T-minus 1 week! For number seven in our countdown series of golf fun facts and statistics, we’re looking at the players themselves. The average age of the Masters winners across 85 years is 32. But the players at the top of today’s game are younger than this average. Last week was the Masters’ qualifying week. …
People travel from all over the world to attend or play in the Masters tournament. For one week in the year, the entire golf world comes to Georgia. For number 8 in our countdown series, we’re travelling from Augusta to Europe, where two men hold the record for most rounds of golf played in different …
Only nine days left! We’ve already looked at the worst records in Masters history in this series. Today, as we get closer and closer, let’s look at some of the best. Augusta National is regarded as a true test of golf for the very best in the world; a test that a rare few have …
With just 10 days to go until this year’s Masters, let’s recap one of the low points from last year. If you can cast your mind all the way back to November last year, you’ll remember one of the most gut-wrenching moments of last year: Tiger Woods’ 10. The five times Masters champion disappointed fans …
Often referred to as US Masters, qualifying golfers from all over the world are invited every year, not just Americans. While it may be true that most competing players – and winners – have been American, there are 11 countries in total who have won the major at one point or another in its 87 …
Anyone who wins the Masters is allowed to keep the famous green jacket for 12 months, until the next event is played. After that, the jackets are kept in Augusta in their very own special-purpose cloakroom. This tradition, like everything else, was interrupted in 2020 when the 2020 Masters was postponed until November due to …
History is made on the golf course when a player does something that no other player has ever done before. The best remembered records are usually for players who have – in a good way – outperformed all others in their field. Unfortunately for Tom Weiskopf, Tommy Nakajima and Sergio Garcia this is not always …
Next up in our countdown series we’re asking: what’s the furthest golf has ever been played from Augusta? Technically speaking, it’s the moon. Astronauts hit a few golf balls on the moon’s surface during the Apollo 14 mission. A bit too far to go to get some swing practice? Apollo 14 was the third manned …
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With 15 days to go until the Masters, it’s time to have a closer look at the course at Augusta National itself. Did you know that there have been as many as 15 different architects who have led renovation projects on the course since it first opened in January 1933? Bobby Jones and course architect …
Number 16 on our countdown can only be one thing: TW’s chip on the 16th in the final round of the 2005 Masters. The Masters has played host to some historical moments over the years. Few were better captured than Tiger Woods’ legendary chip on the 16th hole during the 2005 masters. Saying it’s iconic …
