Apr 12, 2024, 09:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The third round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times: All times ET (a) denotes amateur Tee No. 1 9:35 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama 9:45 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Russell Henley 9:55 a.m.
Apr 12, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was a wild, windy day at Augusta National Golf Club, where even par was a good score and anything better might as well have been a miracle. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Winds up to 45 mph and a firm golf course did
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — The morning light framed the picture perfectly. Tiger Woods, standing on the 14 tee with the iconic 13 green at Augusta National Golf Club in the background. It was a scene that could have occurred only under these circumstances — an
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNApr 11, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a busy opening day at Augusta National Golf Club, and we’re not even done with the first round. Tee times were set back about two hours after Thursday began with a weather delay and left 27 players who could not finish, but
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Inside one of the most crowded hallways at Augusta National Golf Club, there is a picture of a 19-year-old Joaquin Niemann — his fist punching the air — for all the patrons walking through the merchandise building to see. Back in 2018, the young Chilean was the No. 1 amateur in the
Associated Press Apr 10, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rickie Fowler has returned to the Masters after a three-year absence, and already he’s been able to lift up a trophy. The question now is whether that will cost him a chance to slip on a jacket. Fowler won the traditional
Why he’ll win: Xander is one of the hottest players on tour, sporting six top-10 finishes in eight starts. His metrics fit what is needed — he’s first in proximity over 200 yards, par-3 and par-4 scoring and scrambling. Why he’ll win: This is not for the faint of heart, but I’m taking McIlroy (+1200)
Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Apr 10, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 88th playing of the Masters arrives at a precarious moment in golf: Its defending champion has since departed
The first and second rounds of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times: 11:30 a.m. — Mike Weir, Ryo Hisatsune, Neal Shipley (a) 11:42 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Si Woo Kim, Emiliano Grillo 11:54 a.m. — Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin, Stewart Hagestad (a) 12:12 p.m.
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 9, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — WITH THE FUTURE of men’s professional golf still hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the trio of superstars who
Apr 8, 2024, 05:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Masters champion Jon Rahm has called for LIV Golf to move to the traditional 72-hole tournament format used on the PGA Tour, as the two circuits continue to compete against each other. Rahm announced his decision to join LIV in December for a reported $300 million
ESPN News Services Apr 8, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer, whose hopes to play the major for a final time were cruelly dashed after suffering a torn Achilles in February, on Monday said that he’ll instead try to bid farewell as a participant at Augusta National in 2025.
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Christo Lamprecht knows what’s coming. As a 6-foot-8 senior at Georgia Tech, Lamprecht gets it. He understands that most of the time, strangers who see him wearing a Tech T-shirt or
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Georgia — Along with the blooming azaleas and pollen-covered pines at Augusta National Golf Course, there are other signs that the 88th Masters
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 7, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — Barring a setback in the next four days, it seems likely that five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will make his 26th
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Akshay Bhatia wrote a reminder on his wrist Saturday before the third round of the Valero Texas Open to “Race My Race.” The idea was to not worry about anything but his own golf, and that gave the rest of the
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 7, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — LIV Golf League captains Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were sitting on a stage at Trump National Doral on Wednesday when a
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 6, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bob Shoemaker stood under a tree near the Augusta National Golf Club clubhouse on Saturday shortly after his daughter, Bailey, made
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lottie Woad of England delivered a Masters-like charge Saturday with three birdies over her last four holes, the last one a 15-foot putt on the 18th hole for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot victory in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. “I’ve watched this
Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Akshay Bhatia survived a rocky start Friday in the Valero Texas Open by rallying with a pair of late birdies for a 2-under 70 that stretched his lead to 5 shots and raised hopes of getting the final spot in the
Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nelly Korda kept her hopes alive for a fourth consecutive LPGA Tour victory by shooting a 3-under 69 on Friday for a three-day total of 1-under par in the T-Mobile Match Play, putting her into the quarterfinals for the
Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EVANS, Ga. — Right when it look as though Lottie Woad of England would be blown away by the wind, she rallied to salvage a 1-under 71 on Thursday in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur to take a two-shot lead into the final round
Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Akshay Bhatia rode the rare experience of knowing a PGA Tour course with a sublime day with his irons for a 9-under 63 on Thursday, giving him a 3-shot lead in the Valero Texas Open and taking a small step toward
Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Rose Zhang watched her two-stroke lead with two holes to play Thursday turn into a four-way tie for first place, the strong wind playing havoc with her and everyone else who teed off in the afternoon at the LPGA
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy is leaving no stone unturned before he attempts to become the sixth golfer to complete the career Grand Slam by winning a
Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Sei Young Kim took advantage of ideal playing conditions Wednesday, shooting a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the T-Mobile Match Play. Las Vegas-area residents Danielle Kang and Rose Zhang, making the best use of not having to
The seven-time PGA Tour winner missed the first four signature events of the season and missed the cut at the Players Championship, which is played in his hometown of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Horschel, 37, currently isn’t qualified for any of the four major championships. He played in each one from 2019 to 2023. “Yeah,
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions In a stunning move that comes the week before the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Justin Thomas announced Wednesday that he has parted