Lyle Gives Fellow Open Champion Morikawa An Open History Lesson While Practicing At The Masters
Former Open Champion Sandy Lyle wound up his Master’s preparations at Augusta National by presenting fellow and reigning Open Championship history lesson to reigning Open Champion Collin Morikawa.
The duo was out early, and like so many others in the 86th Masters field, before the threat of rain forced officials to again close the course, and have patrons leave the premises.
Lyle, the winner of the 1985 Open and 1988 Masters, is celebrating his 41st Masters however he’s missed the cut ...
Last Out McIlroy Hoping New Ball Propels Him To Masters Top
Rory McIlroy is the very last out today (Thurs) at Augusta National but he’s hoping a new golf ball can propel him to the top of the Masters leader-board.
A major championship may seem a strange time to be putting a new golf ball into play but if it helps McIlroy get fitted with an Augusta National member’s green jacket then well and good.
Indeed, McIlroy revealed he put a new golf ball in the bag for last Friday’s second round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
McIlroy was already struggling ...
The 86th Masters – What’s Your First Thought? What Do You Buy At Augusta? How Long Is Magnolia Lane? We Ask The Players
Weather permitting those golfers teeing up in the 86th hosting of the Masters have till 3 pm today (local time) to wind up their preparations ahead of the championship.
It will be a case of the old tournament golf saying: “If you haven’t got your game sorted out by now, then it’s good luck!”
Of course, all interest will center on whether five-time Masters champ Tiger Woods thinks he will be fit to be introduced Thursday at 10.24 am on the first tee: ‘Fore please! Tiger Woods now driving”.
Only ...
Woods Declaring ‘I Feel Like I’m Going To Play’ The Masters
Tiger Woods edges closer to confirmation he will contest this week’s Masters declaring, and with a day-and-a-half to tee-off in the 86th Masters that ‘I feel I am going to play’.
Ever since the sight of Woods’ private jet arriving at Augusta Regional Airport late last week, the sports world has been eagerly digesting the news that Woods may take his place in the staging of the 86th Masters.
We then saw the sight of Woods out on Augusta National on Sunday, and then followed ...
Matsuyama Hoping To Be 100% Fit Ahead Masters Defence
Defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama says he’s hoping to be back to 100% fitness in teeing off Thursday at Augusta National
The Japanese-born, and first Asian golfer to win the Masters has been dogged in recent weeks by injury on the left side of his neck and also a shoulder concern, as evident in withdrawing after nine holes in the second round of the Valero Texas Open.
Matsuyama was first troubled by the injury during the Arnold Palmer Invitational and though he completed four rounds, ...
Couples Delivers Woods A Ringing Masters Endorsement Declaring ‘He’s Phenomenal’
Tiger looks phenomenal” declared good friend and fellow Masters champ, Fred Couples, and so did probably around 20,000 Augusta patrons.
Woods, Couples, and Justin Thomas had just played a casual nine-hole Monday afternoon practice round at Augusta National though you could have been mistaken, given the huge number of patrons that also walked the nine holes, that it was Sunday afternoon at the 86th Masters.
The out-pouring of patrons’ support is something that has not been seen on a Monday ...
