In the wake of the outcome of the Masters, 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus felt compelled to issue a statement on Jordan Spieth’s meltdown on the par-3 12th and Danny Willett’s bogey-free, final-round 67 that clinched his first major championship. “I think the whole golfing world feels for Jordan Spieth,” the statement started. “He had […]
The top 5 collapses in Masters history
April 11, 2016 by
Things can change in a hurry at Augusta National. They did on Sunday at the par-3 12th, when leader Jordan Spieth put not one, but two balls in Rae’s Creek en route to a fate-changing quadruple-bogey 7. Spieth tried to fight back as be he could, making birdie on both of the second nine par […]
Shane Lowry, then Davis Love III make holes-in-one on Masters 16th
April 10, 2016 by
There hadn’t been a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th in the Masters in four years. In Sunday’s final round at Augusta National, we saw two of them. First, it was Irishman Shane Lowry, hitting an 8-iron to the hole. Watch @shanelowrygolf make the sixteenth hole-in-one at No. 16 in #themasters history. https://t.co/YClo2d7xmW — Masters Tournament […]
Big names, major champions miss the cut at the Masters
April 9, 2016 by
Though the Masters has the most generous cut among the four major championships, plenty of familiar names failed to make the weekend at Augusta National. For players like Rickie Fowler and Ernie Els, it was bad first rounds that did in their chances. In the case of Els, it was the first hole. He 6-putted […]
Masters leaderboard is stacked
April 8, 2016 by
New year, new Masters, but Jordan Spieth remains in a groove as comfortable as a good recliner. Spieth leads after the first round at Augusta National on Thursday, opening with a bogey-free, 6-under 66 that has him two clear of Danny Lee and Shane Lowry. The 22-year-old Texan, who went wire-to-wire to win his first […]
On the eve of the Masters, there is no clear favorite
April 7, 2016 by
In less than 12 hours, the Masters starts. After three days of talk, lots of analysis and a Par-3 Contest to exclude the winner from a Sunday date with a green jacket, there’s still no clear favorite. The primary reason why it’s so hard to home in on a pick is because so many top […]
Watch the Masters digital streams with Yahoo Sports
April 6, 2016 by
The Masters kicks off on Thursday from Augusta National Golf Club, with the first men’s major of the year headlined by defending champion Jordan Spieth, world No. 1 Jason Day, four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, two-time champion Bubba Watson and a dozen other stars playing great golf. Naturally, you’ll want to catch as much of […]
Fred Couples withdraws from Masters with back injury
April 4, 2016 by
Fred Couples has withdrawn from this week’s Masters with a back injury. The 1992 champion would have been making his 34th consecutive appearance at Augusta National this week. It’s the first time Couples has missed the Masters since 1982. Couples’ back has long been an issue, restricting how often the University of Houston product can […]
