Written by Rob Jerram on Monday, 11 April 2022
Scottie Scheffler is the latest owner of the famous Green Jacket after his victory at The Masters. But how did a blazer that is cut from an inexpensive wool-polyester mix, become the world’s most coveted jacket? Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. In fashion circles it ranks alongside flared trousers, bat wing shirts and kipper...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday, 11 April 2022
How much prize money did Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the 2022 Masters field win? Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. More money than ever was handed out at the 2022 Masters with the prize fund increasing by a whopping $3.5m to $15m. Scottie Scheffler picked up a cool $2.7m for his three-shot maiden Major victory,...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday, 11 April 2022
More than just the Green Jacket… Everything the 2022 Masters champion will win with victory at Augusta National Golf Club. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. From a replica trophy of the clubhouse and honourary membership to prize money and plenty of ranking points, a Masters win means far more than just the Green Jacket. THE MASTERS: How...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday, 10 April 2022
What time does the final round of The Masters start, who is playing with who and when do the leaders go out at Augusta National? All of your questions answered. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler takes a three-shot lead into the final round of The Masters, where he will play alongside Australia’s Cameron Smith, with both players seeking their first Major win. It’s...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday, 7 April 2022
What’s the secret to winning a Green Jacket? We asked the men who know best – former Masters champions – to reveal all… Today’s Golfer’s Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Trevor Immelman (2008 Masters champion) Augusta has become a much harder driving course over the years. There are many tee shots which are quite narrow, starting at the 1st...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday, 5 April 2022
The defending champion has the honour of setting the Masters Champions Dinner menu – but what do they serve? Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. A tradition started by Ben Hogan in 1952, the previous year’s winner hosts the Champions Dinner in Augusta’s clubhouse on the Tuesday night of tournament week and gets to choose the...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday, 4 April 2022
Wondering how you can watch and listen to the 2022 Masters on TV and radio? Well, all four rounds from Augusta National will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports, with the BBC offering TV highlights and radio commentary. Sky Sports will once again be the home of The Masters, with over 70 hours of live coverage from Georgia across a...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday, 2 April 2022
From the most wins and appearances to the best and worst scores, and all the holes in one, we bring you every fact from the 85 playings of The Masters at Augusta National, the year’s first men’s golf Major. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Majors coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade As we head into the 86th Masters we wanted to...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday, 31 March 2022
Lawrence Bennett has given almost half a century’s service to Augusta National Golf Club and played a key role in The Masters, yet he’s never played a single hole at the famous course. Working his way through the ranks across more than 40 years, Bennett went from the cart shed to litter control to chauffeur and manager of the Green Jackets...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday, 31 March 2022
Two-time Masters champion Tom Watson talks to Today’s Golfer about becoming an Honorary Starter for The Masters, how to play Augusta National and who will win in 2022. Tom Watson loves Augusta. He won The Masters there in 1977 and 1981 during an eight-year spell that saw him win eight Majors. The 72-year-old played The Masters 43 times, making his debut...
Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday, 31 March 2022
The 2022 Masters will see 91 players 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 first men’s Major. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Majors coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade Hideki Matsuyama will look to defend the title, having become the first male Japanese golfer...
Written by Bill Fields on Friday, 25 March 2022
At a golf club with a troubled history of racial segregation, Tiger Woods arrived at the 1997 Masters tournament with fire in his eyes. By the time he left Augusta National he had changed the game forever. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. In two appearances at the Masters as an amateur, in 1995 and...
Written by Nick Wright on Friday, 25 March 2022
Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most exclusive venues in world golf and getting a tee time on the hallowed Masters turf is the stuff of dreams for most amateur golfers, unless you happen to win the lottery. The media lottery, that is. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. In 2019, Nick Wright did...
Written by Sergio Garcia on Thursday, 24 March 2022
Sergio Garcia: “I’m not a crier, but I had a couple of tears running down my cheeks” Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade On April 9, 2017, playing in his 74th Major Championship, Sergio Garcia finally got the monkey off his back and won the Masters on the first sudden-death play-off hole against Justin Rose. Garcia...
Written by Brian Wacker on Thursday, 1 April 2021
Jordan Spieth won his first major at the 2015 Masters and, after adding the US Open and PGA Championship before the end of 2017, looked set to dominate, but then his form took a turn for the worse. Can he get back on the Major-winning trail at Augusta? Today’s Golfer’s Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Jordan Spieth finally...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday, 31 March 2021
BBC legend Ken Brown reveals how he once sneaked in to the Masters without an invite, got told off for kicking a football down the fairway and crashed into another player’s car with Seve, Woosie and Langer in the back seat… Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Ken Brown can still remember driving down Augusta National’s...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday, 25 March 2021
We’ve trawled through the archives and the most important performance metrics at Augusta National to answer the key questions and reveal the players most likely to be slipping into a Green Jacket this April. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. We’ve trawled through Augusta’s archives, listened to the experts and picked apart hundreds of PGA Tour...
Written by John Huggan & Brian Wacker on Thursday, 25 March 2021
Under the condition of strict anonymity, we quizzed some top caddies to find out more about what it really takes to win the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. As you might expect, they weren’t shy with their opinions. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. What’s the toughest hole at Augusta National Golf Club? “The 1st...
Written by Ward Clayton on Tuesday, 23 March 2021
The caddies of Augusta National are just as iconic as the club’s azaleas and Green Jackets, but their role in the Masters too often overshadowed. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The story of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament cannot be told without the famed caddie corps taking a lead role for the...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday, 15 March 2021
The Augusta National clubhouse is one of the most recognisable landmarks in golf and will appear on our television screens countless times during coverage of the Masters tournament. Here’s what’s inside. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Augusta National’s clubhouse is one of the most celebrated buildings in golf. From the veranda, you can peer down Magnolia...