Sandy Lyle To Call It Quits In 2018 Masters, 30-Years After Augusta Triumph.

Augusta, GA … Past champion Sandy Lyle revealed he will call it quits at Augusta National in two years and on the 30th anniversary of his Masters triumph. Lyle says the Georgia golfing gem is simply getting too tough for the now 58-year old who missed this year’s Masters cut with scores of 76 and 81 for a 13-over par tally. It was Lyle’s Scot’s 35th Augusta appearance since making his debut in 1980 and eight years before becoming still the only Home of Golf player to be fitted with a ...

Adam Scott Confesses Conditions Have ‘Beaten Me Around This Week’.

Past Masters Champion Adam Scott confessed he has been ‘beaten around this week’ after the champion Aussie dropped shots at 16 and 17 in a disappointing three over par 75. It handed Scott a clubhouse share 33rd place at a very uncharacteristic seven over par. And after finishing T38th a year ago, the 2013 Augusta champion could be headed for his poorest-ever result in 15 Masters appearances. “It’s disappointing because I probably shot myself really out of wishful thinking ...

Vicksburg’s Colourful Mississippi Riverfront Murals.

A series of 55-foot high wonderful and colourful murals greets visitors in making your way to down town Vicksburg. The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals project is a series of murals painted on Mississippi River flood walls. The murals depict the city’s historical significance, as well as its envisioned future role in the region’s commerce and culture. Artist Robert Dafford was commissioned to complete the first series of 12’x 20′ panels along the flood wall facing Levee Street. ...

Cameron Smith Seeking Greater Masters Gift Than $50 Masters Dog Bowl For ‘Kendrick’.

Brisbane’s Cameron Smith is looking now to earn lot more than the sum he forked out to buy his pet poodle a Masters logo food bowl. The 22-year old Smith superbly muscled his way to just six shots from the lead heading to the weekend rounds in a maiden Augusta appearance in adding a second day 73 to his opening score of 74 to be lying in a share of 33rd place at three over par. The young Aussie had gained a first Masters invitation in finishing a remarkable T4th in last year’s U.S. ...

Russell Knox Rues Two Poor Drives Over Two Days To Miss Masters Cut By Two.

Augusta, GA … Russell Knox was left ruing two bad drives, the first at the final hole on day one and second on the 11th hole in the second round to miss the cut by two shots in his first Masters appearance. Knox went into the second day after recording an opening seven over par 79 and a day ruined when he took a triple bogey ‘7’ at the last. The Scot courageously set about the task of clawing his way inside the top-50, and the assurance of teeing-up over the weekend, when he birdied the ...

Vicksburg Visit On Route To The Masters.

My first and only prior visit to Vicksburg, Mississippi had been early in January 1980 – a gap of just under 36 years. However in making our way from the Shell Houston Open to the Masters we found ourselves spending not just one night but two nights in the town that lies on the eastern bank of the mighty Mississippi River and across the river from Louisiana. Vicksburg is famous for two things. Firstly, the Battle or the Siege at Vicksburg during the American Civil War when the Union Army gained ...

Four Holes, Five Dropped Shots Takes The Sting Out Of The World No. 1.

Augusta, GA … The first round of the 2016 Masters promised so much for World No. 1 Jason Day. And for all but four holes Augusta National delivered for the player who captured the past two events he contested. Day stepped onto the tee at the par five 15th at five under par and while he would bogey the hole to slip to four under there was no real concern. However it would be a harbinger to the horror of taking a triple bogey ‘6’ at the par three 16th. Day had produced a flawless ...