With current distance king Bryson DeChambeau considering a 48-inch driver for the Masters next week, Mickelson has been testing a 47½-inch driver that he says he’ll use to try to win his fourth green jacket.
When the new date was first announced, the consensus was that Augusta National would play much longer and much softer in the American autumn, and the early forecast seems to confirm that notion, but not for the reason you think.
Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced overnight that the low-key lead-in to the tournament, first held in 1960, will not take place when the Masters is contested without fans next month.
McIlroy says limiting mistakes will be his focus during the next two weeks as he makes his final preparations for his 12th career appearance at Augusta National.
All 2020 ticket holders will be guaranteed the same tickets for the 2021 Masters. Augusta National will communicate directly with all ticket holders and 2021 ticket applicants in September.
Augusta National officials have not discussed their plans on holding the tournament since announcing that it had been postponed from its traditional April dates to November 12-15.