Masters WAGs: As golf's best players battle for glory at Augusta, meet the women by their side... including the daughter of an ice hockey legend, two high school sweethearts and a former Miss New Jersey hopeful

The Masters is here again with the world's leading golfers set to compete at Augusta National in a bid to win the Green Jacket.

Jon Rahm returns to the iconic tournament as the defending champion but Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka are among those desperate to dethrone the Spaniard. 

But while most of the focus will be on the course, the players' wives and girlfriends will certainly be attracting plenty of attention, too. 

Among them is Paulina Gretzky, the wife of former Masters champion Dustin Johnson and daughter of ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Meanwhile, Rahm's wife Kelley is pregnant with their third child and Meredith Scudder is Scheffler's childhood sweetheart.

With the tournament less than a week away, DailyMail.com takes a look at the glamorous partners set to steal the show at Augusta National.

Jon Rahm poses with his wife, Kelley, after the Spaniard won his first Masters title last year

Paulina Gretzky (Dustin Johnson) 

Paulina is the daughter of Wayne Gretzky, widely acknowledged to be the greatest ice hockey player of all time. 

Despite her father's fame in the sporting world, Paulina is famous in her own right thanks to her work as an actress, model and singer. 

The glamorous WAG has featured in movies like Grown Ups 2 (2013), Fame (2009) and Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012) and has also had record deals. 

Paulina and Johnson, who has won both the Masters and US Open, got engaged in 2013 and, after a lengthy engagement, finally tied the knot in April 2022. They share two sons together, River and Tatum.

The pair exchanged vows in front of a glamorous crowd of friends and family, including Bravo reality stars Paige DeSorbo, Craig Conover, and Austen Kroll. 

Paulina is the daughter of ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and married to Dustin Johnson

The model recently revealed she got death threats following her husband's move to LIV Golf

The wedding also included a performance from Kid Rock, who sang a cover of Chris Stapleton's 'Joy of My Life.'

The model recently revealed she received death threats following her husband's move to LIV Golf. 

Johnson defected to the rebel circuit for a reported $150million when it erupted onto the golfing scene in 2022. 

'People sending death threats and awful, awful, awful things,' Gretzky said during an interview on Netflix show Full Swing, which details the fallout of the PGA Tour's ceasefire with LIV.

'People were aggressive that's for sure. But that's when I shut it down for a little bit. I was like I don't need to look at this. Everyone has an opinion on it. Fine.' 

Jena Sims Koepka (Brooks Koepka)

Sims and Koepka met in 2015 at the Masters, which Jena told Golf Digest in 2019 was fitting because she is a Georgia native.

'We met at the 2015 Masters. And that's so special because I'm from Georgia, so it's perfect,' she explained. 'We were on Hole 7, which I don't even remember, but he's like, "Oh, I remember what you were wearing, where we were standing, everything."'

Jena explained that she was a long-time golf fan and had always grown up watching the sport because of her father.

Brooks and Jena then announced that they were engaged in April 2021, after more than five years together. 

The romantic proposal took place on a beach in Jupiter, Florida and he shared her post to his Instagram story, adding, 'Finally...'

Brooks Koepka met wife Jena Sims at the Masters before marrying the model seven years later

The stunning American actress and model has 286,000 followers on her Instagram account

They announced that they were engaged in April 2021, after more than five years together 

Shortly after Koepka's 33rd birthday, the couple announced they are having their first child

The couple welcomed their first child - a baby boy named Crew - in July 2013, six weeks early

In September 2021, Brooks opened up about how Jena changed his life.

'The way I'm wired, I'm all on or all off. Maybe I didn't understand that the first 25 years of my life, but in the past five years I've been able to own who I am and find that happiness,' he told Golf Digest.

'I don't know if that's because of Jena or because I understand more of how things work, but you mature a little more.

'I can't put my finger on it. But when it comes together, and you see what works, you say, this is the program, and I'm going to stick with it.'

Jena - who is an actress and is most known for her role in the Sharknado movies - is often photographed supporting Brooks at his golf events

The couple wed seven years after first meeting and welcomed their first child - a baby boy named Crew - in July 2013, six weeks before his due date.

Meredith Scudder (Scottie Scheffler) 

Scheffler is dominating the PGA Tour at the moment and he'll be one of the favorites to win another Green Jacket this week. 

Scheffler and his wife Meredith Scudder tied the knot in 2020, after six years of dating. The couple are high school sweethearts, and met while they both attended Highland Park High School when they were just teens.

When it came time for them to head off to college, the pair both went to different schools in Texas but stayed together.

