Graeme McDowell’s Hoping To Fire His Masters ‘Love Affair’.
Graeme McDowell’s ‘love affair’ with the Masters continues with a ninth Augusta National appearance.
McDowell insisted he drove down Magnolia Lane earlier in the week with a smile on his face but then it remains to be seen whether that smile stays with he drives back out the front gates come Sunday night.
His Augusta stats would suggest otherwise with McDowell finishing a best of T12th in 2012 but then playing all four rounds only on two other occasions – T17th (2009) and T52nd (2015).
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Rory McIlroy Still Needing One Piece In His Masters Jigsaw Puzzle.
Augusta, GA … It sounds simple enough as Rory McIlroy just needs one more piece in the jigsaw to finally win a first Masters.
In fact, McIlroy sounds just as confident in finally ending his Augusta puzzle as he is in putting together a 1,000-word ‘White Mountain’ jig-saw puzzle he’s brought with him to Augusta.
McIlroy revealed also he’s brought Monopoly with him to help pass the time in between rounds in this year’s 80th staging of the Masters.
It is McIlroy’s eighth ...
Sandy Lyle’s Front Row Seat To Jack Nicklaus Winning 1986 Masters.
Augusta, GA … Lost in this week’s 30th year anniversary of Jack Nicklaus’ memorable 18th Major triumph in winning the 1986 Masters is the fact that Sandy Lyle partnered golf’s Golden Bear over that final round at Augusta National.
It was Nicklaus 27th Masters appearance and 11 years after he had clinched a fifth Masters and also five years since his 17th Major Championship success in the 1980 PGA Championship.
And at 46 years of age Nicklaus was not expected to win whereas Lyle, who ...
Rory McIlroy Getting Used To Being Sent Out Last On First Day Of Masters.
Rory McIlroy says he’s getting used to Masters officials putting him out in the last group on day one of this year’s Masters.
In fact, the four-time Major winner will be the very last to tee off at 2.01pm local time, and playing in the company of fellow PGA and U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer and American Bill Haas.
“It’s about the third year in a row I’ve been off last either Thursday or Friday here so I was sort of expecting it,” he said.
“I’m not much of a sleeping‑in ...
Jason Day’s Journey … From Sitting In His Bus, To Sitting On Top Of The World.
Augusta, GA … If the hottest player in the game at present needed any reminder how far he’s come in six year’s then Jason Day needs only to venture across Washington Road.
Six years ago Day was sitting back in his Winnebago touring home in the company of wife Elly, manager Bud Martin and a then sports psychologist.
Day had qualified for a maiden Masters on the back of capturing the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship, and his maiden PGA Tour triumph.But when most would be breaking down the ...
Russell Knox Grows In Augusta Stature Thanks To Advice From Sandy Lyle.
Augusta, GA … As Russell Knox walked from the ninth green earlier today he asked myself and colleague Martin Dempster, and as we stood alongside the rope way leading to the 10th tee whether we knew if Sandy Lyle had said what he was doing.
We each responded: “Sandy said he’s playing 18 holes.” Knox replied smiling: “That’s funny as Sandy’s advice to me was to just play nine holes each day.”
However there was a positive side to Knox continuing ...
An Irishman, Frenchman, A Scot & A Chilean Lead The MENA Tour Way In Spain.
Gavin Moynihan and Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon battled through wet and windy conditions to put themselves atop the leaderboard in the first round of the inaugural Sotogrande Masters on the MENA Golf Tour at La Reserva Golf Club on Monday.
Ireland’s flame-haired Moynihan made three birdies and a bogey in his opening two-under 70 while Decottignies-Lafon of France kept it clean on the back nine as he picked up four shots after making the turn at two-over.
In their first season on the tour, the ...
