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.
Rory McIlroy is not one of the storylines heading into this Masters as he is the story, the Northern Irishman arrived at Augusta National playing perhaps the best golf of his storied career.
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.
Does LIV’s shotgun starts and 54-hole tournaments, plus a lighter, 14-event schedule, send its higher-ranked players to the majors with the match fitness required to compete at the highest level?
To properly prepare for the 89th Masters, we once again offer this scouting report that outlines each and every player in the field (not just two of them) this week at Augusta National.
Write Cameron Smith off as a Masters contender at your own risk. Like a derby in Smith’s beloved NRL or in the English Premier League, form goes out the window when there’s a higher meaning to a tournament. For Smith, Augusta National is inspiring enough. He feels he doesn’t need form going into a Masters, Read more…
For the first time in more than four decades, Verne Lundquist won’t be in the 16th hole tower at this year’s Masters. However, that doesn’t mean golf fans won’t hear another familiar voice at one of Augusta National’s most famous spots.
While Chamblee says he’s never felt Augusta is a perfect course fit for McIlroy’s game, he stated that the problems, particularly in the first round, seem more mental than physical.
The greens are how Augusta National confuses the best golfers in the game, pushing them outside their comfort zones. Almost every hole forces players to make a binary choice: Option A or Option B.
The par-5 second hole is a dynamic, fascinating test that’s emblematic of the evolved genius of Augusta National’s architecture, where hole location dictates the way the players strategise.
Australian Golf Digest
