AUGUSTA, Ga. — The signals were there. Subtle, and hard to spot, but flashing. By Saturday evening they were loud and screaming. Rory McIlroy has lost control of his golf swing. His third-round 73 transformed his six-shot lead into a co-lead. Yet the fate of the 2026 Masters is still firmly in his hands. The Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler shot 65 on Saturday at Augusta National—his lowest round ever here. It vaulted the two-time Masters champ squarely into contention. But his press conference after the round had a bit of an edge about it. To be fair, transcripts aren’t the best judge of tone—I was there, and Scottie smiled Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy is putting on a strange kind of masterclass through two rounds at Augusta National. He’s 12-under and leading by six, but doing it while ranking second-to-last in driving accuracy, and losing SG: Off The Tee as a result. But he’s patching it together by, in his words: “Becoming a wily Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Nobody prepared smarter than Wyndham Clark ahead of the 2026 Masters. The stats back it up. When DataGolf’s model estimated what types of shots Clark would face at Augusta National, his preparation matched it almost exactly. He was, in a word, “optimizing” his time. The early returns are good. His four-under 68 Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The score itself isn’t particularly impressive—a two-over 74. But while the scorecard never lies, it does occasionally omit the full story. Because Jose Maria Olazabal’s round on Thursday at the Masters—on what would’ve been his dear friend Seve Ballesteros’ 69th birthday—was quite simply the best chipping display I’ve ever witnessed. It had Read more…
AUGUSTA, GA. — How do pros get so good at chipping? A combination of confidence and control. They’ve mastered the technique that’s essential to Augusta National, and have the belief in it to call upon it when required. One way Justin Rose does that? Using this coin drill. He was spotted using it from the Read more…
Who is going to win the 2026 Masters? The answer may be on the driving range. Last year at the 2025 Masters, the tournament began tracking all players’ data from the driving range. It was fascinating on multiple levels, and they’re doing it again ahead of the 2026 contest. I asked Tommy Fleetwood what we Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—There’s a trap at Augusta National, and players walk into it willingly every day.some It happens on the practice putting green. In fact, it is the practice putting green. A small part of Augusta National’s multimillion-dollar practice facility that doubles as the nicest range on earth. It’s a haven for players, flanked by a Read more…
Grant Hill never thought he’d play golf. In fact, he used to talk trash to his NBA teammates for spending time on the course. “Any activity where you wear pants isn’t a sport,” he used to say. But once retired and settled into a home at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla., Grant Read more…
Look closely at the 2026 Masters and you’ll notice pros call on a common shot around the greens. When I try to describe it, I keep thinking of the word “fizzy.” The ball launches low but with lots of spin. It fizzes off the face. When it comes back to earth the spin tries to grab Read more…
PGA Tour driving ranges often turn into hotbeds of experimentation. Unlike amateurs, who spend more time worrying about how they look than they should, tour players can and often do try anything that they think will give them an edge. And recently, that thing is a training aid called the ProSendr Widener. The Widener is Read more…
Rory McIlroy’s final round of the 2025 Masters was a masterpiece of the highest order – a combination of high-stakes decision making, elite-level execution and overwhelming nervous tension.
Augusta National’s third hole might look simple, but it creates one of golf’s biggest strategy debates, forcing players to choose between aggression and control.
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