Upcoming births have both Americans keeping one eye towards home. Both men have vowed to withdraw from the tournament should their wives go into labour.
Injury aside, it’s easy to envision Bhatia enjoying success in his Masters debut. He enters the week ranked fourth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained this season, and is up to 34th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Jasper Stubbs has prepared for one of the most famous golf shots in the world, at golf’s most exclusive club, by pounding balls at a beloved public driving range in Melbourne where a large bucket costs just $25.
Greetings from Augusta National. Australian Golf Digest has arrived and the hallowed turf in Georgia is looking extra hallowed as the practice rounds for the 88th Masters began. We’ll take you around the grounds for things we’ve noticed on a beautiful, sunny, solar eclipse-affected Monday (US time).
With four days until the Masters, excitement for the April major is ramping up. Here are four things you need to know. Today, we’re going with the biggest storylines leading in.
How do young players, many of whom have never competed in front of this many spectators – or a national TV audience – handle the spectre of competing at Augusta National? Their responses are simple, yet applicable to golfers of all skill levels.
Officially, there is only one notable change to Augusta National for this year’s Masters, with the tee at the par-5 second hole extended back and to the left by 10 yards. Unofficially, however, patrons and players will notice a handful of other modifications.
In the final round of the 38th Masters at Augusta National in 1974, a diminutive, short-hitting, pipe-smoking, avid ornithologist played one of golf’s most iconic venues as well as anyone ever had to that point.
Last April at Augusta, the Spaniard was the PGA Tour star who staved off his LIV Golf foes. Now he’s one of them. How Jon Rahm’s LIV stance evolved from then to now.
If you’re looking to upgrade your Masters-watching experience, or just perhaps impress your friends during your Masters Monday breakfasts, these are a smattering of nerdy nuggets to remember.
McIlroy swapped his 4-iron, going from TaylorMade’s P760 model to a prototype with a muscle cavity after a visit to TaylorMade’s test centre in Carlsbad, California.