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Augusta, GA … A night after being told to ‘man up-‘ by his wife the last thing Jason Day wanted was losing to the multiple winning Augusta National Club Champion on day three of the Masters. Day had been in no mood for a long fireside chat after bogeying the last hole late on Friday to find himself last in the field among those who made the halfway cut. It meant a first out tee-time at 10.20 am local time for the former World No. 1. However, the night before it had not been the ...

Augusta, GA .. Reigning U.S. Amateur and Asia Pacific Amateur champion Curtis Luck is not targeting ending his amateur career with the ”Low Amateur’ award at this year’s Masters.7 The 20-year old Perth-born Luck turned around a very disappointing opening round of 78  and fight his way back inside the top-50 with a second day level par 72 to remain at six over par in bright but continuing blustery and cold conditions. After nine straight holes, Luck finally managed a first birdie ...

Augusta, GA … Rory McIlroy finds himself again firmly holding the final piece of his Grand Slam jigsaw puzzle and confident of finally slipping into the Masters green jacket. Despite a poor closing hole bogey but only after hitting the flag stick with his approach, McIlroy was lying just five shots from the lead with 36-holes to play at Augusta National. The four-time Major winner bravely battled the bright but windy conditions in a spirited showing to stay in sight of the clubhouse leading ...

Augusta, GA … Sergio Garcia will draw strongly on fond memories of what would have been the 60th birthday of mentor, the late Seve Ballesteros as he looks to finally capture a first Major at Augusta National. Garcia produced one of his grittiest scores in 19 showings at Augusta National in carding a three under par 69 in the bright but continuing blustery weather to join American Charley Hoffman at four under par and sharing the Masters clubhouse lead. Hoffman, who had secured the biggest opening ...

Augusta, GA … American Charley Hoffman breezed his way to the largest first round lead at the Masters in 62 years all thanks to a remarkable seven under 65. It was the biggest lead since Texan Jackie Burke Jnr lead by five shots in the 1955 Masters. Hoffman, 40 produced an effort that included 10 birdies but after being level par through six holes the San Diego golfer played his last 11 holes in seven under and capped by four birdies in succession from the 14th. “I hit it pretty solid in ...

Augusta, GA … Four-time Major winning Ernie Els boosted hopes of a 24th Masters after posting a level par 72 on the opening day of the 2017 Masters. Much has been made about the fact that Els could be competing at Augusta National for a final time given his five-year Masters exemption in capturing the 2012 Open Championship ends this year. However the 47-year old finds himself sharing 12th place and certainly within sight of finishing within the top-8 that would guarantee an invitation to ...

Augusta, GA … Russell Knox bluntly admitted his mother could have chipped better after the disappointment of a four over par 76 in tough conditions on the opening day of the Masters. Knox, and making jus this second appearance at Augusta National, should have felt more at home in the bright but windy and cold conditions, but he again struggled in managing just one birdie but also three bogeys and a 14th hole double bogey. The effort handed the Scot a then share of 66th place in a Masters field ...