Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Tuesday 8 April 2025
From Augusta’s iconic greens to limited-edition gear drops, these are the standout Masters staff bags revealed for the first major of the 2025 season. I don’t know about you, but this may be my favorite part of the build-up to The Masters, seeing all the players’ Staff bags for the week. This is where we get to see how creative the...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 8 April 2025
Is Augusta’s food as appetizing as it is affordable? I ate and drank everything from The Masters concessions stands to find out. The only thing that gets me more excited than the golf at The Masters is the food, so naturally, I make it my annual mission to work my way through the full menu at the seven open-air concessions...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Tuesday 8 April 2025
Our resident tipster has picked out his potential winners at Augusta, now he’s turning his attention to a couple of Masters specials. Now that you’ve seen my outright picks for the 89th Masters at Augusta National this week, I thought I’d share some alternative market specials that I really like the sound of. Who will win the Masters? We ranked EVERY player...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 7 April 2025
There wasn’t much golf played on day one of the 2025 Masters, but there was still plenty happening at the year’s first Major. As a British journalist covering the Masters, I spent much of Monday smiling politely as the rain poured and people thanked me for bringing the weather to Augusta. The old ones are the best. But while the downpours...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 7 April 2025
In 1965, Jack Nicklaus arrived at Augusta National desperately searching for form as he chased a second Green Jacket. What happened next left an indelible mark on the Masters and his competition. In the Spring of 1965, Jack Nicklaus was a troubled man. Despite having already won three majors, and finished runner-up in three of 1964’s majors, the beefy 25-year-old had...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 7 April 2025
It’s been a miserable year so far for an injury-plagued Xander Schauffele. But having been given the all-clear, he is prepared to reflect openly on one of the more challenging periods of his career to date. Heading to last year’s PGA Championship, the same doubts haunted Xander Schauffele. The Californian had not long turned 30 and there were question marks over whether...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Monday 7 April 2025
Inspired by the first major of the year, brands have created limited-edition gear for all golfers to get their hands on, not just the ones attending the Masters If you’re anything like me, as soon as a whiff of The Masters is in the air, the hairs on my arm start to stand. The sound of Augusta and the dreams of...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 7 April 2025
Tiger Woods’ legacy in the city of Augusta was already cemented, but now it will be set in stone. Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will design a new Augusta golf course, Masters chairman Fred Ridley revealed on Monday. Woods and his design team will develop the new layout, which will be open in time for next year’s Masters tournament. The 15-time-Major champion,...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 7 April 2025
The Masters shop is a unique experience, where people who have paid thousands of dollars to attend Augusta spend thousands more to show they’ve been here. I went to see what all the fuss was about. The Masters is unlike any other golf tournament, and The Masters shop is unlike any other golf shop. Other tournaments have shops or “retail villages” in...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 7 April 2025
BBC legend Ken Brown reveals how he once snuck in to Augusta without an invite, got told off for kicking a football down the fairway, and crashed into another player’s car. Ken Brown can still remember driving down Augusta National’s Magnolia Lane for the first time. It was always his lifelong dream to do so, and he got the chance to...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 7 April 2025
We like records being broken here at TG Towers – and the more obscure the better… A rather peculiar Masters record will be broken at Augusta National this week as eight left-handed golfers tee up in the 89th battle for the Green Jacket. That number – which makes up 8.4% of the field – will break the previous best of six, which...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 7 April 2025
Climbing mountains, world record chats, and dinner with Luke Donald… Why this is the biggest year of Aaron Rai’s career. Aaron Rai still struggles to get his head around how much his life has changed since winning for the first time on the PGA Tour. One moment he was fighting for his future, the next he was booking practice rounds at...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock and Rob McGarr on Monday 7 April 2025
How well do you think you know The Masters? Find out as we reveal some fun facts you may not know about the year’s first Major. The Masters is the most anticipated week of the year for many golf fans. It marks the beginning of the golf season proper and gets major action back underway following a lengthy nine-month wait since...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 7 April 2025
On sale for just nine days per year, The Masters gnome is the most coveted item among patrons visiting Augusta. Let the rush for the 2025 Santa lookalike begin. The 2025 Masters marks the tenth year of the revered Masters gnome. How it came about remains something of a mystery, but in the space of a decade, it’s gone from a...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 7 April 2025
Join Sergio Garcia as he reminisces about his thrilling 2017 Masters win, sharing candid insights and emotions from that unforgettable Sunday at Augusta. On April 9, 2017, playing in his 74th Major Championship, Sergio Garcia finally got the monkey off his back and won the Masters on the first sudden-death play-off hole against Justin Rose. Garcia became the third Spanish player to...
Written by Alex Perry on Monday 7 April 2025
Masters week is but hours old and we have already had our first withdrawal. Vijay Singh has pulled out of the Masters. A memo was circulated on Monday morning that read: “Due to injury, Vijay Singh has informed the Competition Committees he will not play in the 2025 Masters Tournament.” Who will win the Masters? We’ve ranked every player at Augusta! Singh played...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 7 April 2025
Thomas Detry, Maverick McNealy, and Rasmus Hojgaard feature among a lengthy list of Masters rookies… The Masters is the toughest Major to get into, with its limited field of past champions, PGA Tour winners, and the world’s top 50. This year, 96 players will be teeing it up at Augusta National, of which 21 have ambitions of breaking the rookie curse and...
Written by Tom Jacobs on Monday 7 April 2025
Our resident betting expert picks out his top Masters betting tips ahead of the highly anticipated first major of 2025. Last week, we revealed our Masters Power Rankings to try and steer us toward who will be awarded the 89th Green Jacket after the final putt drops on Sunday. But with Thursday’s opening drives now just days away, the odds have started...
Written by Rob McGarr on Friday 4 April 2025
Winning is the goal in every golf tournament – except for one. At Augusta National’s Par 3 Contest, history suggests that victory is a kiss of death for a player’s Masters chances. But why? The Masters Tournament Par 3 Contest has been around since 1960. It’s a fun curtain-raiser played on the Wednesday afternoon, before the serious action gets underway the following morning. It...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock, Michael Catling and Rob McGarr on Friday 4 April 2025
Our 2025 Masters course guide takes you through Augusta National hole by hole, with expert strategy insights from former champion Bubba Watson. JUMP TO AUGUSTA HOLE: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18...