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
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The Masters not only is steeped in history, but by being played at the same venue each year, it lends itself to a wealth of facts, figures and history that can be deciphered, compared and contrasted each year. With that in mind, here are five stats from Saturday at the 2020 Masters that caught our
AUGUSTA, Ga. — He has completed 36 holes, and thanks to a second-nine charge, there will be 36 more for Bryson DeChambeau, making the cut on the number. However, the Masters favorite is anything but heading into Saturday afternoon, his tournament thus far a tale of two holes—and two 7s. “It just seems like there’s
9:04 PM ET Associated Press Former world No. 1 and two-time major winner Ariya Jutanugarn and her sister Moriya have tested positive for COVID-19 and have withdrawn from next week’s LPGA Tour event in Florida, the Pelican Women’s Championship. “Although we have been very cautious, unfortunately Mo and I have tested positive for COVID-19. We
Our “Be Right” experts give their best bets below, and make sure to listen to their post-round podcast, in which they offer full analysis on all the action from Augusta National. Christopher Powers, Golf Digest assistant editor: Brooks Koepka to win (22-1, DraftKings) — In the weeks leading up to the Masters, the best number
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
That Danny Willett cracked his driver at the end of his opening round Friday morning in the 84th Masters, and then shot a second-round six-under 66 later in the day without it, has to deliver some kind of message, doesn’t it? Actually, it delivers two. The first being where you hit it is clearly more
After waiting 19 long months for the Masters to return on Thursday, Mother Nature made us wait a few hours more. Our patience was rewarded with an electric first round of play, even without the patrons on hand to add to the buzz. But the opening round isn’t complete just yet. A number of players
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
Expecting a Masters unlike any other didn’t necessarily prepare our Golf Digest photographers, J.D. Cuban and Ben Walton, for the images they’d capture at this year’s tournament. Sure, they knew they’d come across angles and shots never possible without thousand of patrons following golfers and lining every hole. But each day has brought new windows
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
Tiger Woods did something on Thursday that he had never done before, opening with a bogey-free round at the Masters. More importantly, his four-under 68 leaves him just three strokes off the lead at Augusta National. But there are other reasons to feel good about Woods’ position as he tries to defend his title and
The best day on so many golfers’ calendars has been delayed 218 days from its traditional April date, but it’s finally here. This November Masters has a different feel to it—making it one of the most intriguing golf tournaments of our lifetime. The anticipation of what a fall version of the Masters ends Thursday as
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
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest in the United States did not go unexamined inside the gates of the Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters had to be moved from April to November because of the coronavirus, but like all communities, there were far more important concerns. The city of Augusta and
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).
It’s been a tumultuous few months for John Daly, who revealed in September he has bladder cancer. A different kind of announcement by his son on Wednesday, though, was certainly a welcome sight for the two-time major champ. John Daly II, better known as “Little John,” will follow in his famous father’s footsteps by playing
Dustin Johnson gave quite an interesting response when asked Tuesday for his favorite Masters tradition. We’re pretty sure we know what young Abel Gallegos would say if asked the same thing. And it wouldn’t be, “the sandwiches.” On Tuesday night, Gallegos got quite a thrill when he bumped into Tiger Woods in the Augusta National