Plus, Mike Weir had to figure out the back nine by himself, and Will Zalatoris got yet another dose of terrible luck.
Category: Golf
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Augusta National, Playing Easy for Now, Has Three Atop Masters Leaderboard
The opening round of the first Masters Tournament of the LIV Golf era ended with a blend of PGA Tour and LIV players tied at the top.
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Tiger Woods, On One Good Leg, Struggles in First Round at the Masters
There was nothing easy about the first round of Woods’s 25th Masters Tournament on Thursday. He was in pain and limped, laboring up and down Augusta National’s hills.
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European Tour May Punish LIV Golfers, Arbitrators Rule
The decision by a panel in London was an early test for the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit, which is also facing legal battles in the United States.
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2023 Masters: McIlroy Looks to Shake Thursday Blues as the Rounds That Count Begin
Plus, N.C.A.A. champions will be invited to play the Masters, and Larry Mize and Sandy Lyle are preparing to say farewell to the tournament.
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For a Humbled Bryson DeChambeau, Augusta National Looms Long
The major champion used scientific research to engineer prodigious drives, but enters the Masters knowing a return to the top of the leaderboards will take workshopping, too.
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A New Twist for the Tradition-Bound Masters: The LIV Golf Era
LIV, Saudi Arabia’s breakaway league, split men’s professional golf. Now, the drama is coming to one of the sport’s most hallowed stages.
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Augusta National: ‘The More You Play It, the More You Understand It’
Mark O’Meara, who won the Masters Tournament 25 years ago, talks through the pleasures and perils of Augusta National Golf Club, the only place that hosts a major annually.
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An Ever-Changing Masters Course Changes Again
The course at Augusta National is like a living entity, growing and shifting regularly. The risky 13th hole, for example, is now 35 yards longer and even riskier.
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The 5 Players to Watch at the Masters
An impressive Scottie Scheffler is in good position to repeat, and Tiger Woods is capable of making another run.
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Trevor Immelman, From Champion to the TV Booth
He won the Masters in 2008 and is now the lead golf analyst for CBS.
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2023 Masters: Golf Balls and Groupings
The talk at the Masters Tournament is about possible changes to the ball, the week’s stormy forecast and the par-3 course’s face-lift.