Augusta National Golf Club
masters
Location: Augusta, Georgia.
The course is Augusta National GC. Yards: 7,555. Par: 72.
Prize: TBA ($18 million in 2023).
TV: Thursday-Friday, 3:00-7:30pm (ESPN). Saturday, 3:00pm to 7:00pm (CBS). Sunday, 2pm to 7pm (CBS).
Defending Champion: Jon Rahm.
Note: The Masters will be the first time since last July's British Open that all major champions from the past five years will compete together. … Jon Rahm will join Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only back-to-back winners. … Rory McIlroy attempts his 10th career Grand Slam. The last person to do it was Woods, who added the final leg on his first attempt at the 2000 British Open. … Among the newcomers to the Masters are U.S. Open champion Windham Clark and world No. 9 Ludwig Aberg. The last player to win the Masters on his first try was Fuzzy Zoller in 1979. …Woods is heading into the Masters when he has only played 24 holes in one tournament. … Scottie Scheffler is the biggest betting favorite at the Masters since Tiger Woods in 2013. … Clark and Scheffler (twice) are the only two winners of this year who were in the top 10 in the world at the time of their victory.
Next year: April 10 – April 13, 2025.
online: https://www.masters.com/index.html
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pga tour
Last week: Akshay Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open.
Next week is RBC Heritage and Corales Punta Cana Championship.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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LPGA Tour
Last week: Nelly Korda won the T-Mobile Match Play.
Next week is the Chevron Championship.
Race to CME Globe leader Nelly Korda.
online: https://www.lpga.com/
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europe tour
Last tournament: Keita Nakajima won the Hero Indian Open.
Next tournament: ISPS Handa Championship (April 25-28)
Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.
online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
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rib golf league
Last week: Dean Burmester won LIV Golf Miami.
The next tournament is LIV Golf Adelaide from April 26-28.
Point leader: Joaquin Niemann.
online: https://www.livegolf.com/
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PGA Tour Champion
Last tournament: Retief Goosen won “The Galleri Classic”.
Next week: Celebrity Classic Invitation.
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Steven Alker.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
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Korn Ferry Tour
Last week: Stephen Fisk won the Club Car Championship at The Landings.
Next week is Recom Suncoast Classic.
Point leader: Mason Andersen.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour
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Other tours
Sunshine Tour: Tour Championship, Serengeti Estates, Gauteng, South Africa. Defending champion: Jaco Ahlers. online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Japan LPGA: KKTcup Vantelin Ladies Open, Kumamoto Airport CC, Kumamoto Prefecture. Defending champion: Akie Iwai. online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/
Korean LPGA: Mediheal Hank Kilbo Championship, Sky 72 Resort, Incheon, South Korea. Defending Champion: Jumi Lee. online: https://klpga.co.kr/
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
