Masters: Phil the Thrill primed for weekend charge

2011-04-08T16:00:09Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Holder Phil Mickelson again zig-zagged his way across Augusta National and was relieved to conclude an up-and-down second round on Friday in position to mount a

Masters: Par 3 jinx in Donald's rear-view mirror

2011-04-08T16:00:07Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Two days after risking the infamous curse of the Masters' Par-3 Contest, Britain's Luke Donald charged into contention for the opening major of the year.

The English w...

McIlroy, Quiros lead Masters with 65s

2011-04-07T21:30:08Z

European young guns Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros shared the first-round lead in the 75th Masters on Thursday with matching rounds of seven-under par 65.

At 21, McIlroy is the youngest first-round leader in the tournament's history, bettering the 23-year-old Reuters) - Spain's Alvaro Quiros birdied the last two holes at Augusta National on Thursday to join R...

Kaymer heads European assault at Augusta

2011-04-07T07:30:33Z

European domination of world golf will be complete should the last bastion of the former US hegemony fall here this week at the 75th Masters.

Already the US Open and USPGA are safely in European hands, while the Augusta National Golf Club will consider ways to reduce the field for the Masters after 99 players, the largest starting lineup in 45 years, booked their berths in the 75th Masters.

Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said Wednesday on the eve of the annual start to the major golf season that the Masters has nearly reached the maximum number of players it can handle.`

"It's bord...

Golf's greatest tee off in Masters at Augusta

2011-04-07T06:30:25Z

An all-star cast of golf's greatest players will attack the legendary Augusta National course in the 75th Masters starting on Thursday, with the world number one ranking and a major title up for grabs.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson made himself the favorite with a victor...

Payne warns odds of Masters tickets slim

2011-04-06T16:30:28Z

Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne has a warning for those who take advantage of applications for tickets to the 2012 Masters -- your odds of getting tickets are slim.

A huge number of applicants are expected for the random selection process to distribute the relatively few ticket...

Mickelson a slight favorite in "wide open" Masters

2011-04-06T16:30:09Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - With just a few hours to go before the Masters gets under way at Augusta National, the growing sense of anticipation for the season's first major has reached fever pitch because of its rich promise.

While India?s Arjun Atwal is counting on tips from Tiger Woods and the experience of winning on four international Tours to drive him to a strong showing in his Masters debut starting on Thursday.

The former Asian Tour number one is only the seco...

Tiger game and amateurs in Masters plot to grow the sport

2011-04-06T13:00:17Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - The Lords of the Masters on Wednesday defended their awkward partnership with Tiger Woods on a new edition of his video game as one component in a vigorous initiative to grow the game of golf.

Last year, Reuters) - One of the biggest surprises for golfing great Gary Player in recent years at the Masters has been the failure of fellow South African Ernie Els to claim the green jacket.

Els, a three-times...

Masters-Mickelson overshadows Woods as Augusta favorite

2011-04-05T17:00:07Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Holder Phil Mickelson and four-times Masters champion Tiger Woods were major talking points at Martin Kaymer is looking to put three years of Masters misery behind him at Augusta National this week, but if you are looking for a winner he says, try elsewhere.

Asked who he thought was best equipped to win the 75th edition of the year's first major, the 26-year-old German wa...

Masters-Mickelson will take a hard swing at Augusta repeat

2011-04-05T14:00:13Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Short is sweet at Augusta National, where a fine touch around the greens often spells success, though holder Phil Mickelson is prepared to hit the ball long and hard at the

Tiger Woods talks up his own chances at Augusta National

2011-04-05T13:30:13Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods was gracious, smiling, on a few occasions monosyllabic and prickly, but above all positive as he discussed his bid for a fifth Masters title at Augusta National<...

Oosthuizen empowered by British Open memories

2011-04-05T10:30:17Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen missed the cut in his first two Masters but winning last year's British Open has given the South African a major jolt of ...

New Day dawns on Aussie bid to end Masters hex

2011-04-04T17:30:34Z

No Australian has ever captured the Masters, but a handful of hopefuls from Down Under with titles in the past year will try to break the hex this week at Augusta National Golf Club.

The 75th Masters field includes Australians Aaron Baddeley,

Aussie golf aces launch bid to end Masters hex

2011-04-04T17:30:26Z

No Australian has ever captured the Masters, but a handful of hopefuls from Down Under with titles in the past year will try to break the hex this week at Augusta National Golf Club.

The 75th Masters field includes Australians Aaron Baddeley,

Fowler holds great expectations on Augusta debut

2011-04-04T13:30:13Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - First-timers have traditionally struggled at the U.S. Masters but American Rickie Fowler likes his chances of contending for the title in his debut this week at the opening major of the season.

T...

Practice lessons help build Masters champions

2011-04-03T20:30:23Z

Tiger Woods, winless in nearly 18 months, was among the stars who practiced Sunday at Augusta National in rounds that the 14-time major winner says can be critical to claiming a Masters title.

England's

Woods in "competitive shape" after Masters practice round

2011-03-31T17:30:10Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods described himself as in "competitive shape" for next week's U.S. Masters after playing a practice round at a rain-sodden Augusta National Golf Club earlier this wee...

