Jason Day has praised the guts of Masters champion Rory McIlroy in completing the career grand slam after more than a decade of “gut punches” and heartache attempting to capture golf’s holy grail.
After a glass-case-of-emotion-strapped-to-the-front-of-a-rollercoaster type of afternoon at Augusta National, we can FINALLY say it with certainty: Rory McIlroy is a Masters champion.
Unlike many competitors this week at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy’s equipment setup didn’t change for the 2025 Masters – with one appropriate exception.
Despite some shaky swings down the stretch, Rory McIlroy was as locked in as he’s ever been on Sunday at Augusta National. Just ask his playing partner, Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau, who stunned McIlroy last June in the US Open at Pinehurst, struggled all day with his iron play, hitting long left approach after long left Read more…
Here is a live blog of the 2025 Masters which our man at Augusta National, Evin Priest, with help from our Golf Digest colleagues, will update as often as we can on site.
Shane Lowry wasn’t having it. He’d just come off the 18th hole having finished bogey-bogey, dropping from five back to seven back in a blink. He’d battled all day to post an under par round and get inside the top four on the leader board. Instantly spoiled.
The roars reverberated through the towering loblollies, awakening the echoes that define this course and tournament, capable of immortalising or condemning players for eternity, sending shivers through bone and memory.
The crowds at Augusta National are as knowledgable as anywhere when it comes to golf, but there’s always one Masters tradition that leaves many patrons scratching their heads. And it happened again on Saturday morning. Tom Kim teed off in the third round’s first pairing, and then was followed on the first tee by a Read more…
By day’s end, a number of the more recognisable players of past and present had their weekend fates sealed – if two-over par or better was not next to their names, they were headed home early.
Cameron Smith has vowed to return in a year and make amends for squandering a golden opportunity after a heartbreaking freefall from Masters contention to his first ever missed cut at Augusta National.
Jason Day says his quest for a Masters green jacket will hinge on his ability to stay in survival mode at Augusta National knowing, after 14 years, all that counts is that a golfer is in with a chance on the back nine on Sunday.
Australian Golf Digest
