AUGUSTA, Ga. — The biggest roar for Tiger Woods was one he didn’t produce. It was on the 12th, Francesco Molinari on the tee box. At that moment, Molinari was two shots ahead of Woods; it felt like 20. The Open champ had been more man than machine through 65 holes at the Masters, making
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Sunday marks a first in Masters history—the only time ever at Augusta National that the final round started in threesomes off split tees. As Jim Nantz just eloquently said on the CBS broadcast, this is a final round unlike any other. What should we expect today at Augusta? Already, Jordan Spieth is 4-under through four
7:00 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Can Tiger Woods win his 15th major and first since 2008? Or will Francesco Molinari hold on to his 54-hole lead? Can anyone make a run from back in the pack? We gathered our experts to weigh in on what will happen in the final round of the 2019
At one point early on Saturday, we had eight players tied for the lead—in what was setting up to be a shootout kind of Saturday. For the most part, it was, until Francesco Molinari separated himself and grabbed the lead, which he would extend to 13-under to take a two-shot margin into Sunday. What’s in
8:13 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Breakfast with Tiger. Breakfast at Augusta. Set the alarm on your phone, and back it up with the kind of buzzer on your grandmother’s clock that could rouse the most sleep-deprived recreational golfer from a coma-like slumber. Tiger Woods will wake up Sunday morning way before you do. He
It’s moving day at the Masters, and it promises to be one of the more memorable moving days the tournament has ever had. How could it not given this leader board through 36 holes, which features five major champions tied at the top, Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson just one back, and names like Jon
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With all due respect to Eddie Pepperell, Masters weekend didn’t officially begin with his opening tee shot on Saturday, but moments later. “Fore, please,” the first-tee starter bellowed. “JEFF KNOX!” And there he was donning a light-green Augusta National polo and a dark-green Masters hat. PHEW. The previous night a report had
10:10 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods had emerged from a door near the Augusta National clubhouse, had turned left toward a tangle of reporters when his close aide, Rob McNamara, called out his name. “Watch out for those security guards,” McNamara said. The aide laughed. Woods laughed. Tiger would try to downplay the
It’s tough to imagine a more exciting major-championship Friday than the one we just watched. Tiger Woods thrilled us with long-range birdies and played his final 10 holes in 5-under par to move within one shot of the lead. Ahead of him is a pack of five major champions (Francesco Molinari, Jason Day, Adam Scott,
7:38 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods looked down after a few missed opportunities around Amen Corner to make a serious move on the leaders following a short weather delay. Then it hit him — literally. With Woods among the pines on the left side of No. 14, a security guard, trying to keep
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka feels overlooked? Please. Overlooked men don’t date models, sit courtside with former presidents, or pose nude (we think … actually we don’t want to think) for magazines. Koepka’s overlooked in the abstract only. If you want to see a true forgotten figure, gaze your eyes towards the top of the
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When the gates to Augusta National opened just before 8 a.m. on Friday, fans came streaming in by the thousands. (Speed) walking, not running of course. Many surrounded the first tee to get in position for the opening shots of a wet, gloomy morning. Others headed down toward Amen Corner and all
9:34 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jason Day‘s bad luck at the Masters continued before Thursday’s opening round, as the Australian star reinjured his back picking up his daughter on the practice green. Day was noticeably hobbled throughout his round but never withdrew and ended up carding a 2-under 70. He’s tied for 11th, four
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Welcome to the Masters morning rundown, your one-stop shop to catch up on the action from Augusta National. Here’s everything you need to know for the morning of April 12. Koepka, DeChambeau lead on Day 1 One is known as a tactician. The other, a major mortician. While the Venn Diagram between
5:00 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — The scorecard read 70, a 2-under start for Tiger Woods at this Masters. It might not sound overly impressive, especially given what he has done around this place in his career. But at the moment he walked off the 18th green, shook hands with playing partners Jon Rahm and
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hello, friends. Our long winter has ended, Augusta National has blossomed its way back into our lives. Raise a pimento cheese in toast. And what a Masters the 2019 tournament promises to be. Rory McIlroy will be searching for that elusive title, one that will give him the career Grand Slam. Entering
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As expected, Tiger Woods didn’t stay long at the annual Golf Writers Association of America awards dinner on Wednesday night. And for good reason. The 14-time major champ had a pretty important tee time the following morning at Augusta National. But in his limited time at the lovely Savannah Rapids Pavilion, Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Wednesday was not a remarkable day at Augusta National because women’s golf was the main subject of conversation during the Masters. Wednesday was a remarkable day at Augusta National because women’s golf was the main subject of conversation during the Masters, and the men who run America’s most exclusive club actually didn’t