the masters

Health and head space keys to McIlroy's Masters

Health and head space keys to McIlroy's Masters

After being cut off at the knees when Jay Monahan quite surprisingly went on television with the head of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, to announce what was perceived then to be a “merger” between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, Rory McIlroy quit his role as the establishment’s pseudo-spokesman in the great pro golf imbroglio of our times. And it’s looked like the outlook has agreed with him since. The man looks like he’s free. 9 Apr 2025
Ogilvy: The one time I played well enough at Augusta to actually win

Ogilvy: The one time I played well enough at Augusta to actually win

“Eight times” is the response I give to a question I’m often asked: how many times did you play in the Masters? I wish it was more often, because I always felt the Augusta National course and my game were a pretty good fit. 8 Apr 2025
Playing From The Tips Ep.107: The Masters

Playing From The Tips Ep.107: The Masters

No surprise there is only one topic of conversation in the golf world this week as the ‘tradition unlike any other’, The Masters, gets underway in Augusta, Georgia. 8 Apr 2025
Multiple majors, Presidents Cup on Scott's bucket list

Multiple majors, Presidents Cup on Scott's bucket list

Adam Scott has detailed his desperation to become a multiple major winner and explained the balancing act behind it ahead of a 24th Masters start. 8 Apr 2025
Rain hits Augusta, but Aussie Davis is ready to shine

Rain hits Augusta, but Aussie Davis is ready to shine

Cam Davis has regrouped at his Seattle base after four missed cuts and can feel his creative side sparking since arriving at the Masters, where he thrives. 8 Apr 2025
Hits and memories of Rory at Augusta

Hits and memories of Rory at Augusta

He’s missed the cut (three times), he’s led after three rounds, he’s notched four top-5s and eight top-10s. There were years he was never really in it, others when he most certainly was. And there were years when you thought – surely, this time – Rory McIlroy will up and win the first major championship of the year, The Masters, at venerable Augusta National in Georgia. 8 Apr 2025
Cleary: Horror movie, right there on my TV: Greg Norman's Masters of 1996

Cleary: Horror movie, right there on my TV: Greg Norman's Masters of 1996

The Masters at Augusta National is special because the course can tell stories. Glorious ones, compelling ones. There's been happiness, hubris and horror shows. And then there is Greg Norman in 1996, which nearly 30 years on remains borderline unwatchable. 7 Apr 2025
Forecast heavy rain to keep Masters patrons at bay

Forecast heavy rain to keep Masters patrons at bay

Scottie Scheffler has taken advantage of ideal, warm conditions at the Masters, playing a practice round at Augusta National with his mother, Diane, ahead of some predicted bad weather. 7 Apr 2025
Harman claims tough PGA Tour victory on Masters eve

Harman claims tough PGA Tour victory on Masters eve

Brian Harman has triumphed for the first time since lifting the Claret Jug at the 2023 Open Championship, winning the Texas Open by three shots in brutal conditions. 7 Apr 2025
Head, heart and elbow, it's Rory's Masters

Head, heart and elbow, it's Rory's Masters

I want it to be Rory. Chances are you want it to be Rory. And the editor of this crackerjack journal would like it to be Rory, given he’s splashed the man all over the cover and throughout the pages of our glossy bit of kit which is still a bargain at $9.08 per month at all respected subscription services. 7 Apr 2025
Miami a Masters tune-up for Smith and LIV Golf's dozen

Miami a Masters tune-up for Smith and LIV Golf's dozen

Australian Cameron Smith will be among 12 LIV Golf members to compete in Miami before jetting into Augusta in the hunt for a Masters green jacket. 3 Apr 2025
'All talk no show': Lee lifts lid on social media fears

'All talk no show': Lee lifts lid on social media fears

Min Woo Lee felt like he wasn't playing well enough to back up his entertaining social media presence but will enter the Masters validated as a PGA Tour winner. 2 Apr 2025
Dreaded ravioli on menu for Scheffler's Masters dinner

Dreaded ravioli on menu for Scheffler's Masters dinner

Scottie Scheffler has added a few wrinkles to a familiar-looking menu for the Masters dinner he will host for past champions -- and yes, there will be the dreaded ravioli. 20 Mar 2025
Huggan: Adding-up majors should never be the sole measure of ultimate worth

Huggan: Adding-up majors should never be the sole measure of ultimate worth

As recent events in the male professional game have done nothing but escalate an already tasteless emphasis on money, the suspicion here is that the historical significance of golf’s four major championships is only going to increase. 19 Mar 2025
Scheffler's tough act to follow to be truly Tiger-like

Scheffler's tough act to follow to be truly Tiger-like

Encores are never easy in golf, and that's particularly true for Scottie Scheffler. 1 Jan 2025
Five Aussies confirmed for 2025 Masters

Five Aussies confirmed for 2025 Masters

Former winner Adam Scott is one of five Australians confirmed to start for the 2025 Masters Tournament, hoping to get the green jacket off Scottie Scheffler. 24 Dec 2024
McCarty takes major step with maiden PGA Tour win

McCarty takes major step with maiden PGA Tour win

Matt McCarty started the year on the Korn Ferry Tour and now is headed to the Masters after winning his first PGA Tour title. 14 Oct 2024
Stubbs to seek Masters return at Asia-Pacific Amateur

Stubbs to seek Masters return at Asia-Pacific Amateur

The lure of another Masters invite is driving Jasper Stubbs as the Australian bids to defend his Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Japan. 18 Sep 2024
Arnold Palmer’s green jacket in stolen Masters hoard

Arnold Palmer’s green jacket in stolen Masters hoard

A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club has pleaded guilty to transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets. 16 May 2024
Smith the pick of the Aussies at Augusta

Smith the pick of the Aussies at Augusta

Cameron Smith was the pick of the Aussies at Augusta National. 15 Apr 2024
Huggan: No fun watching Woods’ painful slide

Huggan: No fun watching Woods’ painful slide

Dead last. Propping up the field. Not even close ... take your pick, or come up with your own description of what we saw from Tiger Woods at this year’s Masters, a tournament the 15-time major champion won five times over the course of his almost peerless career. 15 Apr 2024