AUGUSTA, Ga. — The signals were there. Subtle, and hard to spot, but flashing. By Saturday evening they were loud and screaming. Rory McIlroy has lost control of his golf swing. His third-round 73 transformed his six-shot lead into a co-lead. Yet the fate of the 2026 Masters is still firmly in his hands. The Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler shot 65 on Saturday at Augusta National—his lowest round ever here. It vaulted the two-time Masters champ squarely into contention. But his press conference after the round had a bit of an edge about it. To be fair, transcripts aren’t the best judge of tone—I was there, and Scottie smiled Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Listen closely to Justin Rose discuss his play through two days of the 2026 Masters, and there are clues to his success. Rose, competing for the 21st time at Augusta National, touched on his process and routine. He referenced “flow,” and also how he prefers to tackle the shot in front of Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Nobody prepared smarter than Wyndham Clark ahead of the 2026 Masters. The stats back it up. When DataGolf’s model estimated what types of shots Clark would face at Augusta National, his preparation matched it almost exactly. He was, in a word, “optimizing” his time. The early returns are good. His four-under 68 Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The score itself isn’t particularly impressive—a two-over 74. But while the scorecard never lies, it does occasionally omit the full story. Because Jose Maria Olazabal’s round on Thursday at the Masters—on what would’ve been his dear friend Seve Ballesteros’ 69th birthday—was quite simply the best chipping display I’ve ever witnessed. It had 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…
While players will no doubt spend extra time on the greens this week at Augusta, getting used to the speed and slope, putting at the Masters may not be as crucial a skill as we once thought.
Look closely at the 2026 Masters and you’ll notice pros call on a common shot around the greens. When I try to describe it, I keep thinking of the word “fizzy.” The ball launches low but with lots of spin. It fizzes off the face. When it comes back to earth the spin tries to grab Read more…
PGA Tour driving ranges often turn into hotbeds of experimentation. Unlike amateurs, who spend more time worrying about how they look than they should, tour players can and often do try anything that they think will give them an edge. And recently, that thing is a training aid called the ProSendr Widener. The Widener is Read more…
Rory McIlroy’s final round of the 2025 Masters was a masterpiece of the highest order – a combination of high-stakes decision making, elite-level execution and overwhelming nervous tension.
Australian Golf Digest
