AUGUSTA, Ga. – The USGA and R&A continue to tinker with the Rules of Golf, which underwent a dramatic overhaul this year. The most recent change was announced on Tuesday, with officials offering up Local Rule G-9, allowing players to replace a club that is “broken or significantly damaged.” Under the clarification, committees that use […]
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – If Jordan Spieth needed any extra motivation this week at the Masters as he continues to work his way out of a slump, it came Monday night. Spieth and a group of family and friends were waiting to watch the NCAA Tournament championship game when his father pointed out the Golf Channel […]
Images from Tuesday at the 83rd Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
History has proven that anything can happen during John Daly’s annual week-long stay in a Hooters parking lot not far from Augusta National, where he sells merchandise during the Masters. Last year, a car lost control and crashed into the two-time major champ’s RV. But that incident didn’t scare Daly off, apparently, as he was back in his […]
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 […]
Golf, of course, is the main attraction during Masters week in Augusta, Georgia, but after the golf, patrons must eat and drink. The pleasures of dining in Augusta never will quite compete with walking the grounds of Augusta National, but there is good fun to be had – and some very good meals to be […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Corey Conners is still trying to process his life-changing moment, how he went from Monday qualifier to the Masters. The Canadian was the last player in the Masters after his improbable win Sunday at the Valero Texas Open, where he survived a 6-for-1 playoff just to get into the field and then […]
You may be reading this on your phone. But not at the Masters. If you’ve attended the Masters, you understand that the no-cell-phone policy isn’t a suggestion. It’s a mandate. The law of the land. The unforgivable sin. It’s the definition of zero tolerance. And, says our Ron Green Jr., it’s a beautiful thing. The […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The speculation is nearly over, and the opening round is on the horizon. Here’s a look at some of the marquee groupings for the first two rounds of the 83rd Masters, where Tiger Woods will begin his pursuit of a fifth green jacket alongside a pair of international players (all times ET): […]
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, […]