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Padraig Harrington is returning to Augusta for the first time in seven years and in the best of form after his share of second place at the Rapiscan’s Systems Classic in Biloxi, Mississippi Harrington, 50, produced the equal-lowest round over the final day of a seven-under-par 68 and share second place on 12-under with Germany’s Alex Cejka (67) on the host Grand Bear course. The Irishman’s final day score was only matched by Kiwi Steve Alker who collected a 13th pro career win and his second ...

Five-time Masters winning Tiger Woods delivered the strongest hint yet he could tee up in this week’s Masters. Woods posted a Tweet late Sunday morning (US local time) stating:  “I will be heading up to Augusta today to continue my preparation and practice,” wrote Woods. “It will be a game-time decision on whether I compete.” This is not to say Woods is confirming he will tee up also on the 25th anniversary of his maiden Masters win in 1997, but it also has not ruled out any Augusta ...

Renowned super-coach Butch Harmon reckons Rory McIlroy still has time on his side but he also needs a low opener if he’s to capture the one major championship he needs to join golf’s elite Grand Slam Club. This week marks a 14th appearance for McIlroy since the then curly-haired 19-year-old made his Masters debut in 2009. McIlroy arrives after missing the halfway cut at the Valero Texas Open and making just one birdie on day two and that was at his penultimate hole in San Antonio. The ...

Augusta Weather Forecast For 2022 Masters Week Those heading to the 2022 Masters on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday better take an umbrella as rain in predicted for all three days. Here’s the overall forecast for the week of the 86th hosting of the Masters thanks to local Augusta Chronicle Monday: Partly Cloudy. High 79. Low 55. Wind E at 5 mph. Chance of rain 1%. Tuesday: Thunderstorms expected, up to 1 inch of rain. High 72. Low 66. Wind SSE at 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Wednesday: Scattered ...

2022 MASTERS – 18 KNOWN & NOT SO KNOWN STATS  by Fatiha Betscher Masters Winners by Country USA – 62 South Africa – 5 Spain – 5 England – 4 Germany – 2 Argentina – 1 Australia – 1 Canada – 1 Fiji – 1 Japan- 1 Scotland – 1 Wales – 1 Most Wins 6 – Jack Nicklaus 5 – Tiger Woods 4 – Arnold Palmer 3 – Jimmy Demaret, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Nick Faldo & Phil Mickelson 2 – Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard ...

An Augusta National Pimento cheese sandwich. They’re as much a part of Augusta National as Magnolia Lane, Amen Corner, or a Masters member green jacket. Pimento cheese has been a delicacy in the southern states of the US since pimentos were first harvested in the early 1930s, and about the time of the first Masters Invitational in 1934. Pimento cheese became so popular in the South because it didn’t spoil at room temperature, making it easy to pack into lunchboxes, particularly for textile workers.  ...

Twenty-five years ago, the world mourned the passing of Princess Diana and also Mother Teresa. We learned Carlos the Jackal had been caught and sentenced.  Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear and Microsoft becomes the world’s most valuable company at $261 billion. In golf, a 21-year-old black golfer electrified the sports world when on the 13th of April, 1997, Tiger Woods rewrote the record books by becoming the youngest winner of The Masters, running away with the title by 12 strokes ...