Jason Day feels he came in under the radar relative to the big names but the former world No.1 and Masters runner up equalled his second-best score in 14 years of opening rounds at Augusta National to be well in contention.
Cam Smith turned a lot of heads with what he wore on Augusta National’s practice range on Wednesday. The outfit also left plenty of people scratching their heads. After all, when do you see someone wearing a blazer on a golf course? Excluding wedding photos, of course. In case you missed it, here was the Read more…
You may have heard stories about there only being a small number of big nomes (price tag, $US49.50) available each day, that they sell out within the first hour and patrons are spending north of three hours waiting in line, just hoping shelves will still be stocked.
Of all the nations, who’d have thought Australia would be the most hellbent on making golf style statements at the Masters? Cameron Smith practiced in a four-way stretch navy sport coat on Wednesday, and there was much handwringing over what Jason Day would wear Thursday.
There was plenty of big news from Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley’s press conference on the eve of the 89th Masters, many of which he brought up before any questions were asked by those packed into the media interview room.
Each of the five Australians in the Masters field would stop the presses and trigger a tidal wave of back page news stories, but our writer at Augusta dreams up how they could break the internet.
Australians Jason Day, Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee have been given star groupings for the Masters with recent Houston Open winner Lee bestowed the honour of an official Masters featured group on the tournament feed.
Every move Bryson DeChambeau makes at Augusta National feels deliberate. Many are also exaggerated, oddly interesting, and slightly mischievous—fitting for a man who once tried to bend the laws of physics and nearly succeeded.
Family man Adam Scott says his intensity comes and goes but there’s nothing like the Masters to kick him into gear as Augusta National reminds the Australian it’s been 12 years since his historic green jacket triumph.
The 2022 Open champion Cam Smith has opened up to our writer at Augusta about his Masters close calls, describing them as agonising missed opportunities but hopes to become a multiple major winner this week. READ:
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