at Augusta!

Somehow, Willett leads the entire field in strokes gained from approach through two rounds. He's hitting his irons beautifully, and he was 4-under par before a poor drive and a flubbed bunker shot on the 18th hole led to a triple bogey to finish his second round. Ryan Fox, meanwhile, is gaining all of his strokes with his driving and chipping. He's lost strokes with his irons and putter through two rounds, so he's more likely to fall off on the weekend. 

Round 3 matchup: Cameron Young > Tommy Fleetwood (+100 DK)

Augusta National is going to be firm and fast on Saturday, and there aren't many players better suited for those conditions than Cameron Young. The 26-year-old hits his golf ball to the stratosphere, so he should have no problem holding the greens with his iron shots. Young currently ranks 10th in the field in strokes gained from tee to green, so we trust him to keep it rolling.

Tommy Fleetwood played well on Friday with a 1-under 71, but he gained most of his strokes on the green. The Englishman's biggest weakness has always been his putting, so we expect him to take a step back in that department in the third round. 

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