1 week Ago
Rory McIlroy wasn't the only one to be frustrated on the 15th green at Augusta National Golf Club in Thursday's Masters Round 1. Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland, Akshay Bhatia and Ludvig Åberg comment on the difficulty. Michael Kim (1 under), Bernhard Langer (2 over) and Cameron Smith (1 under) comment on their opening rounds of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National, a "tricky" day they leave mostly satisfied.
Golf has been in Butch Harmon's blood forever. At the time he needed it most, the game was there to turn his life around — setting him on course to build legends. He and Todd Lewis tell his remarkable, whirlwind story.
The Live From crew debates if there is enough between Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy to rise to the level of an elite golf rivalry. Jordan Spieth has not maintained the high level of play he started his Masters career with, but he feels good about his chances of being in contention on Sunday. A year ago, Max Homa entered the Masters Tournament as one of the best golfers in the world.
This year, he enters the Masters with a new caddie after splitting up with longtime looper and childhood friend Joe Greiner. Brad Thomas gives a couple of his favorite bets for the Masters Tournament, eyeing a ball-striking savant and someone who can get hot with the putter to finish inside the top 20. Augusta National Golf Club and Masters Tournament chairman Fred Ridley addresses pace of play initiatives, exemptions, golf's reunification, the state of the course after Hurricane Helene and more.
Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick reveal their best bets in exotic markets for the Masters, including Xander Schauffele as the top American and Thomas Detry as the top debutant. Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler explains how his approach to each Masters Tournament evolves, the difficulties of the course at Augusta, and why this is the most prepared he has felt all year. Bryson DeChambeau addresses the media on the evolution of his approach at Augusta National, his focus of playing the golf course over the competition, tinkering his driver heads, and coming up from Northern California.
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