Golf

12:08 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — After Tiger Woods made his worst score ever on a hole in his professional career — a 10 at Augusta National’s par-3 12th hole during the final round of the Masters — his longtime caddie, Joe LaCava, took the big-picture view of the situation. “He made 3 there last

1:04 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com For Tiger Woods at the Masters, what a difference a year makes. At the 2019 tournament, Woods saw those around him near the top of the leaderboard lose balls in the water at the par 3, 12th hole. With that, Woods would go on to win the tournament and his

5:59 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson began his assault on Augusta National with a 5-iron for a tap-in eagle, and he never relented until he matched the 54-hole record at the Masters and built a 4-shot lead to put himself in prime position for another major. Johnson has been in this

4:53 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods has not yet come to terms with the idea that the green jacket he won 19 months ago will be staying at Augusta National when he leaves the grounds on Sunday. But it has been in the back of his mind all week, knowing that as his

7:17 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Self-isolating for 11 days in a Las Vegas hotel room just a few weeks ago, Dustin Johnson is now on the verge of lifelong access to an exclusive, far different room: the Champions Locker Room at Augusta National. From COVID-19 positive and doubts about his ability to compete in

5:51 PM ET The attention when this first-ever fall Masters began fell on Tiger Woods, who was trying to defend a title won 19 months ago at Augusta National. It also found its way to Bryson DeChambeau, who came in the year’s final major with a plan to try to overpower the place. And, of

10:08 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Before this week’s Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Bryson DeChambeau boasted that he planned to play the famed course in 5-under par because he was hitting the ball so far. It turned out that he couldn’t even play the first 36 holes under par. After a disappointing

7:17 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Masters in November promised to be much different, and that was before a ball was ever launched into the air. No ropes, no bleachers, no fans, no roars. No azaleas, although there are camellias. Instead of a first cut, there is true rough. And those two-tee starts. “I

6:54 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau, the betting favorite entering this Masters, had another wild ride at Augusta National Golf Club in the second round, which was halted because of darkness on Friday. Through 12 holes of the second round, DeChambeau sits one shot below the projected cut line of even par. 1

7:17 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sure, there was a lot that felt and looked different about the first round of the first Masters ever played in November. There were only a few hundred patrons at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday, and most of them were presumably members, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, MLB

6:26 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods longs for peace. For most of his professional life, he has sought refuge from the masses, on his yacht, appropriately named Privacy, or at his gated enclave in South Florida. Such calm is nearly impossible to find in Woods’ golf world, and yet there it was on

3:48 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods waited 19 months to defend his Masters title. On Thursday, he had to wait three more hours thanks to a weather delay that hit not long after play began in the first round at Augusta National. Tiger Woods’ defense of his Masters title will begin at 10:55

10:33 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was emotional during his news conference Tuesday recalling his 2019 Masters victory. Apparently that carried over to the Champions Dinner he hosted Tuesday night at Augusta National. Per tradition, the defending champion leads the dinner that includes only past tournament winners and the club chairman, Fred Ridley.

1:58 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Other than Augusta National members plus players’ spouses and coaches, there will be no spectators on the grounds when the 84th Masters begins Thursday. Whether will be any significant numbers of people allowed for the 85th Masters in April is still to be determined. Augusta National and Masters chairman

6:40 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — For 19 months, Tiger Woods has been the reigning Masters champion. Now, finally, it’s time to defend his green jacket. We rounded up our experts to see who they think will win this first fall Masters. (Hint: Nobody thinks Woods is walking off the property with a sixth coat).

6:45 AM ET The wait ends. Nineteen months after the most recent Masters, the best in the world are ready to tee it up again at Augusta National — in the fall for the first time. The place looks different. It sounds quieter. But will it play different? If so, does it give anyone (looking

2:56 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods became emotional on Tuesday talking about his 2019 Masters victory, recounting the scene as he played the 18th hole at Augusta National, being moved by the spectators chanting his name, and then embraced his kids behind the green. “I’m still just getting chills thinking about it,” he

6:40 AM ET AUGUSTA, GA. — How different will Augusta National Golf Club be in November, compared to its traditional Masters date in April? It will be a Masters tournament unlike any other. 2 Related With the coronavirus pandemic pushing the Masters back nearly seven months, the course figures to be longer, softer and less