Tiger Woods and amateur Neal Shipley walk the third hole during the final round of the 2024 Masters. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) AUGUSTA, Ga. – As life goals go, “playing alongside Tiger Woods – and beating him head-to-head on Sunday at the Masters” is pretty solid. Amateur Neal Shipley has now noticed this at the age… Read More »
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Max Homa did some pretty cool things here this week. He got to take his 17-month-old son Cam to Augusta National’s famous Butler Cabin for the first time. He played the first two rounds of the Masters with his childhood idol Tiger Woods. And he heard his name: ‘Max! Maximum! Max!” —… Read More »
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The first rule of Augusta National membership is don’t talk about Augusta National membership. Recall that in 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell showed up at the Masters wearing the green jacket that members are required to wear on the court. But when asked if this confirmed he was a member, the committee… Read More »
Sir Nick Faldo comes out of retirement to commentate on this year’s Masters for the British public – David Davies/PA Wire Asked to choose a favorite champion’s dinner in the 35 years he has worn the Green Jacket, Sir Nick Faldo chooses his own without hesitation. “My fish and chips,” he says, almost drooling at… Read More »
Five-time champion Tiger Woods arrived at Augusta National on Sunday ahead of the 88th Masters tournament – The Masters Donald Trump probably thought he would make the most headlines on Sunday by making a surprise appearance on the final day of the LIV golf tournament at his Doral course in Miami. Until Tiger Woods’ private… Read More »
Rory McIlroy has gone to Butch Harmon for another opinion on his golf swing – Getty Images/Stuart Franklin Rory McIlroy has turned to respected coach Butch Harmon as he tries to solve his two-swing conundrum in time for next week’s Masters. The world number 2 will play the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio as… Read More »
(Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports illustration) Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we break down the weekend’s biggest stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer and pull up a chair… and don’t forget to tally up your scores. 1. Hideki Matsuyama rewrites Genesis There are wins, there are comebacks, and then there’s what… Read More »
On Wednesday afternoon, hours before his return to the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods sat in front of a row of microphones and uttered a line that would have set the golf world on fire just a few years ago. “Ultimately,” Woods said, “we would like PIF to be part of our tour and part of… Read More »