Friday, April 6, 2012

Masters 2012

  • Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters, has never had a female member. Women can play as guests, but it remains an all-boys club.
  • (Washington Post)
  • The 2012 Masters began as all these events do, with a ceremonial tee shot by three of the games legendary icons: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. All three players striped their shots down the fairway.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • For Rory McIlroy, the start of the 2012 Masters had to feel like the 2011 Masters — awful. He hit his first shot off the tee into the trees at Augusta National and settled for a double-bogey on the hole.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Augusta, Ga. — Lee Westwood has a first-round lead at a major for the first time in his career. Not really the distinction hes looking for, though.
  • (The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog))
  • AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - World number one Luke Donald was cleared to keep playing in the Masters after tournament officials investigated a mix-up over his score in Thursdays opening round.
  • (Reuters India)
  • AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Japanese amateur Hideki Matsuyama continued his love affair with the Masters on Thursday, carding a one-under-par 71 in the first round to outshoot most of the professionals at Augusta National.
  • (Reuters)
  • (CNN)-- As Russ Berkman understood it, desperate times call for desperate measures. And when your Swiss mountain dog gobbles up your Masters tickets, that means getting out the hydrogen peroxide and getting ready to sift through your canines vomit.
  • (CNN)
  • My all-time favorite 81, he said. Lewis is 54 years old. He played his first-ever round in the Masters.
  • (Toledo Blade)
  • After months of searching and considering bids, the ISA has announced that the fifth edition of the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship will take place in the land of constant offshore winds: Nicaragua.
  • (Surfline)

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