The Toughest Masters Records to Break
The Masters record book changes every year, but these marks will stand forever
George Peper | It’s Preordained
I can assure you, only eight players have a chance of winning the 2015 Masters—and this group does not include anyone named Rory, Tiger, Phil, Henrik, Jason, or Adam. How do I know this? I’ve done the research, looked at the facts, mined the stats, and uncovered the irrefutable. You see, at the Masters, some […]
A Close Call for Ed Sneed at the 1979 Masters
Ed Sneed’s final round at the 1979 Masters remains one of the game’s most memorable collapses
Jim Nantz: 50 Years of Masters Coverage
In his mind, the script already has been written. Jim Nantz’s broadcast career will be bracketed by the Masters.
Part One is already in the books. In 1986, at age 26, Nantz—just a few years removed from being a dreamy-eyed college kid at Houston—was tabbed by legendary television director Frank Chirkinian to work his first Masters.
Now jump forward a few years and the grand finale also takes place at Augusta. In 2035, Nantz plans on being on the call for his 50th Masters, at the age of 75.
The Five Toughest Holes at Augusta National
These five holes pack the hardest punch at Augusta National
Was This The Greatest Shot in Masters History?
It surely ranks among the top 10—a couple of top 10s, in fact—but all-time best?
That’s a matter of how you define greatness.
George Peper’s Memories of the Masters
No event has changed more than golf’s rite of spring
Furman Bisher on a Long Lasting Career
WHEN THE CURTAIN RISES on the 76th Masters, the press tent will be without one of its most enduring characters. Furman Bisher, the longtime columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will be following the action on TV at home while recovering from a recent surgery, thus ending an attendance streak that’s positively DiMaggio-esque—he’s been to every Masters since 1950. […]
Greg Norman’s Saturday Slam
In 1986 Greg Norman led all four major championships after 54 holes but won only one of them
The Masters, 1987: Mize’s Miracle
It’s been 25 years, but I’ll never forget the moment my fellow Augustan played the shot of his life
