When Rory McIlroy three-putted the fourth green on Sunday at Augusta, I had it all figured out, and I told my friends: He had lost this tournament on the 12th hole on Saturday. At that point, the six-shot lead he built up through the first two rounds had disappeared, the Friday luck had worn off, Read more…
It’s been reported that the average amount spent at the Masters merch shop is around $1,000. Which is obviously high but makes sense. Who knows when you’ll be back? Plus, most people aren’t shopping just for themselves, but for friends, relatives and basically anyone else who knows they’re heading to Augusta National. Well, this auction Read more…
The Masters continues to be the greatest fashion show in the game of golf as players highlight the latest trends and brands showcase their newest designs. But the vibe out of Augusta this year felt new and energetic. The game’s best were dialing in fits by allowing texture, wider silhouettes, and subtle details to carry Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy raised his arms in the air. And so did I. The defending champion Masters defended reclaimed his green jacket and did it in dramatic fashion on the back nine Sunday. Attending the tournament for the first time in 10 years, I knew I had to get out and watch it Read more…
For more than a decade, Rory McIlroy returned to Augusta National craving one thing, and he couldn’t see a way around it. The more he fixated on winning the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam, the more difficult the quest became. “It’s so hard to stay patient,” McIlroy acknowledged after winning last year. “It’s Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The patrons surrounding the 18th green stood as Justin Rose approached, the applause raining down on the 45-year-old Englishman as he made his way up the fairway. It was a scene that looked and felt and sounded like the coronation of a Masters champion, except the scores on the leaderboard told a Read more…
With an MLB logo emblazoned on his collar, Cameron Young sits at the top the Masters leaderboard on Sunday. But that’s not the only cross-sport connection between golf and baseball on this beautiful American afternoon. At Wrigley Field, the Pittsburgh Pirates broadcast kicked off their coverage of Sunday’s Pirates-Cubs game with a pitch-perfect tribute to Read more…
It’s said that fortune favors the bold, and we’ll find out if that’s true on Sunday afternoon at the Masters. Both the leaders and chasers will have many high-stakes decisions to make as they come down the stretch at Augusta National, but so will many of us at home, including one bettor who reportedly plunked Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy is putting on a strange kind of masterclass through two rounds at Augusta National. He’s 12-under and leading by six, but doing it while ranking second-to-last in driving accuracy, and losing SG: Off The Tee as a result. But he’s patching it together by, in his words: “Becoming a wily Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sunday at the Masters just hits different. And that’s likely to be the case this Sunday, with the 90th Masters in the balance. The storylines with 18 holes remaining at Augusta National offer a fair share of intrigue. Leading the way is Rory McIlroy trying to become just the fourth player to Read more…
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…
Those Masters commercials that have youngsters acting out great moments at Augusta National to voiceovers from the original broadcast? Simple, pure, memorable. And, as it turns out, simply authentic to the kids themselves. The campaign is part of Bank of America’s Golf With Us program, which last year made it possible for more than 100,000 Read more…
A week ago, while researching a story on the best 25 final rounds in Masters history, I stumbled upon a bizarre piece of history that turned into an irresistible rabbit hole. In studying the final rounds, it became clear that the leaders weren’t always paired together. At the first Masters in 1934, Horton Smith (54-hole Read more…
There are automatic standing ovations reserved for a select few at the Masters. They are for those who have won a green jacket, and if you’re Nicklaus or Palmer or Player or Woods, you are greeted warmly by the patrons for as long as you walk these grounds. RELATED: There’s only one man who can Read more…
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