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Wednesday 2 December 2020
The 43-year-old started the day two shots off the lead but battled hard to see off Francesco Molinari, Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele.
For newly qualified professional Simon Seungmin Lee, the sport is a way to escape from his enclosed self and engage with the world.
What incredible drama.
The action starts at Augusta today.
It’s hard to argue with Dustin Johnson’s stats, but Rory McIlroy isn’t too far off him.
The competition has had some fantastic playoffs since it brought in sudden death playoffs.
The tournament favourite will be playing alongside Phil Mickelson until late on Friday.
Slip on the spikes and let us take you on a tour of the most famous patch of grass in the state of Georgia.
Paulina Gretzky introduced herself to golf’s fans last weekend at Augusta.
And he’s good-looking too?
It’s another ‘W’ for Stevie; get that man a green jacket.
Can McIlroy roar? Will Sergio wobble? Is it possible to stay on the couch for 10 hours straight?
*’Official’ cos Sports Illustrated say he’s back, that’s why.
Gareme McDowell came close, Rory McIlroy won a major by eight strokes again and Team Europe rallied from face-down on the canvas.
He’s only a couple of months old, but Caleb Watson is already at home amongst the golfing elite.
Luke Donald’s slip-up at the Heritage tournament means the Holywood native wakes up as the world’s top golfer again.
The new Masters champion is feeling at home in his green jacket and in the spotlight.
Europe’s Ryder Cup skipper was fined $621 for hitting 97mph in the Georgia countryside.
The Green Jacket evaded the clutches of the Blarney Boomers but there were Top-10 finishes for Harrington and McDowell
This illustration shows you just how nuts and daring the shot from Watson really was last night.
After kicking off the day with the rare double eagle, Oosthuizen came up short to Bubba Watson in a play-off at the Masters last night.
Padraig Harrington and Phil Mickelson are in contention at Augusta National. Join us for live coverage of the fight for sport’s most coveted casualwear.
The Swede shot 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead over Mickelson, who put on a short-game clinic Saturday to land in good position for a fourth green jacket.
McIlroy may have slipped out of contention but Irish eyes will be on Pádraig Harrington tomorrow. Remember him?
Lee Westwood was getting ready for a morning tee time today, when he’ll try to stay on top after shooting 5-under 67 in the opening round.
“It is obviously up to the club to decide, but his personal opinion is that women should be admitted to the club.”
Get in the mood for a long weekend on the couch with Tiger, Rory and the rest with seven of our favourite moments at Augusta.
In the wake of last year’s final-round collapse, the Holywood native faced up to some demons yesterday, but came out on the right side.
It’s been a contrasting beginnings for Adam Scott and our own Pádraig Harrington at Augusta National today.
One golf fan has cut together an impressive teaser for the first Major of the year using BBC footage…
Here are the numbers that really matter – numbers like 12, 23, and 96.
It might be billed as a two horse race between Rory and Tiger but there’s more runners and riders than ever at Augusta.
Sky Sports golf analyst Rob Lee gives his thoughts on the heavyweight showdown between Woods and McIlroy at Augusta this week.
‘His other answers were so banal that even his favourite journalists couldn’t bring themselves to write them down.’
Asked repeatedly about whether a woman would become a member at the home of the Masters, the Augusta National chairman budge.
As well as Rory McIlroy and the rest of the Augusta field, is old man time in Tiger’s way?
Sky Sports analyst Rob Lee picks out a couple of men who could spoil Rory and Tiger’s party at Augusta this week.
He’s back on the course where it all unraveled last year, but the Holywood man is ready to put the record straight this weekend.
No tickets, no autographs, no backwards caps and no phones. This sounds likes fun.
“Not playing Sawgrass was one of the decisions I look back on and regret a little bit.”
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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