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Sergio Garcia heads into a 25th anniversary of his Low Amateur award at the 1999 Masters suggesting it’s the media who like to continue stirring the political pot in men’s professional golf. Garcia was aged just 19 when he joined newly-crowned Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal in a then Spainish one-two on the Augusta National presentation green. Then in 2017, Garcia overcame England’s Justin Rose in a play-off to join Olazabal as a fellow Masters champion. However, as Garcia tees-up ...

Aussie golfer Min Woo Lee confirmed he will compete in this year’s Masters despite carrying a broken finger. The 25-year-old Perth-born golfer, and making his a third Augusta appearance, revealed after playing a practice round with countryman Cameron Smith, Adam Scott and Jason Day, that while working in the gym last week he dropped a dumb bell on his hand and resulting in breaking his right finger. “I was in the gym Saturday last week. I was just doing like a side bridge glute thing and ...

While Tiger Woods spoke confidently stating that if ‘everything comes together, I think I can get one more’ Masters victory the 15-time major champion also revealed another trait of his determination. Somewhat lost in Woods near 25-minute press conference ahead of this week’s 88th hosting of the Masters was a question put to Woods some 20 minutes into his interview. And it entailed what Woods saw as his role in his later years in attending the Masters, that time in his career when ...

Rory McIlroy was the last player to register for this year’s 88th hosting of the Masters but dmits if he’s to finally be fitted with an Augusta National members green jacket then he must smell not the roses but the azaleas. McIlroy is contesting a 16th straight Masters since driving down Magnolia Lane for a first time since 2009 while he’s driven back out of the famed Georgia golf course with an impressive seven top-10s, including a best finish of second behind Scottie Scheffler ...

If there is one thing in professional golf we’ve learnt and that is not to discount anything Tiger Woods says. Five years ago we learnt this when Woods ended an 11-year majors winning drought in capturing a fifth members green jacket with victory at the 2019 Masters. Now a 48-year-old Woods has returned to the Masters for a 26th occasion since his debut as an amateur in 1995 declaring he can win a sixth green jacket and 16th major title, despite detailing the pain he faces on the vast majority ...

We must remember there is not just one Irishman competing this week at The Masters but there’s two. Shane Lowry is making a ninth Augusta National appearance having brilliantly shared third place two years ago with Rory McIlroy and while the golf world wonders whether McIlroy can finally break through to win a Masters, Lowry is equally determined when stating he would “give anything” to become the first Irishman to pull on the green jacket. Determined that he is not here to make ...

World No. 1 and past Masters champion Scottie Scheffler along with good friend Sam Burne will be hoping their first born will stick with the predicted birth and don’t arrive early this week while each are contesting the Masters. Scheffler and wife Meredith are expecting their first child in some three weeks and if all goes to plan that will be the week of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. Burns’ wife is also excitedly looking forward to becoming a father and with his wife, Caroline due ...