Hit the driver, or tee off with a 3-iron.

Punch out under the branches or lob it over the trees.

Fly it to the pin or bump it onto the green and let it run.

Golf is a game of choosing between options, and now, with a few tweaks, so is ESPN's Best Ball Majors game as we head into the first major of the year, the Masters.

Before we get into the nitty gritty of Amen Corner, the Green Jacket and the unimpeachable test that is Augusta National, let's talk about what hasn't changed in our humble fantasy game. The point of the ESPN Best Ball Majors remains to assemble a fearsome foursome of golfers who will work together to post the best round possible using "best ball" rules. Basically, your four player's scorecards are combined and you get the lowest score of any of your four players on each hole. So if three of your pros put the ball in the water on the devious par-3 12th, and the other drops a dart on the green and rolls it in for a birdie, you get credit for the birdie and the bogeys are forgiven. That's huge, because this game is built on birdies and eagles, not overall scores. Also, you still have a budgetary limit of 50 fantasy bucks to spend on your active roster, so if you plan on picking up one big money stud, that's fine. Two is OK, too. But if you try to get too many top players, you're robbing Rory to pay Phil.

Now let's talk about what has changed. For the first time in our game's history, you have a choice of how to play.

For those of you who enjoyed the setup for Best Ball Majors a year ago, you can tee it up in the exact same way this year, too, with the ability to replace the players in your fantasy foursome before each round. Use that prerogative to swap out players who are underperforming and take advantage of low-rent options who are outperforming their paycheck. You never have to worry about a player making the cut, because if he doesn't, you can simply plug in an active player. In essence, you have a new set of mulligans each round.

Then there's the other choice. In a return to the very roots of ESPN Best Ball, fantasy players can choose a scoring track where they pick four golfers at the start of the Masters and then stick with them through thick and thin lies. You are committed to that fantasy foursome for the entire event. You score what they score. If one misses the cut, that's it. No more birdies from them. If one of your golfers is struggling, you have to ride it out and hope your other players can carry the team. Basically, you play the ball where it lays, and you count every stroke... MORE