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JT tries different approach to Masters prep … Bahamas with family

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Justin Thomas has already collected a major championship, but he knows that he’s otherwise underperformed in the big events. Here at the Masters, the major he wants to win as much as any, the results just haven’t been what he’s expected. In three attempts at Augusta National, Thomas’ best finish was a tie […]

First- and second-round tee times for the 83rd Masters Tournament

First- and second-round groupings for the 83rd Masters Tournament. All times ET, (a) – amateur: 8:30AM/11:15AM: Andrew Landry, Adam Long, Corey Conners 8:41AM/11:26AM: Ian Woosnam, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Tway 8:52AM/11:37AM: Mike Weir, Shane Lowry, Kevin O’Connell (a) 9:03AM/11:48AM: Angel Cabrera, Aaron Wise, Justin Harding 9:14AM11:59AM: Danny Willett, Brandt Snedeker, Takumi Kanaya (a) 9:25AM/12:10PM: Fred Couples, […]

Koepka remembers trip to Augusta as a kid, getting denied Lefty’s autograph

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was a trip of a lifetime for Brooks Koepka when his father brought him to Augusta National as a youngster to attend the Masters. Koepka remembers walking down the first fairway and getting blown away by the elevation changes and being able to stand so close to players. And the autographs, […]

Koepka trying to regain energy as he eyes third major in four starts

AUGUSTA, Ga. – One of the game’s most passionate players when it comes to fitness hasn’t been in the gym in three weeks. Although this normally wouldn’t be news, in Brooks Koepka’s case it has drawn attention. Koepka, who is playing the Masters for the first time since winning three of the last seven majors, […]

True to word, Reed ready to 'fatten' up players at Champions Dinner

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It’s unlikely that any Masters Club participant will leave Augusta National hungry tonight. As the reigning Masters champion, Patrick Reed gets the honor of setting the menu for Tuesday night’s guest list, an exclusive group that includes all the past tournament champions as well as Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley. No spouses, friends, […]

Photo: Winners gather for Reed's hearty Masters Champions Dinner

Patrick Reed promised to “fatten those boys up a little” with his Champions Dinner menu on Tuesday at Augusta National, and from the looks of things, the reigning Masters champ delivered the goods. Reed, who said he’d been planning his special menu since he was 13 years old, served bone-in cowboy ribeye for the main […]

America’s Greatest Forgotten Golfer

Doug Fraser spent a lot of time on the putting green at Atlantic City Country Club, sometimes practicing but often just fooling around with friends. His father, Leo, former president of the PGA of America, owned the place so the club became like a second home to the Fraser kids. It wasn’t unusual for Doug […]