The best players in the world convene in the same place for the first time in over 260 days for the 90th Masters. Featuring generous fairways, demanding approach shots, and severely sloped lightning-fast green complexes, Augusta National is a course that will test every club in the bag and each player’s fortitude. Remarked five-time top-10 Read more…
Like many golf fans, I’ve enjoyed Michael Kim’s entertaining and insightful commentary on social media (@Mike_kim714 on X). So when I sent him a message, asking if he would rewatch every shot of his first round at the 2019 Masters with me, I was hopeful but also aware I was asking for an hour of Read more…
The Masters merchandise shop is perhaps the most coveted memorabilia destination in all of sports. From shirts to hats to signs to silverware to those viral gnomes, there’s something for everyone within the walls of the Masters’ Disneyworld-esque gift shop. That goes for both the patrons and the pros. This week, the DP World Tour 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…
It is easy to look at some of the marquee public golf courses in America and think golf has lost its collective mind when it comes to what it should cost to play this game. For instance, the average green fee at the top 10 entries on America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses is just shy Read more…
Nearly all the pros at the Masters have their outfits completely scripted by apparel sponsors from Monday to Sunday. All the intense media attention and the fact of being held in early April make this golf’s “Easter Parade.” Unlike other major team sports where many fans wear replica jerseys, golf patrons curate their own looks. Read more…
Only one player in the last 40 years has taken three weeks off on the PGA Tour before the Masters and won: Adam Scott in 2013. Augusta National Golf Club is the most predictive venue on the tour schedule. Year after year, players who check a handful of particular boxes compete, contend and, ultimately, win. Read more…
It wasn’t exactly Davy Crockett and James Bowie at the Alamo, but J.J. Spaun dodged some bullets on the way to winning the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. It marked the second time Spaun has won the event, emerging victorious in 2022 as well.
The competitor in him sees his one and only start in the Masters Tournament with a mixture of pride and regret. The television broadcaster and analyst he has become enables him the perspective to reconcile the conflicting emotions. Ten years ago, Smylie Kaufman made his debut at Augusta National Golf Club, a dream fulfilled for Read more…
Grant Hill never thought he’d play golf. In fact, he used to talk trash to his NBA teammates for spending time on the course. “Any activity where you wear pants isn’t a sport,” he used to say. But once retired and settled into a home at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla., Grant Read more…
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