Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 14 April 2025
Rory McIlroy’s peers heaped praise on the Northern Irishman as he ended his long wait for a Green Jacket, a fifth Major, and the career grand slam. No one felt more relief than Rory McIlroy as the birdie putt dropped on the first playoff hole of the 2025 Masters and the long wait to complete the career Grand Slam was finally...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 14 April 2025
Rory McIlroy would have been forgiven for struggling to compose himself after missing out on the Green Jacket in regulation play. But an inspired pep talk from Harry Diamond was all he needed for the playoff. Rory McIlroy leans forward in his chair. A packed room of journalists falls deathly silent as the brand new Masters champion prepares his answer. McIlroy’s...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 14 April 2025
5,116 days later than planned, Rory McIlroy has finally slipped on the Green Jacket – and etched his name alongside Woods, Nicklaus, Hogan, Player, and Sarazen as the sixth man to complete golf’s modern Grand Slam. There’s something about Rory McIlroy and Augusta National that keeps us coming back. It’s been golf’s version of Ross and Rachel for more than a...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday 13 April 2025
Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie bib numbers suggested there would only be one winner at Augusta… and it wasn’t the Northern Irishman. Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie bib numbers suggested there would only be one winner at Augusta… and it wasn’t the Northern Irishman. This year, 95 numbers were handed out, with Max Greyserman taking No.2 as the first player...
Written by Alex Perry on Sunday 13 April 2025
Bryson DeChambeau isn’t like you or me. Or anyone else, for that matter… Bryson DeChambeau prepares for golf tournaments in very different ways to… well, just about everyone else on the planet. The Masters champion/hopeful – delete as appropriate depending on when you’re reading this – had already hit more balls than anyone this week. On some practice days he was hitting upwards...
Written by Alex Lodge on Sunday 13 April 2025
Which of these defining iconic shots from the Masters is your favorite? A conversation over the best shots ever hit at Augusta National. And it’s something we’ve discussed time and time again at TG Towers. But this is my list, so here’s your definitive guide to the most iconic shots from the Masters… Augusta National… Iconic shots from the Masters Where else can...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Sunday 13 April 2025
Resident tipster Tom Jacobs offers his Masters final round betting tips as we edge toward finding out 2025’s Green Jacket winner. With just 18 holes remaining, it’s all to play for as the season’s first major reaches its climax. Before we get in, having backed Bryson DeChambeau at the start of the week, it will be hard for me not to root...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday 13 April 2025
Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will square up at Augusta National, with the winner almost certain to end the day wearing the Green Jacket. For now, writes Rob Jerram, they will be preparing in very different ways. “It will be the grandest stage that we’ve had in a long time, and I’m excited for it.” Bryson DeChambeau is beaming after...
Written by TG staff on Sunday 13 April 2025
What a day we have in store at Augusta. Here are your Masters round 4 tee times… Could you have scripted it better? The 2025 Masters round 4 tee times will see an epic final group as we look set to have a new winner of the Green Jacket. Will Rory McIlroy finally get in the Grand Slam club? Or...
Written by Rob McGarr on Saturday 12 April 2025
Jordan Spieth has always been outspoken, but this time, he’s made the bold step of taking aim at Augusta. The question is: why isn’t anyone else talking about it? Augusta National is so pristine it looks like a video game. The fairways are flawless. The flowers bloom like clockwork. The bunkers are so immaculate they don’t even use sand to fill...
Written by Andrew Wright on Saturday 12 April 2025
McIlroy’s red-hot start to the third round saw him jump into the Masters lead as he hunts an elusive Green Jacket. Whatever happens, he’s already made history at Augusta this year. The prize he covets above all else is given out on Sunday, but Rory McIlroy created a neat little slice of Masters history on Saturday at Augusta National. Should he...
Written by Rob McGarr on Saturday 12 April 2025
From four-putts to tournament-ending quadruple bogeys, the 2025 Masters wasn’t short on drama. We round up the worst shots that left players red-faced and fans in disbelief. The Masters is a stage where legends are made, but it’s also a place where dreams can unravel in a single swing. The 2025 Masters has been a testament to the game’s unpredictability, reminding...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 12 April 2025
He’s got the best job in golf, but what’s it like to play with the Masters marker? Tom Kim tells TG’s Rob Jerram all about it… An odd number of players made the cut at The Masters which meant Augusta member Michael McDermott got his moment in the sun, playing alongside three-time PGA Tour winner Tom Kim in the first...
Written by Alex Perry on Saturday 12 April 2025
Turns out that John Daly’s week in Hooters is worth quite a lot to the two-time major champion… Among the billboards that sell Rolex watches and Mercedes cars and the bright yellow demand for tickets from various touts, one sign on Washington Road stands out more than others. It’s relatively nondescript. A black and white movie theatre-style plaque with four simple words.
Written by TG staff on Saturday 12 April 2025
It’s not just a handsome Green Jacket that the 95-strong field is playing for at Augusta National. Here’s the 2025 Masters prize money breakdown… Augusta National have announced the 2025 Masters prize money purse for which the players will be competing this week. The purse has increased by $1 million to $21 million, while the winner will take home $4.2 million –...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Saturday 12 April 2025
Resident tipster Tom Jacobs offers his top Masters betting tips as the season’s first major approaches its conclusion. It’s business time at Augusta National as 95 becomes 53, with just 36 holes left to decide the destiny of 2025’s Green Jacket. Only 10 shots separate the top and bottom of the leaderboard on Moving Day. Before a ball was struck on Thursday, I...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Saturday 12 April 2025
Friday saw Justin Rose retain his place at the top of the Masters leaderboard, but who is your favorite player grouped with on Saturday, and what time are they playing? The second round of the 2025 Masters saw Justin Rose hold his lead, with Bryson DeChambeau trailing by one shot. Rory McIlroy made an impressive comeback, shooting a bogey-free 66 and...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 12 April 2025
With a full collection valued at $25k, it’s no wonder The Masters gnome is a must-have souvenir with everyone from patrons and players’ wives to caddies and pop superstars chasing them. You’ll have seen them by now. 18-inch-tall ceramic figures that look like Richard Attenborough (or Santa), dressed in a polo t-shirt adorned with Masters Concessions items, green cap and white...
Written by Alex Perry on Saturday 12 April 2025
The slow play debate has reared its ugly head at the 89th Masters. And, as Alex Perry found out while wandering around Augusta on Friday, the club’s strictest rule has helped highlight it… “Slow play is a curse for golf!” What had started out as a relatively innocuous question about one of the sport’s biggest talking points quickly turned into an all-time...
Written by Michael Catling and Rob Jerram on Friday 11 April 2025
A host of past champions and PGA Tour winners are heading home early from Augusta National. We are 36 holes in at the Masters, which can only mean one thing… it’s time for some heartbreak. The cut fell at two under par and sent 42 players home early from the 95-man field, ending their hopes of slipping on the Green Jacket...