Recovery efforts are ongoing in Augusta, but the destruction from Hurricane Helene was something few had ever experienced, let alone believed possible.
Without context or warning, the ESPN broadcast cut to DeChambeau on the par-5 13th hole carrying an Augusta National sign over his shoulder like a cross.
A few young whipper snappers decided to shoot their shot, calling up Augusta National in the middle of Thursday’s opening round to see if they could score a tee time.
One week every April, Augusta Regional Airport becomes a bonafide Heathrow, more than doubling its destinations while seeing the passenger totals jump from a mere 5,000 people on a normal week to more than 30,000.
Smith comes into Masters month after a three-week break from tournament golf following his runner-up finish in the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong where he was beaten in a playoff by Abraham Ancer.
The Masters, but louder? The later part of that sentence is what LIV Golf has used in most of its marketing over the past year, insisting that it’s Saudi-backed series will be known for “golf, but louder.”
Cameron Smith – the reigning Open champion and World No.3 – certainly thinks the four organisations should stay out of a divide in professional golf which has seen the PGA Tour ban LIV golfers and the DP World Tour try to, before a UK court put a hold on sanctions until February 2023.
Australian Golf Digest
