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Tiger Woods faced the prospect of completing 23 holes in one day as he looked to keep his hopes of a record-equalling sixth Masters title alive on Friday. Woods was among the 27 players who were unable to finish their first rounds on Thursday at Augusta National after bad weather meant the start of play had been delayed by two and a half hours. Viktor Hovland watches his putt on the eighth (Matt Slocum/AP) The 15-time major winner managed to complete 13 holes in one under par to lie six shots off the pace set by former US Open champion…
Rory McIlroy had mixed emotions after carding a one-under-par 71 on a windswept opening day of the 88th Masters. McIlroy, carded four birdies and three bogeys in his lowest opening round since 2018, but ended the day five shots behind playing partner Scottie Scheffler and six adrift of clubhouse leader Bryson DeChambeau. “It’s satisfying in one sense because it’s a decent start compared to the way I’ve played here recently, but I felt like it could have been two or three better,” McIlroy, who is making his 10th attempt to win a green jacket and complete the career grand slam,…
I really felt, along with my management company, that we could offer something different for some of the young golfers coming through. My management company has looked after young talent for many years, and then we brought in Mark McDonnell and Ian Watts into the company, who between them have 35 years’ experience in the golf industry. Our focus is 100% our players. This isn’t about me or anybody else. This is about our players. This is their time, their careers, and we’re there to support them as best we can every step of the way. Long term, we want…
Play on the first day of the 88th Masters could be disrupted by the weather as Rory McIlroy makes another attempt to complete the career grand slam in Augusta. Thunderstorms, heavy rain and winds gusting up to 45mph are all in the forecast as golf’s first major of the year gets under way on Thursday afternoon. McIlroy tees-off in a heavyweight group that also features world number one – and heavy tournament favourite – Scottie Scheffler at 3.42pm BST. England’s Tommy Fleetwood has been drawn in the final group in round one for the second successive year, but he will…
Scottie Scheffler intends to keep the secrets of Masters success to himself as he bids to justify his position as pre-tournament favourite with a second green jacket. The 2022 champion has been in brilliant form this season, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational by five shots and seven days later becoming the first player to win back-to-back Players Championship titles at Sawgrass. Only a short missed birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the Houston Open cost Scheffler the chance of a third straight win and the world number one has rightly been made favourite for the 88th Masters at the…
Tiger Woods insists he can win a sixth green jacket and 16th major title, despite detailing the pain he faces on the vast majority of shots at Augusta National. Woods has played fewer than five-and-a-half competitive rounds since undergoing ankle surgery in April last year after withdrawing from the Masters during the third round. The 48-year-old returned to action in the Hero World Challenge in December and completed all 72 holes, but was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational in February due to illness after six holes of the second round. Woods had also suffered a back spasm which…
Former champion Jordan Spieth has revealed he is receiving daily treatment on a wrist injury ahead of the 88th Masters. Spieth was forced to withdraw from the Byron Nelson tournament in May last year with the problem and suffered a recurrence the week after the Ryder Cup when making toast for his son. Asked how he was dealing with the issue at Augusta National, Spieth said: “Constant TLC (tender loving care). I’m getting daily treatment here. “I had it reoccur in January after Hawaii and I had it Monday of the Players [Championship] and then Monday of last week. “When…
Former champion Danny Willett wants as difficult a Masters test as possible as he bids to return from injury at the scene of his biggest victory. Willett carded a flawless closing 67 at Augusta National in 2016 to take full advantage of a late collapse from defending champion Jordan Spieth and claim his first major title. The 36-year-old from Sheffield therefore has a lifetime exemption for the Masters but has faced a race against time to be fit to compete after undergoing shoulder surgery in September. “I played 18 holes plus the par-three course on Sunday but we’re still playing…
Open champion Brian Harman believes his experience of handling a hostile Hoylake means he is better equipped to chase more major glory. Harman was heckled by a minority of spectators at Royal Liverpool and even had one persistent offender ejected from the course before completing a comprehensive six-shot victory. As a Georgia native and graduate of the state’s university, it will be a totally different story at Augusta National – although Harman insisted he would relish proving his doubters wrong again as much as hearing cries of support for his alma mater’s Georgia Bulldogs. “It seems like I do better…
Sir Nick Faldo believes Rory McIlroy has at least another decade of opportunities to win the Masters, despite the scar tissue from his previous attempts. McIlroy famously squandered a four-shot lead in the final round in 2011 and has recorded six top 10s at Augusta National since victory in the 2014 Open left him needing a green jacket to complete a career grand slam. The world number two finished second behind Scottie Scheffler in 2022 thanks to a thrilling final round of 64 and is second favourite behind the same player this week after finishing third in the Texas Open…
