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7:04 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler capped off an amazing two months with his grandest feat of all, winning the Masters on Sunday to validate his new status as the best player in golf. The only stumble came at the end when Scheffler needed four putts from 40 feet before

Nobody cares what an idiot on his couch may or may not have predicted, but I’m going to tell you two quick stories anyway. Story 1: In a Slack with some friends, at 5:43 p.m. ET on Saturday evening after Rory’s 73-73-71 put him safely out of contention at this year’s Masters, I wrote, “Does

7:19 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy has suffered plenty of heartache at the Masters. Seven previous times at Augusta National, McIlroy has tried to complete the career grand slam by winning a green jacket. Seven previous times he failed to become just the sixth man to do it during the Masters era. McIlroy

Playing the coulda-shoulda-woulda game is about as futile as it gets in golf, especially at the Masters. However, Harry Higgs might allow himself to play it over one shot from Sunday, because he coulda-shoulda-woulda earned an invitation into the 2023 Masters had that one shot gone differently. Of course, Higgs hit 71 shots on Sunday,

11:59 AM ET Scottie Scheffler won the Masters going away and is the No. 1-ranked player in the world, but he’s not the favorite at sportsbooks to win golf’s next major. Jon Rahm opened as the favorite to win the PGA Championship at 11-1 at Caesars Sportsbook. Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are next at 12-1,

After a rainy and cold start to the week, Sunday at Augusta National was everything you’d expect from the final round of the Masters: a brilliant spring day, roars rattling through the property, and a series of shots that—at least briefly—brought some tension to the final round. The only grudging participant in Sunday’s drama was

5:12 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — After playing 72 holes over four straight days at one of the most demanding golf courses in the world, Tiger Woods was asked how much pain he was in on Sunday after finishing up his Masters. “Uh-huh,” Woods answered. Woods’ return to professional golf won’t be remembered for the

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The father had not seemed worried. A father who is worried about his son does not have the stomach for an ice cream sandwich, and the father must have been at ease because he decided to down a second. And why not? After a week of unseasonable cold and unwelcome wind it

8:59 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fifteen minutes after Scottie Scheffler won the Masters, a golf cart rushed him to the back door of Butler Cabin. The only sounds came from a drone circling overhead and a few birds. His green jacket waited inside. He looked dazed. Of course he did. In the past 57

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was a tournament within a tournament for Billy Horschel on Sunday. Beginning the final round 19 shots behind 54-hole leader Scottie Scheffler, the six-time PGA Tour winner still had plenty to play for—at least, in his own mind. Horschel began the day with an Instagram post pointing out a frustrating—and bizarre—streak

11:11 PM ET As Tiger Woods is competing in a tournament for the first time in over 500 days, the irons he used to win four majors in a row from 2000 to 2001 sold at auction for a record-breaking price. The Titleist 681-T iron set that helped him win what is known as the

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler’s mind didn’t wander because Scottie Scheffler’s mind doesn’t wander. But admit it—yours did. He’d just nipped another perfect wedge into the par-5 13th, hearted another birdie putt, tacked one more shot onto an already healthy lead, and you wondered if we’d officially entered the Scottie Scheffler Era. Dramatic wording aside,

6:48 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — The flurry of security elements moving into place let the few people hanging around the backside of the clubhouse know Tiger Woods was coming out to the parking lot. His caddie, Joe LaCava, had already dropped Woods’ clubs in his car and headed away on a golf cart. The

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Augusta National doesn’t have many off days, but on Saturday, golfers and spectators would barely notice if it did. With raw temperatures and wind whipping through the golf course, the Masters had the rare tuck your face in your jacket and just get through it quality. Golf Digest photographers didn’t have the same luxury,

7:30 PM ET The Masters appeared to be headed toward a drama-less Sunday. Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, seemed like he was about to run away from the field. But a few stumbles at the end might make Sunday at Augusta National a little more interesting. So we rounded up our

As expected, it’s going to be one chilly Moving Day at Augusta National. But that doesn’t mean the action won’t HEAT up soon. See what we did there? It wouldn’t be a Saturday at the Masters without a bad dad joke. While we still have a ways to go until the leaders tee off (and

12:31 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods needs to play well to be a factor on the weekend at the Masters. He also needs some help from 36-hole leader Scottie Scheffler. On Moving Day at Augusta National, we track Woods’ third round. Saturday setup The weather is cold, with highs not reaching 60. The

AUGUSTA, Ga. — He was standing at a dais situated on a golf course, but the way Sergio Garcia spoke and the way the Spaniard looked it didn’t take much imagination to picture Garcia slumped on a barstool in a ring, his corner men stitching up a bloodied eye and squirting water into a busted

9:09 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods might be the biggest story in the 86th Masters. But everyone is chasing the hottest player on the planet, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has a 5-shot lead heading into Saturday’s third round at Augusta National Golf Club. Scheffler’s advantage matches the largest 36-hole lead in

AUGUSTA, Ga. — If you’re watching the Masters coverage on TV, you’re seeing the most important moments from the tournament. But what you’re missing are some of the most beautiful, scene-setting images that so few get to see. Unless you’re lucky enough to score a badge as a patron, only folks like our photographers—who are

7:30 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods and his rebuilt leg held up for another day at the Masters, overcoming a disastrous front nine to make the cut and enter the weekend nine shots off the lead. To watch him Friday, in pain yet still stoic, was to watch someone battle … the course,

Moving Day at Augusta National will be a particularly important one this year. Forecasted, sustained winds Friday afternoon of 16 miles per hour—gusting up to 30 mph—could make conditions very, very difficult. The course should firm up as the day goes on and present quite the ball-striking examination—creating quite the imposition to make the cut

2:09 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods isn’t just back, he’s in the conversation at the 86th Masters. He opened with a methodical 1-under 71 in the opening round Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. He had an early tee time Thursday. He heads out in the late wave Friday, alongside Joaquin Niemann. The

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was not an unreasonable question, given the thunderstorms that blew through Augusta National Golf Club earlier this week. They dumped more than two inches of rain ahead of the 86th Masters, and outside the ropes it was a muddy mess in some places. Even inside the ropes for that matter—Tiger Woods,

7:30 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the first time in 509 days, Tiger Woods was back playing a competitive round of golf in the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday. And, thanks mostly to a hot putter, he is in the mix with a 1-under 71 after the

Thursday’s first round of the Masters was all Tiger all the time, but there was plenty of other action to take in producing some facts and figures that interested or outright wowed us. Here’s a look at five stats that stood out from Round 1: Scheffler looks to reverse the No. 1 curse World No.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The last of the morning spring chill, murder on Tiger Woods‘ aching, reconstructed leg, burned off as he started his round at the Masters. It felt nice in the shade here at Augusta National. Huge crowds ringed the entirety of the first hole. There might as well have been no one else

The Masters is officially underway at Augusta National. That’s our favorite sentence of the year, and we’re more excited than ever. Tiger Woods is slated to tee off just after 11 a.m. (tee times were pushed back by 30 minutes to let the remaining weather in the area pass through), alongside Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin

10:13 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — What seemed impossible almost 14 months ago, unrealistic in December and unlikely as recently as a few weeks back is actually now a reality: Tiger Woods is returning to golf and playing the 86th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Woods, who was injured in a frightening one-car crash

When it comes to distance, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley has been patient. Resolute that something should be done to rein in distance, responsible in adapting his course for the current status of the game’s longest hitters, but generally insistent that massive changes to the layout that we saw in the early part of this