They both graduated in 2018, and the sports star popped the question two years later.

At the time, Meredith gushed, 'YES! I can't believe God gave me my best friend to spend the rest of my life with. Can't wait to be your wife, Scottie! Blown away at the Lord's faithfulness and goodness to us. [LET'S] DO THIS!'

Scottie and Meredith tied the knot in 2020, after six years of dating and long distance

The two have kept their romance pretty low-key - with Meredith's social accounts set to private

They got married in December 2020 at Arlington Hall in Dallas. 

The two have kept their romance pretty low-key other than that - with Scottie hardly ever sharing any pics with his wife to social media, and her accounts set to private. 

However, she is often spotted at his tournaments supporting him as he continues to win title after title. 

As for her own job, Meredith previously worked for various different humanitarian organizations, including Family Legacy and Live Beyond.

Erica McIlroy (Rory McIlroy)

Northern Irish star Rory McIlroy is married to Erica Stroll - with the pair first being introduced to each other back in 2012. 

But despite initially meeting one another at the Ryder Cup that year, where Erica, 35, was working for the PGA, it wasn't until a few years later that the pair would enter a relationship.

A few months after calling off his engagement with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki in 2014, McIlroy and Erica got together before getting engaged a year later. 

McIlroy proposed to Erica in 2015 while the couple were on holiday in Paris. The proposal reportedly took place on the Champs-Elysees while the pair were walking around admiring the city.

The pair would tie the knot on April 21, 2017. Their guest list famously included the like of Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin and Niall Horan.

McIlroy's wedding took place on the grounds of Ashworth Castle, which is one of Ireland's top hotels. It was reported that the fireworks display alone cost more than an estimated £50,000. The ceremony in Co Mayo itself would cost a whopping £200,000. 

The pair have one child. Poppy Kennedy McIlroy was on born August 31, 2020.

Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is married to Erica Stroll after tying the knot in 2017

The couple and their daughter Poppy enjoyed the par-three contest at the Masters last year

Erica was raised in Irondequoit, New York. She later move to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She worked as the manager of the Championship Volunteer Operations for the PGA of America in 2011.

In her spare time, she is a sailor and likes to watch TV, being a keen fan of The Batchelor. 

She also likes to bake and made cookies in celebration of Team Europe's Ryder Cup win in 2018.

Speaking on how he got together with his wife, McIlroy told Cool FM radio: 'We were friends for a couple of years and we knew each other sort of from the golf circuit, and in summer 2014, towards the end of the summer, started to spend a bit more time together and it went from there.'

Kelley Rahm (Jon Rahm)

Former US Open and reigning Masters champion Rahm has had now-wife Kelley by his side throughout his sublime career.

The couple first met when they were both students at Arizona State University and have been together since at least 2016 - when Kelley first appeared on Rahm's Instagram.

Rahm wed the former college athlete in 2019 and they now have two children together. They announced last week that they are expecting a third child.

The Spaniard's wife was was raised in Lake Oswego, Oregeon, before graduating from Arizona State University while representing the state in javelin competitions, reported The Sun.

Masters champion Rahm has had now-wife Kelley by his side throughout his sublime career

The couple first met when they were both students at Arizona State University

Rahm married the former college athlete in 2019 and they now are expecting their third child

The couple wed in the Spanish city of Bilbao at the end of 2019.

Their first child was born in April 2021 and at the time, Rahm said he would not hesitate to walk out on the 2021 Masters if his wife went into labour during the event.

But thankfully, the baby arrived early, with proud father Rahm celebrating the birth online. He wrote on Instagram: 'Without a doubt, the greatest day of my life.'

In August 2022, the couple welcomed their second child, Eneko, with Rahm saying online: 'Feeling grateful for another healthy boy!

'We have had an amazing last few days soaking in these amazing moments as a family of four.'

Katherine Gaal (Matthew Fitzpatrick) 

Matt Fitzpatrick's fiancée is Katherine Gaal. 

It remains unclear when they started dating but they went Instagram official in January 2023 before becoming engaged just eight months later in September of last year.

The couple, who try to keep their personal lives private, made a rare public appearance last year at the premiere of Netflix's documentary series, Full Swing, which Matt featured in.

They also attended Wimbledon in 2023 and Katherine occasionally appears on Matt's Instagram account.

Katherine was raised in New Jersey and was even awarded first runner-up in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant in 2013, reported People magazine.

Matt Fitzpatrick's fiancée is Katherine Gaal and they went Instagram official in January 2023

The pair became engaged in September 2023 with Matt popping the question in New Jersey

She went to Pennsylvania State University and graduated with a double major in finance and broadcast journalism. She has since marked out a career in marketing.