Preview: Golf-Masters: Unusually wide open feeling at Augusta

2011-03-31T13:30:14Z

RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - Just as an oddly shaped Christmas gift intrigues a young child before the wrapping comes off, next week's U.S. Masters has whetted the appetite of fans and players because of its rich promise.

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New faces, familiar stars to collide at golf Masters

2011-03-30T20:30:30Z

A quarter-century after US legend Jack Nicklaus outdueled Spain's Seve Ballesteros to win the Masters at age 46, another American-European showdown is looming at Tiger Woods, mired in the longest winless drought of his career, said he is confident he will pass Jack Nicklaus for the all-time major record during a media charm offensive Wednesday.

On the same day Woods confirmed he will play next week at the PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson scrapped plans to provide Masters champions with Spanish cuisine to honor

Masters makes videogame debut, boosts Tiger brand

2011-01-04T15:30:44Z

Tiger Woods, whose brand name was tarnished mightily by the sex scandal that erupted around him last year, has a new partner with a highly regarded image - Augusta National Golf Club.

The fabled home course of the Masters, nestled among the Georgia pine trees, will be featured in a videogame for the first time in the next edition of ...

Augusta National to be part of Woods' video game

2011-01-04T07:30:15Z

A new tradition: Masters lets course be part of Tiger Woods' video game

The Masters is about to let anyone play Augusta National — at least in a video game.

In another step toward reaching a younger audience, the Master...

Masters field grows by 13 thanks to world ranking list

2010-12-20T18:31:09Z

Teen star Ryo Ishikawa of Japan and Italian brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari were among 13 golfers who booked a trip to the 2011 Masters on Monday from the final 2010 world rankings.

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2010-09-08T17:08:12Z

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2010-09-11T17:25:57Z

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Top Asian amateurs set for Masters berth showdown

2010-08-19T10:16:05Z

Invitations have been sent to 120 top male Asian golfers from 34 nations for the second Asian Amateur Championship, with a berth in the 2011 Masters awaiting the winner.

The Asia Pacific Golf Federation, Augusta National Golf Club and the Tiger Woods answered questions for 16 minutes on Wednesday but offered few new revelations of his private troubles other than that the paparazzi are still camped outside his gated community in Florida.

"There?s paparazzi everywhere, helicopters here and there, people driving by, paparazzi camping out in front of the gates," he said on the eve of the PGA Tour's North Carolina (Reuters) - Masters champion Phil Mickelson admits winning the U.S. Open is his top priority after finishing second an agonizing five times.

Mickelson has w...

US PGA golfers wind down at Heritage after Augusta hothouse

2010-06-11T18:54:21Z

After the pressure-packed atmosphere of the Masters, this week's Verizon Heritage at Harbour Town offers US PGA Tour golfers a more relaxed challenge.

"It's like the anti-Augusta," said reigning Phil Mickelson's win in the 74th Masters on Sunday saw one of the most poignant moments in the history of the tournament as he hugged cancer-stricken wife Amy moments after his triumph.

She had arrived at Augusta on Tuesday, but due to the treatment she is undergoing, had been unable to get to the course before Sunday's dramatic finale.

Wearing dark sunglasses and...

Masters marvels at Italian teen Manassero

2010-06-12T05:02:23Z

Italian schoolboy Matteo Manassero completed one of the most remarkable debuts in Masters history on Sunday, underlining his potential as a star of the future.

Eight days shy of his 17th birthday and the youngest player to have competed at Augusta National, the talented amateur finis...

Golf fans will be seeing more of Manassero soon

2010-06-12T16:08:36Z

Not saying arrivederci yet, Manassero has more golf to play at Augusta National

A few days from now, Matteo Manassero will be back in high school.

This weekend, though, golfing fans are getting a glimpse of a possible future champion.

The 16-year-old is the youngest player ever to make the cut at the

Age barriers falling at Masters

2010-06-11T18:27:23Z

Stunning first-round action at the Masters has brought into clear perspective the possibility of a first victory in a major for a player over 50 years of age.

To date the oldest player to lift one of golf's Big Four titles was Julius Boros, who won the 1968 PGA Championship title at the age of 48.

Better-...

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2010-06-12T05:02:19Z

PGA Champion Yang is in fine form again at year's first major

PGA champion Y.E. Yang won't let himself think about winning back-to-back majors even though he is back atop the leaderboard again.

The winner of last year's final major is one stroke off the lead at the

Asia's first major champion in the hunt at Augusta

2010-04-08T18:15:38Z

Yang Yong-Eun, who won last year's PGA Championship for Asia's first major men's golf title, fired a five-under par 67 to stand one stroke off the first-round lead at the Masters.

The 38-year-old South Korean, displaying the form he used to outduel Tiger Woods over the final ho...

Arnie & Jack get the Masters started

2010-04-08T07:00:36Z

Two old rivals, Palmer and Nicklaus, hit tee shots to start Masters

Arnold Palmer brought the mock bravado. Jack Nicklaus countered with self-deprecating humor.

Two old rivals, who between them have played 95 times and won 10 green jackets, got the Masters off to a much-anticipated start on ...

