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Augusta, GA … Spaniard’s Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia now share more than just being Masters champions. The duo will forever they are members of Augusta National share a locker. And after playing a practice round Monday, Olazabal was asked by www.golfbytourmiss.com what is it like sharing a locker with the defending Masters champion. “Well, I see the locker is fuller than it used to be,” said Olazabal laughing. “It’s a bit emotional in the sense that it’s history of the ...

Augusta, GA … It is just a few months short of 20-years when a then 18-year old Justin Rose turned professional a day after finishing fourth in the 1998 Open. Since then Rose has captured a U.S. Open, Olympic gold medal,  he has been on the winning sides in the Ryder Cupsand also won around the globe, including victories late last year in China, Turkey and Indonesia. But the now 37-year old Brit reckons his golf career will ultimately be graded on successes yet to come. And after quickly ...

Augusta, GA … Top world ranked Aussie Jason Day admits he gets chills dreaming of being fitted with a Masters green jacket. Day has come twice in his seven appearances at Augusta National to winning the most sought after item of clothing in all of golf. The first was on his Masters debut in 2011 and where he remarkably finished second only for South African Charl Schwartzel to birdie his closing four holes and claim victory. Two years later on Day was leading the 2013 Masters with three holes ...

Houston, TX … Past Master champion, Jordan Spieth may have singled out Bubba Watson as favourite next week to win a third Masters but says all the pressure will be on the shoulders of Rory McIlroy. McIlroy squeeezd in the first of two further Augusta National practice rounds (Wednesday) and will play a second Thursday. And while McIlroy and caddy, Harry Diamond make themselves more familiar with the year’s first Major Championship venue Spieth is looking to find a lost game by again contesting ...

Houston, Texas … Former victorious European Ryder Cup captain, Paul McGinley and now respected SKY Sports commentator, Paul McGinley believes it’s a big ask to expect Tiger Woods to win next week’s Masters. McGinley, and one of the more astute observers of the game, knows Woods game well and close hand having played in Ryder Cup’s where Woods has teed-up in the opposing USA team. But after just five events this year since returning to full-time competition McGinley believes ...

Austin, Texas … Bubba Watson heads to next  week’s Masters favourite to become just a ninth player to win three or more Augusta National green jackets. Watson, 39 was in a class of his own in handing out a 7 & 6 drubbing to fellow American Kevin Kisner in the final of the WGC – Dell Match-Play Championship in Austin, Texas. And while Kisner looked exhausted after his earlier six matches Watson took full advantage to also hand out the biggest event defeat since Tiger Woods won 8 ...

Austin, TX … All good things come to end as Dustin Johnson could find out around lunch on Sunday at the WGC – Dell Match-Play in Austin, Texas. For the past 57 weeks ‘DJ’ has ruled the World Golf Rankings but if Justin ‘JT’ Thomas should win his semi-final encounter against fellow American Bubba Watson to become the new World No. 1. Johnson, as current World No. 1 and the Dell’s defending champion, failed to win any of his three round robin encounters thus ...