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A brilliant last hole birdie handed super Scot Robert MacIntyre an automatic invitation (not the word invite) into next year’s Masters. MacIntyre holed a 13-footer in a closing round 72 for a two-under par on his Masters debut at Augusta National. The 24-year-old’s finish is the best ‘first time’ finish of any 27 prior Scots on their Masters debut since Willie MacFarlane was sixth in the inaugural 1934 Masters and also MacDonald Smith was a shot back sharing seventh place in that first Masters. “I ...

Shane Lowry was far from pleased in revealing he will be without his Open Championship winning caddy and long-time due to newly introduced Irish quarantine entry regulations. Lowry did not hold back saying the new ‘returning’ rule announced last Thursday that now affects those entering or returning Ireland from the USA will rob him, for possibly the next four months, of his caddy ‘Bo’ Martin and also the support of coach, Neil Manchip. The Ireland Govenment ruling states: On 9th April, the ...

  Weather: Cloudy, with light showers late in the afternoon. High of 79. Wind SSE 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Play was suspended at 3:58 p.m. due to a dangerous weather situation. Play resumed at 5:15 p.m. for a delay of 77 minutes. Third-Round Leaderboard Hideki Matsuyama            69-71-65—205 (-11) Xander Schauffele              72-69-68—209 (-7) Marc Leishman                  72-67-70—209 (-7) Justin Rose                         ...

Golfing history beckons for the Land of the Rising Sun Hideki Matsuyama is now just 18 holes away from deliving Japan a first Major Championship success in the 2021 Masters at Augusta National. The 29-year old will take a four-shot lead into the last day of the 85th Masters after a stunning third round display that saw him produce a bogey-free seven-under par third day 65 and move to 11-under par. Matsuyama was the only player, and on a day delayed by some 75-minutes due to a storm, not to drop a ...

Super Scot Robert MacIntyre heads to the final round of a first Masters set to earn an automatic invitation into the 2022 Masters. MacIntyre produced a roller-coaster round of highs and lows on day three ‘moving day’ that included  six birdies but also four bogeys in a round of 70 and to move to two- under par at Augusta National With the leaders still to move to the inward nine, MacIntyre was in the Augusta clubhouse in 12th place and then just five shots from the lead. MacIntyre’s day began ...

Canadian Mike Weir, and the first lefty to win the Masters, was full of praise for Robert MacIntyre after playing the opening two Augusta rounds in the company of the young Scot. Weir captured the 2003 Masters to also become only the second lefty in the history of the ancient club-and-ball game to win a Major Championship after his play-off victory of American Len Mattice. Kiwi Sir Bob Charles had been the first lefty in winning the 1963 Open Championship. Weir, and contesting a 22nd straight Masters ...

Aussie Marc Leishman is again knocking on Augusta National’s victory door after a five-under par 67 on day two of the 85th Masters. Leishman brilliantly birdied his opening three holes and then after an only bogey at 11, he proceeded to birdie three of closing seven holes and move into a share of fourth place on five-under par and only two adrift of England’s Justin Rose in warm conditons at Augusta National The 33-year-old Leishman born in rural Victoria and now residing with his family ...