ESPN.com: Augusta National Trademarks Nantz's Phrase
/Darren Rovell and Bob Harig report that Augusta National trademarked
Read MoreIn golf construction art and utility meet; both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other. GEORGE THOMAS
It’s back!
Twenty years later Tatra Press has kindly allowed me to bring back Grounds For Golf now that golf architecture is of more interest to the masses. A new Introduction looks at what’s driven the interest growth and two new chapters I had a blast adding (plus a few edits to keep things up-to-date).
The Amazon purchase page for the book arriving June 15, 2026.
Henrik Stenson Battles, May Not Continue If He Gets A Fever
/First round leader Jordan Spieth noted how playing partner Henrik Stenson
Read MoreTiger's 73: Situation Normal On The Greenside Release Patterns
/Tiger Woods won't be happy with a 73 on a day where 40 players broke par
Read MoreSpieth's 64 And The Low Scoring At Augusta National
/Jordan's Spieth's 64 is notable on many levels, particularly as the youngest to post
Read MoreNiall Effect? ESPN Scores Par 3 Contest Ratings Record
/Was it Tiger? Or
Read MoreVideo: The Honorary Starters Kick Off The 2015 Masters
/Arnold Palmer fought off his separated shoulder to kick off the 2015 Masters.
Read MoreTiger Wants To Know About Sandy's Hickory Round At Augusta
/Ok this Tiger charm offensive has reached epic proportions now
Read MoreVideo: Jack And The Other 2015 Par 3 Contest Aces
/Courtesy of the Masters Twitter
Read MoreWhat Will Tiger Do Next? (And A Poll Too)
/He's hugging, he's "rocking"
Read MoreIke's Tree Has Been (Genetically) Saved
/Chairman Billy Payne took the podium Wednesday at the Masters
Read MoreThese Kids Today Files: Tom Watson At The Champions Dinner
/The Tom-Watson and Phil Mickelson exchange at the Champion's Dinner
Read MoreHerb Wind, Ben Crenshaw And Amen Corner
/Karen Crouse of the New York Times uses the retirement of Ben Crenshaw
Read MoreThe 17th Without Ike's Tree, A Year Later
/I know you all have committed to memory my Golf World
Read MoreFYI: Introducing New Golf News Site, GolfBlot
/The beta has been retired and GolfBlot.com is now live.
Read MoreAnalyzing The 2015 Masters Groupings And Starting Times
/I'm open to any findings of deep, hidden meaning in the 2015 Masters Groupings. Sadly, the dream pairing of Tom Watson, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh will have to wait another year.
Groups and times of note Thursday...
8:18 am Weir, Crane, Conners(a). They'll be a hole behind but at least the two Canadians will get to spend time together.
9:24 am Watson, Rose, Gunn Yang(a) - the defending champion lands Justin Rose and the US Amateur Champion.
9:35 am Scott, Johnson, Murdaca - the Asia Pacific Amateur champ gets to watch two pre-tournament favorites.
10:08 am Crenshaw, Haas, Dufner - Gentle Ben gets two cool, understated cats for his final Masters.
10:41 am Mickelson, McIlroy, Moore - Nice contrast in styles and personalities.
11:47 am Langer, Wiesberger, Ogilvy - Committee trust Ogilvy to master his pronunciations of Bernhard and Bernd
12:20 pm Cabrera, Ooisthuizen, Dominguez(a) - The Latin American Amateur winner gets to Masters vets likely to make cut and contend.
1:15 pm Spieth, Stenson, Horschel - No shortage of fire.
1:48 pm Woods, Donaldson, Walker - As if watching Tiger's return wasn't interesting enough, he gets one of the favorites to chase.
Here is the Masters official sheet (click to enlarge)
