AUGUSTA, Ga. – Matt Wallace is making his first start in the Masters this week, so he probably didn’t know about the “curse.” No player has ever won the Par 3 Contest and the Masters in the same year. The Englishman, however, hopes to break that tradition. Wallace defeated Sandy Lyle, a two-time winner of […]
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Tiger Woods, in many ways, personifies the magical ability of Augusta National and the Masters to have one foot firmly planted in the past while the other steps forward into the future. Some of golf’s greatest traditions come wrapped in a green jacket. So do many of its most impactful innovations, as our Ron Sirak […]
Kevin O’Connell, one of six amateurs competing at the Masters, started his golf life as an amateur. Then he turned pro. Then he regained his amateur status. Now he is talking about going pro once again. GGP+ Contributor Jim Achenbach writes O’Connell’s story. The post O’Connell Making The Most Of Amateur Days appeared first on […]
The buzz around Augusta National Thursday would do a swarm of bees proud. He was back. Not Tiger Woods, though he did well opening with a 2-under-par 70, which matches his second-lowest starting score ever in the Masters. The Masters garden gnome had returned. So had the birdies, as our Ron Green Jr. explains. The […]
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Viktor Hovland, the U.S. Amateur champion and the low amateur after one round at the Masters, is a lean, mean, birdie machine who doesn’t rattle easily. GGP+ Contributor Jim Achenbach writes the Oklahoma State Cowboy’s story. The post Cowboy Up appeared first on Global Golf Post.
Saturday, or moving day, has been known to elicit electricity over the years at the Masters. GGP+ Contributor Ron Sirak writes on super Saturdays past. The post Movers And Shakers appeared first on Global Golf Post.
Of all the captivating elements about Augusta National and the Masters – from the spellbinding scenery to the greatest gathering of golf course logos in the world – the best may be the irrepressible notion of imagination. It pulses like blood through this place and it feels almost as essential. The magic of Augusta National […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Francesco Molinari has come a long way since he first stepped foot on Augusta National. In 2006, Molinari came to the Masters to caddie for big brother Edoardo, who was the reigning U.S. Amateur champion. The brothers Molinari were paired with Tiger Woods for the first two rounds that week, when Edoardo […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Changes could be coming to golf’s most famous piece of land – just not yet. Last year, Augusta National finalized the purchase of a parcel from neighboring Augusta Country Club, giving them ownership of the area directly behind the 12th green and 13th tee. While work has already begun to clear the land and […]