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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Could this be Rory McIlroy’s year at Augusta? As McIlroy prepares for his 16th Masters Tournament start, that’s certainly something on everybody’s mind as we inch closer to the first round. He landed in Augusta on Tuesday morning before speaking to the press. The 2022 runner-up has made 12 cuts at Augusta National Golf Club in his career, including six top-10 finishes. Often what comes up is the collapse in 2011, when a Sunday 80 spiraled him out of contention after leading through 54 holes. Masters: Tournament hub McIlroy...

Lottie Woad faced a tough decision in the aftermath of her Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The victory comes with special invitations to four major championships, including next week’s Chevron Championship, which overlaps the ACC Championship. Woad, a 20-year-old sophomore at Florida State, has opted to make her major championship debut at the Chevron April 18-21 at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, a Florida State official has confirmed. The Englishwoman delivered a finish for the ages on Saturday in the final round at Augusta National, making birdie...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National Golf Club has once again opened its gates to some of the best players in the world for the 88th Masters Tournament, and on Tuesday morning the tee times for the first two rounds were announced. LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm will begin his title defense at 10:30 a.m ET alongside Matt Fitzpatrick and Nick Dunlap. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be joined by world No. 2 Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele in the following group at 10:42 a.m. ET. Tiger Woods will highlight the...