Aussie golf fans are quick to gripe about pretty much everything, but at the top of their grievances is the often frustrating lack of coverage of Australian players in American-based tournaments.
Well, those people aren’t likely to have anything to complain about at this year’s Masters, with Augusta National rolling out the ability to customise your own featured groups and watch every shot of every player live in one place, thanks to a new feature for 2020 it’s calling My Group, available through the Masters Tournament app. It’s exactly what you think – add any player to your “group,” and you’ll be able to watch every shot from every player on every hole.
That’s right, add Scotty, Day, Cam and Leish to form your dream night of Masters entertainment.
This allows you to conceivably watch every shot hit at this year’s Masters. And it’s the next iteration of last year’s innovation, but breaking it out into its own customised coverage based on what you choose.
A year ago, you had to choose specific shots from each player. Now you can pick the players you want to see, and the app will feed them to you as they happen.
Be sure to download the Masters Tournament app in your App Store before the action starts late Thursday night. Here’s a quick rundown of the Aussies in action:
Aussies @ The Masters
Adam Scott
Round 1 tee time (AEDT): 3.38am Collin Morikawa, Tyrrell Hatton
World ranking: 15
Best Masters finish: 1st (2013)
Record at The Masters: 18 appearances; 1 win; 4 top-10s; 5 top-25s; 2 MCs
Odds: $41 Win; $3 Top Aussie
Marc Leishman
Round 1 tee time: 11.11pm* Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama
World ranking: 26
Best Masters finish: T4 (2013)
Record at The Masters: 7 appearances; 2 top-10s; 3 MCs
Odds: $101 Win; $8 Top Aussie
Jason Day
Round 1 tee time: 11.55pm Charl Schwartzel, Abel Gallegos (a)
World ranking: 41
Best Masters finish: T2 (2011)
Record at The Masters: 9 appearances; 4 top-10s; 3 top-25s; 1 MC
Odds: $34 Win; $2.75 Top Aussie
Cameron Smith
Round 1 tee time: 3.38am* Francesco Molinari, Billy Horschel
World ranking: 45
Best Masters finish: T5 (2018)
Record at The Masters: 3 appearances; 1 top-10
Odds: $67 Win; $4 Top Aussie
Lukas Michel (a)
Round 1 tee time: 11.22pm Larry Mize, Andrew Landry
World ranking: 1,440
Best Masters finish: First appearance
Record at The Masters: Nil
Odds: $1,001 Win; $41 Top Aussie
* Starting from 10th tee
TV Schedule
Fox Sports 503: Live 5am-9.30am Friday and Saturday; Live 5am-9am Sunday; Live 2am-7am Monday.
9Gem HD: Live 5am-9.30am Friday and Saturday; Live 5am-9am Sunday; Live 2am-7am Monday
