Masters chairman Fred Ridley says Augusta National sustained a lot of damage from Hurricane Helene, just like the rest of the area. Ridley is in Japan for the Asia-Pacific Amateur. He says he's confident the Masters will go on as scheduled the second full week in April.
A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia has pleaded guilty to transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer's green jackets.
Jon Rahm slipped into the green jacket on Sunday to wrap up a memorable Masters. It began with questions about how LIV Golf players and their PGA Tour counterparts would get along and was played through searing heat and humidity early, driving rain and frigid temperatures later.
It's been 20 years since the biggest controversy in Masters history. Martha Burk protested the all-male membership at Augusta National. Nine years later, the club had its first female members.
The Sunday before Masters week is unlike any other major. It's a blend of kids as young as 7 years old competing in the Drive, Chip and Putt. And then there are Masters champions like Gary Player and Bernhard Langer who are on the putting green right there with them.
