Rory McIlroy has defended his Masters title in a dramatic emotional victory at Augusta National, capturing his sixth major and cementing his place in history.
Sergio Garcia damaged the turf on the second tee during the final round of the Masters, then followed that by breaking his driver after an errant shot.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth’s second at the second emerged from the shrubbery, and soon after so did Spieth himself, a visual that’s become suffocating in its familiarity. It was a shot that carried no weight, played early on a Saturday, hours before the leaders in the 2026 Masters had stirred. And the only reason Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples was indignant, explaining what happened yet unable to accept that it had happened. His dreamlike round opening round of the 2026 Masters crashed to reality at the 15th, his yellow ball bouncing before spinning back into the water. “I was cruising along and making a few putts when I needed Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The most interesting player at this Masters is not Rory McIlroy or Scottie Scheffler, or even a player at all, but one of us. Among the field of 91 players competing at Augusta National this week is Brandon Holtz, a 39-year-old real estate agent from Bloomington, Illinois. Holtz grew up coming to Read more…
Since his victory last April, it’s been a curious year for the newest member of the career Grand Slam club. Today at Augusta National, he explained why.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm’s Ryder Cup status is very much up in the air. Just not to Rahm. Earlier this year eight LIV Golf members reached a deal with the DP World Tour to allow the members of the Saudi-backed circuit to play on both leagues. However, Rahm’s name was absent from that group, Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Gary Woodland tried his best to hold it together as he explained what was tearing him apart. Woodland is at the Masters thanks to winning the Houston Open, a performance that can only be appreciated when knowing what came before it. Last month, Woodland told the world what he’d been living with. Read more…
The legend goes like this … It was a shot that had no business being hit. Taken from the left-side pine straw at 15, born from bravado and showmanship and pure what-the-hell, to the drumbeat of everything this place had made men feel over the decades. And why not. These were writers, a haggard guild Read more…
The lasting image of his win is the aftermath. Danny Willett stands front and center, smiling, draped in the spoils of his victory, but the eye keeps drifting to who’s behind him, the man who just hours before was so far ahead of everyone else. This Masters was supposed to be Jordan Spieth’s coronation. A Read more…
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