It has taken Ryan Fox more than a decade to qualify for the US Masters. And he did so with a heavy heart and a smile because of his late mate.
In the first press conference on the opening day of US Masters week,Jason Day showed why he’s still wrestling his inner self to be a contender at a major again. And why he’s taking inspiration from Tom Brady.
The world No.5 does not want to offend Augusta National officials,so had shirts prepared without the branding of his LIV Golf franchise in case they ban it.
The LIV Golf chief,who finished second three times at the US Masters,says a rebel celebration on the 18th green “would make up for all my own Augusta misery”.
The US Masters takes place next week,and The Sun-Herald tracked down the best golfers at every NRL club – and photos of some of them playing – before they tune in to watch the Augusta action.
Australia’s British Open champion and the highest-ranked breakaway LIV Golf rebel steps back into arguably the sport’s most high-profile event this week. No pressure.
Angel Cabrera won over Australian fans for his humility in sportsmanship when Scott won the country’s first US Masters 10 years ago. Yet his life has spiralled out of control in the years since.
From Marc Leishman’s famous fist-pump to Angel Cabrera’s excruciating chip and the caddie who told Scott in near darkness how to read the winning putt,the former world No.1 tells all 10 years on from one of Australia’s greatest sporting triumphs.
Harrison Crowe has forfeited hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money to stay an amateur. So before his first trip to Augusta National,he’s kept working at a Sydney golf shop as a casual to pay the bills.
The Australian won’t play in The Masters for the first time in eight years after a world rankings impasse. But he’s on course to collect the biggest cheque of his career.
The US Golf Association and the R&A,which together write golf’s rule book,estimate their proposal could trim top golfers’ tee shots by an average of 15 yards.