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 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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 Andrew Wright on Monday 31 March 2025
There are quite a few big names missing the Masters. Here are nine household names who won’t be teeing up at Augusta this year… For those yet to receive their invitation, it is a major goal at the start of each year, but time has now run out for players to secure their spot in the Masters. The first men’s major of...
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...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 4 April 2025
A Masters hole-in-one just hits differently, doesn’t it? Here’s a brief history of every ace at the Augusta showpiece… If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to visit Augusta National, you know just how much the roars of the patrons wind their way through the azaleas and to every corner of the property. And there aren’t many better things in golf to...
Written by Andrew Wright on Wednesday 26 March 2025
It’s the traditional curtain-raiser on the opening day at Augusta National. But who are the Masters honorary starters, and who held the position before them? It’s one of the many traditions of a tournament inundated with them. The Masters, an event that probably transcends golf more than any other, officially begins when the honorary starters nudge their tee shots down the...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 3 April 2025
If you had any doubt that Augusta National would not recover from the September’s storm, allow Phil Mickelson to put your mind at ease. Phil Mickelson is yet to see Augusta National ahead since it was permanently changed by Hurricane Helene, but he has witnessed first-hand the extraordinary lengths the greens staff go to in order to keep everything looking pristine.
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 2 April 2025
After all the hullabaloo over Jason Day’s Malbon Golf outfits at last year’s Masters, Augusta National asked to see this year’s scripting ahead of time. The Australian tells Michael Catling what they had to say… Jason Day can’t seem to help himself when it comes to making bold fashion statements. The 2015 PGA champion has been turning heads ever since the...