Apr 9, 2019 AUGUSTA, Ga. — What is required to win a green jacket as the Masters Tournament champion? Guys have to hit it long and accurately off the tee, bravely fire second shots to avoid Rae’s Creek and other pitfalls, and of course, putt exceptionally well on some of the slickest greens in the
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6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Ga. — It took three extra holes, but Matt Wallace is taking home a trophy from the Masters after winning the annual Par 3 contest on Wednesday. Wallace and 61-year-old Sandy Lyle, the 1988 champion who hasn’t made a cut at Augusta the past four years, finished the
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
8:08 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters has given us big-name winners. Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson all have multiple green jackets. There have been some surprises, too, with Mike Weir, Danny Willett and Charl Schwartzel. So who walks away with the green jacket this time? Our crew of
8:21 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — The long wait for another season of golf majors is about to be over. And the first one of the year, the Masters, comes complete with a wide variety of intriguing possibilities. Of course, there’s always the Tiger factor. But he’s not the only name — big, small or
6:32 AM ET Rory McIlroy has said he is using meditation and juggling to help prepare for the Masters, as he attempts to complete golf’s grand slam of majors at Augusta National this week. After falling short in previous years, four-time major champion McIlroy is the favourite to win the green jacket at Augusta thanks
12:12 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The dread of déjà vu washed over Alvaro Ortiz in January as he stared down the final nine holes of the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship. Ortiz had been in this position before in this same tournament, holding a lead in the final round. Two years in a row,
6:58 PM ET Rory McIlroy wasn’t the favorite at the start of the year to win the Masters, but he is now. McIlroy, a four-time major champion, has 7-1 odds to win his first Masters this week at Augusta National and complete the career grand slam. Dustin Johnson is 10-1, followed by Justin Rose (12-1)
2:34 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was surprised to learn Tuesday that he is the last player to win the Masters despite being outside of the top 10 after the first round at Augusta National. It is telling that every winner of the year’s first major has been no worse than 10th since
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player (honorary starters) 8:15 a.m. Andrew Landry, Adam Long, Corey Conners 8:30 a.m. Kevin Mitchell, Ian Woosnam, Kevin Tway 8:41 a.m. Shane Lowry, Mike Weir, Kevin O’Connell a) 8:52 a.m. Aaron Wise, Justin Harding, Aaron Wise 9:03 a.m. Danny Willett, Brandt Snedeker, Takumi Kanaya (a) 9:14 a.m. Si Woo Kim, J.B. Holmes,