Woods Favored, But Challengers Aplenty At Augusta
With ceremonial tee shots from three of golf's greatest players, the Masters has started on an overcast day.
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With ceremonial tee shots from three of golf's greatest players, the Masters has started on an overcast day.
One of the last golfers you'd expect to feel anxious heading into the Masters is three-time champion Phil Mickelson. Yet, the creature of habit is slightly out of sorts.
Rory McIlroy had struggled enough to lose the world's top ranking, prompting his caddie to suggest playing the Texas Open to get some more preparation in before the Masters.
Matt Bettencourt looked more like the former PGA tour winner that he is Thursday than someone who's 183rd on this year's money list. Peter Tomasulo looked like anything but a player fighting to keep his tour card.
Rory McIlroy's last-ditch effort to right his game in time for the Masters has taken a trip to a usually out-of-the-way spot on the PGA Tour, the Texas Open in San Antonio.
D.A. Points came back from a long rain delay and made four pars. The last one gave him a one-shot victory in the Houston Open and sent him to the Masters.
Henrik Stenson closed with a 66 on Sunday in the Houston Open and was the leader in the clubhouse when the final round was delayed because of thunderstorms.
Rory McIlroy opened with a 73 on Thursday in the first round of the Houston Open, and is now in danger of missing the cut in his last start before the Masters.
Steve Stricker may have to turn down requests for putting lessons. Since straightening out Tiger Woods, Stricker has become known as the tour's resident expert on the greens.
Nike is causing a social media storm with its latest online ad showing a picture of Tiger Woods overlaid with a quote from him, "Winning takes care of everything."
