Augusta, Georgia: Jason Day has defied crippling back pain to be in contention at Augusta National but his Masters campaign is in mortal danger. The former world No.1 somehow posted a two-under-par 70 on day one and sits only four shots from the lead despite aggravating his chronic back injury and needing medical treatment just … Continue reading "Day defies crippling back pain at Masters"

As you make your way to the fabled Augusta National golf club, you think Google Maps has got it horribly wrong. You head down Washington Drive and past all the monuments to middle America: McDonald's, Arby's, Waffle House, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Wendy's. There are car yards, loan sharks, malls, servos, bedraggled scalpers holding signs that … Continue reading "Tiger, Hootie, Hooters and the alternate universe of the Masters"

Bookmakers at the Masters are on the hook for a potentially huge payout. With one round remaining at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, Tiger Woods is two shots off the lead held by Francesco Molinari and will play in the final group on Sunday night (AEST). Woods began the third day as the … Continue reading "Tiger Woods has bookmakers sweating after third round of Masters"

Adam Scott and Jason Day have each blown a chance to climb into serious final-round contention at the Masters with lacklustre third rounds at Augusta National. Francesco Molinari cruised into a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods, who roared to life at the tournament he has won four times with a 67, and Tony Finau. Molinari … Continue reading "Molinari leads Woods, Finau after three rounds as Scott, Day fall back"