Neal Shipley will officially go down as the low amateur at the Masters but, unofficially, he was also the high golfer in terms of viral moments from Sunday at Augusta National.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Max Homa picked up his son, Cam, gave him a big hug, and handed him a golf club out of his bag. All smilles after a pressure-packed Sunday at the Masters, it was a masterclass in perspective. But moments later when Homa met with the media, it was clear this was a Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Ludvig Aberg had to feel on top of the world as he made the turn on Sunday at the Masters. After draining a long birdie putt on No. 9, the 24-year-old (briefly) held the outright lead on a beautiful day at Augusta National as he walked to the 10th tee chomping on Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — By any measurement, a dream week at the Masters for Neal Shipley concluded with a dream Sunday. The Ohio State grad student who earned his invite to Augusta National by finishing runner-up at last year’s U.S. Amateur finished as the tournament’s low amateur and played with—and beat—Tiger Woods during the final round. Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods’ weekend struggles at the 2024 Masters continued on Sunday, leaving his loving patrons disappointed. But at least they can learn from the 15-time major champ’s worst hole of his early final round. Woods made a mess of the fifth on Sunday as he tumbled farther down the leaderboard. What was Read more…
Bryson DeChambeau’s 77-yard walk-off hole-out for birdie concluded another wild day at the Masters. And no one was more surprised than tournament leader Scottie Scheffler.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For four hours, Tyrrell Hatton had about as good of a time as he’s ever had at Augusta National. The British start found himself in red figures on a difficult day, while playing alongside Tiger Woods. But then those four hours were quickly overtaken by four putts. Hatton’s four-putt double bogey to Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — If golf fans didn’t get to know Nicolai Hojgaard during last year’s Ryder Cup, they should get another opportunity this weekend at the Masters. The 23-year-old Dane will play in Saturday’s penultimate pairing at Augusta National with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Talk about the big stage! RELATED: Fred Couples mocks LIV Read more…
Fred Couples caught wind of the LIV CEO having to buy his own tickets to the event on the secondary market and he mocked all the LIV players for not stepping up for their commissioner.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods emerged after signing his scorecard and walked over to talk to the media on a sunny Friday at Augusta National that began for him in the darkness. The 48-year-old looked tired following a 23-hole marathon, but he also seemed content. Not only will Woods get to tee it up again Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Patrons following Fred Couples the first two rounds and not aware of his current back situation had to be perplexed seeing a Masters champ struggling to hit an approach shot in the air. Couples has long been dealing with back issues, but this was particularly alarming. The 1992 Masters champ went as Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth began his week hoping to make more Masters history, but he wound up putting his name in the Augusta National record books for an unwanted reason on Friday. The 2015 champ was battling difficult scoring conditions when first-round play restarted Friday morning at two over through 14 holes when disaster Read more…
A decade ago (Time flies!), I wrote a post titled “17 rules for hosting an awesome Masters party.” From discouraging people from doing Jim Nantz impressions to encouraging making side bets, I thought I had covered just about everything. But one host this weekend is doing something that could lead to the most fun Masters Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — If you can make it to Augusta National, you can make it just about anywhere. With the Masters being arguably the toughest ticket in sports, reaching patron status means you’re either very lucky, very wealthy, very well-connected or a combo of all three. Pat yourself on the back because you’re doing something Read more…
Throughout his career, Brooks Koepka has gone out of his way to let people know he’s not some golf nerd who can recite the game’s history book. But you can be damn sure he’s aware of where his total of five major championships stacks up with the legends of the sports—especially compared to one of Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 2024 Masters is nearly here and people are talking. Oh, people are talking. And once again, we are listening to the patrons at Augusta National. Here are some of the best things we overheard in the gallery on the eve of the 2023 Masters. “This is a monster-ass hole. Is this Read more…
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are longshots at this year’s Masters despite the pair boasting eight green between them. But when it comes to one particular wager they’re already leading at Augusta National. And it’s not even close. Woods and Mickelson have odds to win this week of 140-to-1 and 200-to-1, respectively. However, a matchup Read more…
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