The Masters is almost here, but not every big name has secured a tee time at Augusta National. From Joaquin Niemann to Rickie Fowler, here are seven well-known players who still need a late push to qualify for the 2026 Masters.
Justin Rose steamrolled the field at the Farmers Insurance Open to win by seven shots, top a Tiger Woods record and do something that hasn’t happened since 1955.
With the inaugural TGL presented by SoFi season approaching its climax, the scorecard for the innovative and prime time team golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy makes for some impressive reading.
Honesty is the best policy, so the saying goes, but in professional golf, it also sometimes come with a heavy price, as in the case of Sahith Theegala.
Stepping to the 7th tee (Theegala’s 16th hole of the day) on Thursday afternoon, the World No.11 proceeded to cold top his tee shot so badly that he failed to advance it beyond the forward tees
It will take a special type of belief to look at the congested PGA Championship leaderboard and think your name will be the one above the rest. So the question is, what do these players believe?
Although Theegala never let up in the final round, there was no denying his short game and work with the putter kept things from going awry during the week.
When asked why he’s playing this week, Theegala, one of the more thoughtful interviews on the PGA Tour, responded by saying, “I don’t think that’s a great question.”
For all the jockeying for position over 72 holes at Olympia Fields Country Club, for all the drama as players moved in and out of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup points standings, only one player – Matt Fitzpatrick – was able to play his way into the Tour Championship.
Augusta National bought part of Augusta Country Club behind the 13th tee to complete a lengthening that debuts this week with a tee from the tips at 498 metres.
Australian Golf Digest
