In the final round of the 38th Masters at Augusta National in 1974, a diminutive, short-hitting, pipe-smoking, avid ornithologist played one of golf’s most iconic venues as well as anyone ever had to that point.
Last April at Augusta, the Spaniard was the PGA Tour star who staved off his LIV Golf foes. Now he’s one of them. How Jon Rahm’s LIV stance evolved from then to now.
McIlroy swapped his 4-iron, going from TaylorMade’s P760 model to a prototype with a muscle cavity after a visit to TaylorMade’s test centre in Carlsbad, California.
Johnson, who went a more conservative, American route in 2021, has nothing but love for Rahm’s choices, even if he barely understands what any of them are.
Rory McIlroy has shed the burden of boardrooms on the PGA Tour to focus on playing golf. Can a freed-up McIlroy finally complete the last leg of the career Grand Slam at Augusta?