Playing golf with buddies while Masters coverage blares out of a speaker sounds like a great day for the average golfer. But not necessarily for Rickie Fowler, a former Masters runner-up.
Congratulatory voice messages from Rafael Nadal, honorary membership at Augusta National and the ability to plan the Champions Dinner menu with a celebrity chef. These are just a few of the perks that come with winning the Masters, as Jon Rahm has discovered over the past 72 hours.
Every year at Harbour Town the defending champion hits a golf ball with a hickory-shafted club while wearing the winner’s plaid jacket while a canon literally goes off. The tradition would startle most golfers. Not Jordan Spieth, though.
At times on Saturday morning at the 87th Masters, Tiger Woods looked like he did at the peak of his powers. He still knelt down and studied short putts with the same intensity he would have circa 2000.
Conversations with Adam Scott are always fascinating. His polished Australian accent and prodigious storytelling are two of the reasons why he’s become one of professional golf’s best quotes. But a phone call on the eve of the 10-year anniversary of his 2013 Masters victory is particularly engaging now that he’s older, wiser and has a Read more…
Maya Palanza Gaudin had an amazing story before she set foot on Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday and won the Girls 12-13 Division of the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals.
At peace with himself, his game, his move to LIV Golf and his appearance in Netflix’s “Full Swing” series, Brooks Koepka showed some promise that he can contend in next week’s Masters after a hot start to LIV Golf’s Orlando tournament Friday.
When Adam Scott travelled to Augusta National earlier this week for an early scouting trip ahead of the 2023 Masters, investigating the new, significantly longer par-5 13th was a top priority.
Even Dustin Johnson was laying up. That’s the takeaway from 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed after seeing Augusta National and its new, lengthening par-5 13th during a two-day reconnaissance trip to the famed course with his fellow green jacket winner and Harold Varner III last week.
Jason Day made light work of two-time major winner Collin Morikawa on Friday to progress to the round of 16 at the WGC Match Play, while Day’s fellow Australian Lucas Herbert also advanced and guaranteed a date with Rory McIlroy.
Australia’s Min Woo Lee won over golf fans with a gutsy fight back from a disastrous triple-bogey after taking the lead during the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
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