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With a mountain of Masters pressure again on Rory McIlroy’s now 31-year old shoulders he insists he’s going to feel right at home at least for the opening two rounds this week at Augusta National. McIlroy will play the first two days of a first autumn Masters in the company of World No. 1 Dustin Johnson and Patrick Cantlay. ‘DJ’ and Cantlay are two of McIlroy’s good friends and also fellow members at ultra-exclusive Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Florida. “It’s a good draw for me as I see ...

Masters Chairman, Fred Ridley indicated today that Augusta National will not be ‘Bryson-proofing’ Augusta National by lengthening the Georgia golfing gem. Ridley found himself facing a question early into the annual Chairman’s conference not specifically mentioning Bryson DeChambeau by name but clearly the impact the American is generating. Much has been said and written since DeChambeau’s stunning success at Winged Foot and what further impact it should have on the ancient ...

It was around 4pm on the eve of the 2014 Masters and finally the last preview piece had been filed and confirmed as received. Those afforded invitations to tee-up in the next day’s first round of the opening Major of the year were away either competing in the Par-3 Contest or elsewhere doing what they had to do to prepare themselves for the tournament proper. Golf’s ‘Cathedral in the Pines’ as Augusta National is fondly referred was now closed to any further practice rounds ...

This year there is a new member of Rory McIlroy’s Masters team and she could be the one person to help deliver McIlroy success at Augusta National. McIlroy arrived in Augusta, Georgia earlier this week with a less than normal Masters entourage than in all his 11 prior years that checked into their rented Augusta premises and located just a short drive from the Washington Road front gates to the famed Georgia golf club. Making her Masters debut is 10-week old daughter, Poppy Kennedy and already ...

Tiger Woods celebrates the 25th anniversary of a maiden Masters appearance singling out the Augusta National patrons who helped carry him last year to a fifth Masters green jacket and a 15th Major. Woods was aged just 19 when he made his debut in 1995 as a then amateur and managing to play all four rounds to share 41st place. He teed-up in the 1996 Masters, and his first as a pro, amid enormous hype and expectation only to miss the halfway cut. Twelve months later, Woods rewrote the Masters record ...

Dates: November 9-15, 2020 Where: Augusta, Georgia Course: Augusta National Golf Club (36-36—72/7,475) Field size: 92 Defending champion: Tiger Woods FedExCup: 600 points (winner) Format: 72-hole stroke play Things to Know Masters Tournament to be played in a month other than March or April for the first time in its history (postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) Defending champion Tiger Woods seeks 16thmajor championship title, record-breaking 83rdPGA TOUR win Four of Woods’ wins in majors ...

Bryson DeChambeau has thrown a proverbial gauntlet at the feet of golf’s administrators issuing a veiled ultimatum they adapt to his power-hitting ways. Since capturing the U.S. Open the American has been the Masters narrative ahead of the 84th Masters and those listening-in on his pre-Masters press conference was hardly a surprise. Indeed, DeChambeau’s conference was a little like a US senate hearing with golf’s ‘Hulk Hogan’ facing a series of questions but most centred ...