5:21 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — As tradition dictates, there is now very bad news to report about Canadian golfers Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes. Neither will win the Masters. That is, if you believe the superstition — or at least, believe in the historical correlation. No player has won the Par 3
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A rainy couple of days ahead of the Masters didn’t tarnish all of Augusta National’s splendor. In between play suspensions. Golf Digest photographers were able to capture the action as players put in their final bit of preparation before the first round, as well as the fun of the annual Par-3 contest. Starting Thursday, the
All the attention leading into the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club revolved around the return of Tiger Woods. But there is so much more happening in the year’s first major. So we gathered our experts to pick the winner of this year’s green jacket, identify betting value and props that stand out. Matt Barrie,
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Wednesday morning at the Masters offers tinkerers one final opportunity for last-minute tweaking. Four months of thinking about Augusta National and a three-day cram sesh of learning it culminate with five hours of morning daylight. The lunch hour brings an air of resignation to the 91 players in the field; there is
7:14 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Barring a last-minute change of plans, Tiger Woods is playing in this Masters. The announcement, which came during his Tuesday news conference, sent a jolt through the place long before passing thunderstorms offered up more electricity. It’s not like the Masters needs more buzz, but Woods’ participation gives it
Wherever you are, I hope it’s not too bad. I’m sure you’re curious to know how things are in Augusta, where you’ve spent quality time every April for 29 years. Bryson said you’ve gone dark, so hope you don’t mind my reaching out. Obviously, it’s Tiger-mania. As a showman, I’m sure you can appreciate his
11:24 AM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, that he’s planning to play this week in the Masters. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision but will be doing so with
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Fire Pit Collective, a Golf Digest content partner. The photos from Woods’ practice at the Masters on Monday were remarkable—it looked (and felt!) like a final round and that he was chasing another green jacket. All the players you cite dominated in a different world. Just as
1:02 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods arrived to work with a leg full of rods and plates and screws, carrying his pain around like a physical thing, talking a lot about endurance. That pain is his constant companion now. He said he plans on playing this year’s Masters, with a belief he can
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It is one of the most iconic moments in Masters history, but if Larry Mize faced the same shot today on the 11th hole at Augusta National that he did in the playoff on that Sunday in 1987, Greg Norman might own a green jacket. To be sure, Mize’s deft pitch was
12:28 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Here are the tee times for the first and second rounds of the 86th Masters at Augusta National: All times ET (a) denotes amateur First round 8 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, J.J. Spaun 8:11 a.m. — Mike Weir, Padraig Harrington, Austin Greaser (a) 8:22 a.m. — Larry Mize,
It’s the week golf fans have been waiting for since, well, since Hideki Matsuayama slipped on the green jacket a year ago. The 86th Masters promises the familiar eye-candy of Augusta National, and while some might blanch at the fact there are only 18 hours of traditional TV tournament coverage scheduled for ESPN and CBS,
6:32 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau walked down the third fairway at Augusta National during his Sunday practice round for the 86th Masters and saw Tiger Woods strolling up 17. The two acknowledged each other, with mock air high-fives from a distance, then went on about their preparation. As for interaction with one
The start of Masters week brought a series of refreshing returns. It marked the return of the most anticipated week on the golf calendar. It brough the return of full Masters galleries after two years of limited or no spectators. And it saw the return of Tiger Woods, who played a practice round 14 months
11:47 AM ET Every year in April, as the Masters nears, golf apparel and original equipment manufacturers try to outduel the competition with uniquely themed gear. We’ve seen green shirts and shoes to represent the green jacket the winner and members wears, azalea prints to show off the flowers at Augusta National, but Adidas golf
An April Masters. With a full complement of patrons. And the return of the Par-3 Contest. And (maybe) Tiger Woods competing. If the first men’s major of the year wasn’t always a buzzworthy event, this year’s version is overflowing with anticipation. Of course, that anticipation is fueled by many of the traditions in place at
7:16 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods says it will be a “game-time decision” on whether he plays in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Woods, 46, hasn’t played a round in a regular PGA Tour event in more than 500 days. He has been recovering from serious
Woods released a statement earlier in the day stating that he was a “game-time decision” whether he’d be teeing it up at the 2022 Masters, 14 months after his near-fatal single-car accident. Though we can’t glean too many details from it, we have footage of Woods walking and playing Augusta National during Masters Week …
7:05 AM ET Zach Johnson’s favorite thing to wear from the Masters didn’t come with a price tag. It’s not sold anywhere on the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club, either in the massive merchandise building that’s used once a year or in the members-only pro shop. Actually, only a select few own one. It’s
In that short wink of time after Scottie Scheffler ran through a murderer’s row of opponents to become No. 1 in the world at the WGC-Dell Match Play, but before we know for sure whether Tiger Woods will play at this week’s Masters, 31-year-old J.J. Spaun squeezed in a first career PGA Tour win at
2:23 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Let the Tiger Watch begin. Tiger Woods wasn’t ready to officially say on Sunday that he’ll play in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. But in a statement on Twitter, Woods did say that he’s arriving here Sunday to continue practicing
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Chevron Championship will end a 51-year run at Mission Hills Country Club today, but women’s professional golf will still have a home in the desert with the announcement on Sunday that a new Legends of the LPGA tournament will debut next April. The announcement was made here by Mike Galeski,
10:08 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods says it will be a “game-time decision” on whether he competes in the 86th Masters, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Woods, 46, gave the update in a tweet Sunday, writing that he would be returning to Augusta National Golf Club “to continue my preparation and practice.”
They’re playing for the Valero Texas Open title on Sunday at TPC San Antonio, but there is more on the line than a PGA Tour win and a prize money payout of $1.548 million. Can we interest anybody in a last-minute trip to Augusta? Of the top 20 players on the leader board after 54
5:47 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Shortly after LSU junior Latanna Stone walked off the 18th green in the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur on Saturday, Annika Sorenstam, a 10-time major championship winner, was waiting to hug her. So was two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
There was a time when Brandt Snedeker was not only a Masters regular, but a regular contender. As of right now, he’s in danger of missing the year’s first major for a second straight season, something he hasn’t done since 2006 and 2007. The following year, at the 2008 Masters, Snedeker was in the final
3:59 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Anna Davis didn’t know many of the players when the 16-year-old arrived for her first Augusta National Women’s Amateur. They all know who she is now. Davis got into the mix with two birdies around Amen Corner, closed with a 3-under 69 and took the title Saturday
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Professional golf is a solo pursuit, though for two days here the definition of solo was expanded by Annie Park, who played alone. She, too, was briefly alone atop the leader board. One-hundred-fifteen players qualified for the Chevron Championship, a tournament that sends the players out in twosomes. The odd number
8:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Ryan Palmer shot a bogey-free round of 6-under 66 at the Valero Texas Open to lead by 2 shots over Kevin Chappell, Dylan Frittelli and Matt Kuchar after Friday’s second round. Palmer, at 10 under, surged into the lead with consecutive birdies midway through the back nine.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A quick out in San Antonio means no Augusta trip for Jason Day. For the first time since 2010, the former World No. 1 will not tee it up at the Masters, as his bid for a last-minute invite to the year’s first major ended with a missed cut at the Valero