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Els leads South Africa's Magnificent Seven into Masters

2010-04-07T11:15:42Z

Three-time major champion Ernie Els, coming off two impressive triumphs and seeking his first Masters title, leads a South African magnificent seven into the year's first major championship.

Els won a World Golf Championships event at Doral and the Masters for the first time since Nick Faldo captured the third of his green jackets in 1996 are running high this week at Augusta National.

An eight-strong contingent is the strongest English participation in years and there is quality as well as quantity for...

Jack Nicklaus to join Palmer for first Masters tee shots

2010-04-06T17:45:07Z

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Six-times champion Jack Nicklaus said the time was right to join four-times winner Arnold Palmer for the ceremonial first tee shots at this year's Masters starting on Thursday at

Elusive Masters title never far from Els' mind

2010-04-05T10:16:44Z

Try as he might, Ernie Els cannot help but think about the greatest golf prize to elude him, the green jacket of a Masters winner which he seeks for a 17th time this week at Augusta National.

The 40-year-old South African star won the biggest...

Masters-like conditions draw star-studded field

2010-04-01T01:30:05Z

Els, Mickelson, Couples among those tuning up for Augusta in Texas

Ernie Els has won his last two starts and still thinks his game needs work.

Els is among the big names in a star-studded field at the Houston Open, an event that's embraced its niche as the run-up to next week's Masters.

The Big Easy has end...

Tiger Woods ready to play Couples again after trouble and strife

2010-06-12T05:01:55Z

HUMBLE, Texas (Reuters) - Fred Couples, one of golf's most experienced campaigners and the U.S. Presidents Cup captain, will play a U.S. Masters practice round with Tiger Woods at Augusta Nation...

Tiger Woods ready for media spotlight at Masters, says Player

2010-03-31T05:45:19Z

RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will not be distracted by the intense media scrutiny when he steps into the unknown at next week's U.S. Masters, according to golfing great Gary Player.

Opportunist Lee Westwood so ready for Masters

2010-06-11T18:53:57Z

HUMBLE, Texas (Reuters) - After a flying visit to the venue of the season's first major at Augusta National in April, world number four Lee Westwood said he was more ready than ever before to tackle Mayhem at the Masters: Tiger and which 2 other players in his group?

Dean Wilson was in his hotel room getting ready to practice one Tuesday afternoon seven years ago when a PGA Tour official called to let him know the pairings were about to be released.

Wilson didn't understand why he was being contacted until he heard the names.

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Triumphant Ernie Els has Georgia on his mind at Bay Hill

2010-06-11T18:53:57Z

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Ernie Els had next week's U.S. Masters deeply etched in his mind as he put the finishing touches on a two-shot victory at the rain-hit Arnold Palmer Invitational on Monday.

The South African will tee off at

Tiger Woods to face media on Monday of Masters week

2010-03-24T18:45:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will hold a news conference on the Monday of Masters week, Augusta National Golf Club officials said on Wednesday.

Woods will face the media on Monday April 5 of tournament week, a departure from his usual Tuesday news conference, before the start o...

Woods "a little nervous" about returning to the Masters

2010-06-11T18:53:34Z

INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Scandal-hit Tiger Woods is apprehensive about the reception he will get from the fans at next month's U.S. Masters when he returns to the PGA Tour from self-imposed exile.

T...

Victorious Els finds answers in hard work

2010-06-11T18:53:09Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - When Ernie Els finished tied for 67th in the Honda Classic last week he responded in the only way he knew how -- he picked up a bucket of balls and went out on the range.

The tall Els practiced until dark on the Sunday and did the same the next...

Tiger's the best and I want him to return, says Cabrera

2010-03-02T12:30:27Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Masters champion Angel Cabrera wants world number one Tiger Woods to return to golf as soon as possible, he said on Tuesday.

"Tiger is the best. I want him to be back," the Argentine told reporters during a conference call. "When he's there he makes a big difference (and) a special...

Korean An and Italian Manassero set for Masters debuts

2010-06-12T04:48:25Z

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Amateurs An Byeong-hun of South Korea and Matteo Manassero of Italy were among 16 first-time participants for this year's Masters announced in a f...

Ishikawa again headed to USPGA Los Angeles event

2010-06-11T18:30:11Z

Japanese teen golf star Ryo Ishikawa, who won the money title on the Japan Golf Tour last year, will make his 2010 US PGA Tour debut at the Northern Trust Open in Dwight Eisenhower, the former US president who helped boost golf's popularity, was selected on Friday to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Eisenhower, known for frequent visits to August...

Eisenhower first US president put in Hall of Fame

2010-06-16T11:33:38Z

Eisenhower, Augusta National member and golf enthusiast, selected for World Golf Hall of Fame

Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose passion for golf helped to boost its popularity after World War II, was selected Friday to be i...

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2010-04-09T00:30:18Z

Asa High washes pollen off of the seating area behind the driving range at the Augusta National Golf Club, the site of the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2010, in Augusta, Ga. The tournament begins Thursday, April, 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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2010-04-05T01:00:56Z

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2010-03-26T13:04:05Z

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