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Three rounds in the company of Tiger Woods has Shane Lowry clearly excited heading into this week’s Masters. Lowry is teeing-up in a sixth Masters since making his debut in 2015 and coming off a best finish last November’s rescheduled major at Augusta National. To his enormous surprise Lowry found himself grouped with the five-time Masters winning Woods and reigning US Amateur champ Andy Ogletree for the opening two rounds. Lowry then played alongside Ogletree and Ian Poulter on day three and ...

The trio of Europen Ryder Cup winning captains trio of Colin Montgomerie, Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn have led the tributes to the passing of legendary Scottish-born golf journalist Jock MacVicar. Jock passed away on Saturday (April 3rd) following a fall earlier in the week in his Glasgow residence.  He had been conveyed to hospital and seemed to have not sustained any major injuries and was in good spirits when visited on Friday but his condition worsened later that night and he died on Saturday. Jock ...

Defending Masters champion, Dustin Johnson has revealed his Champions dinner menu for next Tuesday night. The dinner is the annual get-together of former Masters champions however not all green jacket winners will be present with Tiger Woods naturally laid-up and recovering from his recent car accident. As well, Jackie Burke Jnr and winner of the 1958 Masters, and also now aged 98, has not been for some time. One addition will be Welshman Ian Woonsam, and winner of the 1991 Masters, who indicated ...

Golf legend Curtis Strange has again stepped into Rory McIlroy’s corner backing the Irish star just six days to the Masters. Strange, and a winner of two US Opens, played in 20 Masters with a best finish of joint runner-up in 1985 to Bernhard Langer. Now as an analyst for ESPN, Strange is one of the more astute observers working for the US TV networks. Eight years ago and a week out from the Masters, Strange spoke-up for McIlroy when he was been criticised by Nick Faldo and Johnnie Miller for overhauling ...

Former champion Martin Laird tees-up in this week’s Valero Texas Open knowing there will not be the rush or stress of eight years ago in heading to the Masters. It’s been eight years since Laird last competed at Augusta National but the overwhelming joy of winning in San Antonio was somewhat spoilt five days later in missing the Masters cut and, in a small way, attributed to a frantic Sunday night post his win in the Lone Star State. In 2013, Laird came from four shots off the lead heading into ...

For the Irish duo of Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell this week’s Valero Texas Open is an Augusta ‘Last Chance Saloon’. The Euro 6.56m event being played again on the Greg Norman designed TPC San Antonio course offers the last invitation into next week’s 85th hosting of the Masters. There have been some wonderful stories over the years of players winning in Texas, given the Shell Houston Open used to be on the PGA Tour schedule in the week prior to the Masters before the event lost ...

Jordan Spieth admits he is definitely in a better place one week shy of returning to Augusta National for the 85th hosting of the Masters. Spieth, 27, has been like a forgotten winning hero on the PGA Tour until recent years. The affable Texas has won 14 times around the globe, including 11 on the PGA Tour and with three of those major championships including the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. However, his dramatic victory that Sunday afternoon in July, including his shot from the practice ...