For the last four years, she's worked at Commvault, a software development company.

The pair became engaged in September 2023 with Matt popping the question in a picturesque garden in New Jersey. They took to Instagram to share adorable loved-up snaps of the moment.

Nikki Guidish (Patrick Cantlay) 

Back in 2021 Cantlay went public with his relationship with Guidish, a 31-year-old pharmacist and former fitness model.

The couple announced their engagement one year later, with Guidish sharing the news with her 22,000 Instagram followers.

Since their relationship was made public, she has regularly been seen cheering on her fiancé at golf tournaments and PGA outings.

Cantlay went public with his relationship with Guidish, a pharmacist and fitness model, in 2021

The couple decided the tie the knot the day after last year's Ryder Cup in Italian capital Rome

Cantlay and the USA may not have had much to celebrate at last year's Ryder Cup but the couple decided to get married the following day in Rome.

They tied the knot just 13 miles away from the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club at the St. Regis. 

Among the famous faces in attendance was his Ryder Cup teammate Justin Thomas and LPGA star Jessica Korda.

Cantlay posted pictures of the big day on Instagram, captioning them: 'So incredibly thankful for all the friends and family that joined us on the best day of our lives.'

Katherine Morikawa (Colin Morikawa) 

Former Open champion Morikawa met wife Katherine while they were both playing collegiate golf in 2017.

After four years of dating they eventually got engaged in 2021, before tying the knot a year later.

Katherine, who was born in Canada but attended high school in China, has a major in international management and was also seen caddying for her husband at the Augusta National Golf Club in 2022.

The couple announced that they were engaged in November 2021, with Katherine writing on Instagram at the time, 'My forever and ever, I love you.'

Morikawa met wife Katherine while they were both playing collegiate golf back in 2017

Colin Morikawa (pictured) and Katherine Zhu met through a mutual friend during college

And the star couldn't stop gushing over her one month later. 'I am very lucky to have her,' he said, according to Golf Monthly. 'Kat has been by my side through it all.'

'She would hate me if I didn't say this, but I didn't start winning in college until she showed up in my life, so thanks Kat. Whenever she's there, it always just gets me away from golf. She knows how I'm feeling after golf.

'Like you said, she's played collegiately, she knows golf can take a toll on you, whether it's a good or bad day. So she's on that same swing of if we're playing well or not well, but, yeah, I'm very lucky to have her.'

Katherine, who is from Vancouver, is the daughter of tennis champion Mike Chu.

Olivia Peet (Ludvig Åberg)

Ludvig Åberg's girlfriend is Olivia Peet, with the pair spotted in public for the first time at last year's Ryder Cup in Rome.

The 24-year-old golf player is dating the rising tennis star after apparently meeting at Texas Tech.

Olivia is from Manchester, and prior to moving to the US, she was believed to be one of 10 nationally ranked players in England.

It appears tennis skills run in her family, since Olivia's father Chris is a former tennis professional and now coach.

Ludvig Åberg's girlfriend is Olivia Peet, with the pair spotted for the first time at the Ryder Cup

The 23-year-old golfer is dating the rising tennis star after apparently meeting at Texas Tech

Annie Spieth (Jordan Spieth)

Like Scheffler, Jordan Spieth is also married to his high school sweetheart.  

He and Annie Verret officially tied the knot in November 2018 - getting married in their home state of Texas - and fellow golf stars Rickie Fowler, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker and Zach Johnson were some of the players in attendance.

They welcomed their first child, a son called Sammy, on November 14, 2021 before having a baby girl, Sophie, in September 2023.

Sammy has made a handful of public appearances, including at the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow, where he adorably wore headphones to protect his ears from the noise.

He also stole the show at The Masters last year during the Par 3 contest, when players' wives and children traditionally caddy.

Like Scheffler, Jordan Spieth is also married to his high school sweetheart - Annie Verret 

The Spieths welcomed their first child, a son named Sammy, on November 14, 2021

He had a blast rolling around in bunkers, testing the Augusta rough and even hitting a few putts with the help of dad.

'My wife has been just a rock to me,' Spieth told SI.com in April 2021 following his win at the Valero Texas Open. 

'This is my first win since we've been married so it's been progressing this way since maybe December.

'Before that, there were a lot of tough times. When you're struggling at work, you try not to bring it home and that kind of stuff. I'm very grateful for the people I have around me.'

Annie reportedly works as an event coordinator at The First Tee of Greater Dallas - an organization dedicated to inspiring underprivileged children through golf.