Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 1 March 2021
Jose Maria Olazabal reflects on the highs and lows of his 1994 and 1999 Masters tournament victories at Augusta National Golf Club. In 1994 a 28-year-old Jose Maria Olazabal broke through for his maiden Major title at Augusta National, and it looked to be the start of many more. But the very next year he was forced to take an extended...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 1 March 2021
In 2008, Trevor Immelman beat Tiger Woods to win the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. But rather than signaling the start of a run of Major successes, injury set off a slow, painful decline, as the South African explains here. On a cold, blustery Sunday afternoon in Georgia in 2008, Trevor Immelman became the first South African since Gary Player...
Written by John Huggan on Sunday 28 February 2021
A two-time Masters champion, Ben Crenshaw’s majors haul might have been more had it not been for a misfiring 2-iron. Here, in conversation with John Huggan, he looks back on near misses, lessons learned, his knowledge of Augusta National, and a nickname he doesn’t deserve. As far as my playing career is concerned, I am happily retired, Ben Crenshaw says. I’m happy...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 27 February 2021
Few men in the world know as much about Augusta National Golf Club co-founder Bobby Jones as author Sidney Matthew. As we continue our countdown to the Masters tournament, Stuart Hood meets the writer of The Life and Times of Bobby Jones to find out the truth behind the legend… Mention the name Bobby Jones and a few facts will instantly...
Written by Peter Masters on Saturday 27 February 2021
When Bobby Jones bought a former Georgia fruit plantation with designs on creating a golf course, he called on the architectural services of a doctor of medicine from the Yorkshire Dales – and the rest is history. Here, Peter Masters retells the glorious but ultimately tragic tale of Dr Alister MacKenzie. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 10 November 2020
The 2020 Masters will see 92 players, including 26 rookies, go head-to-head at Augusta National Golf Club, all hoping to slip on the coveted Green Jacket and be declared the winner of the year’s final men’s Major come Sunday evening. Here we run through the entire field, from the favourite through to the also-rans, taking a look at their world rankings, Masters...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 5 November 2020
Bryson DeChambeau has a masterplan to conquer The Masters… Augusta National has been warned. Bryson DeChambeau is overpowering courses just like Tiger did before him. Fuelled by protein shakes and steak dinners, Bryson stuck two fingers up to his critics by bombing and gouging his way to a six-shot win at Winged Foot in the US Open, despite hitting just 41 percent...
Written by Kevin Brown on Sunday 1 March 2020
As a former Augusta resident, European Tour star Oliver Wilson knows Augusta National Golf Club better than most. Here he gives us the lowdown on how the course will play in November and what the world’s best golfers will need to do to win an autumn Masters. Though he only played in two Masters, in 2009 and 2010, England’s own Oliver...