Lengthening Augusta’s 13th Tee – $US 27m Or $US 1m A Yard.
Augusta, GA … A cool $US1m a yard and a total of some $US27m is what it is going to cost Augusta National to extend the 13th tee by 27 yards into the adjoining Augusta Country Club course.
It is the only real controversial topic of discussion at this year’s Masters as Augusta seemingly seeks to ‘Bubba Proof’ the par five 13th hole, and in recent years rated one of the easiest holes on the course.
The tee had been ‘Tiger Proofed’ in being put back 20-25 yards in 2002 while seven yards ...
Jason Day 7/1 Favourite To Capture First Masters, Rory McIlroy 9/1.
Augusta, GA … Aussie and World No. 1 Jason Day is the man that the bookies fear the most at the Masters, with William Hill predicting that he will start as a loser of over half a million pounds with them even at this early stage.
Spieth is second best backed and the only other three figure loser. So far, Mcllroy (9/1) has not been this friendless since he burst on the scene.
“Day has taken over from Tiger as the man to back at the Masters,” said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams. “Meanwhile ...
Jordan Spieth Serves Texas Bar-B-Que & Warm Chocolate Chip Cookie For Champions Dinner
Augusta, GA .. As first reported by www.golfbytourmiss.com last November at the Australian Open and defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth went with a Texas bar-b-que as his main course at tonight’s dinner at the Augusta National clubhouse.
Hereunder is Spieth’s full menu:-
David Law Rules The Way In Spanish MENA Tour Event.
Augusta, GA …. Scotland’s David Law, seeking his maiden victory on the MENA Golf Tour, rode on a flawless front nine to seize the lead going into the final round of the inaugural Sotogrande Masters at La Reserva Golf Club.
Law backed up his opening 74 with a tidy five-under 67 to reach three-under for the tournament, a good two-shot ahead of overnight joint leader Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon of France with Duncan Stewart of Scotland and Gavin Moynihan sharing the third on level-par.
Javier ...
Adam Scott … “Hard For Me Not To Walk Around Augusta With A Smile On My Face”.
Augusta, GA …It is the smile that only a Masters Champion can boast.
Three years ago Adam Scott ended a 77-year wait for an Australian-born golfer to be fitted with a Masters green jacket.
And this year, on the 20th anniversary of Greg Norman’s heart-breaking demise at Augusta National, Scott spoke of the joy three years after winning the Masters what it is like to return to these hallowed grounds as a Masters champion.
“This is a week where it’s very hard for me not to walk ...
The Masters – 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20 & 10 Years Ago.
Augusta, GA … The Masters has long been revered not for the remarkable post-card setting that is Augusta National but the wonderful traditions that is part of Masters week.
This year’s Masters is the 80th staging of the season’s first Major and we look first to 1936 when Horton Smith captured the third Master, and then every 10 years to 2006 when Phil Mickelson won a second straight Major.
1936 – American Horton Smith wrote his name into Masters folklore winning the first ...
Winner Of Olympic Golfing Gold Medal To Be Exempt Into Majors.
Augusta, GA …It has been announced at Augusta National that as an extra incentive, the winner of the men’s and women’s Olympic golfing gold medal will be exempt into the following year’s Majors.
Representatives of Augusta National, United States Golf Association, the R&A, and PGA of America said that the men’s winner will receive an invitation into each of their championships, starting in 2017: the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship.
“We ...
