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☆ Georgia family hunkered down with their dog in a bathtub as Helene sent trees crashing through their house
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The first four trees fell onto the Jones family’s house just over where the boys were lying in the living room. “There are a lot of elderly people on this street.”About 47% of the county is still without power, which is not expected to be restored until this weekend, according to Georgia Power. Foster said she is running an extension cord from her home through the yard to a neighbor’s house so they can have power at night. For their part, the Jones family are considering their options when it comes to rebuilding their home and their lives. “It rained the next night, and they were terrified,” Kristin Jones said.

Persons: Augusta, Augusta CNN — Cooper, Witten Jones, Helene, Kristin, Sienna, ” Kristin Jones, ” Helene, Jones, Galen Jones, ”, Kristin Jones, Cooper, Kristin Jones, ’ ” Kristin, “, ” Jones, Sunshine, Augusta . Power, there’s, Katie Goodale, ” Galen Jones, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Brian Kemp, Hurricane Helene, Evan Grantski, Obed Castillo, Monica Foster’s, ” Foster, Foster Organizations: Augusta CNN, CNN, Augusta Chronicle, USA, Georgia Gov, National Golf Club, Masters, Hurricane, Fund, Grantski Records, El Paso, Georgia Power Locations: Georgia, Augusta, Martinez, Witten, Augusta ., Augusta , Ga, El, ”, Martinez , Georgia

☆ Home of famed Masters golf tournament announces joint $5 million donation toward Hurricane Helene relief
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destruction, Augusta National Golf Club – the home of renowned major golf tournament, the Masters – has pledged a massive donation to help those in need in and around the Augusta area. The famed golf club in Augusta, Georgia, and the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) promised a joint $5 million contribution to the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund on Thursday. “Our employees, neighbors, friends and business owners need, and deserve, immediate and meaningful assistance to overcome the hardships being experienced at this moment throughout Augusta,” chairman of Augusta National Golf Club Fred Ridley stated Thursday. “Augusta National and the Community Foundation each take to heart our obligation to care for our community. A week after Helene smashed into the Southeast, more than 200 people are dead across six states, making the hurricane the second-deadliest to hit the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Persons: –, Hurricane Helene, “, Augusta National Golf Club Fred Ridley, ” Riley, Helene Organizations: CNN, National Golf, Community Foundation, Hurricane, Augusta National Golf Club, Cross, National Locations: Augusta, Augusta , Georgia, Savannah, United States

☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

Persons: Stephen, Erica Malbon, Jason Day, Erica, Frank151, —, ’ ”, “, ’ ” Stephen, Nicolas Malinauskas, it’s, ” Erica, “ We’re, — there’s, ” Stephen, ”, Jimmy Choo, Dre, Vince Sirico, Justin Timberlake, Travis Scott, Q, Justin Bieber, Bieber, …, ’, That’s, ” Adam Sandler, Sandler, Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, Al Messerschmidt, Michael Jordan, Davis, Jordan, Isaac Brekken, JT strutting, Matt Sullivan, Catherine Zeta, Jones, Michael Douglas, Douglas, Ross Kinnaird, Tom Brady, Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Carmen Mandato, Orlando Ramirez, Jessica Alba, tross, Xaume Olleros, Niall Horan, There's, Tom Holland, Warren Little, Stephen Curry, Isaiah Vazquez, Celine Dion, René Angélil, Dion, Sam Levi, Miles Teller, Alice Cooper, Cooper, Kathryn Newton, Newton, Ezra Shaw, Sandy Young, Little, Tiger Woods, Oscar Wilde’s, Woods, Jamie Squire, Allen Iverson Organizations: CNN, “ City of Angels, ”, Nike, Prince, NBA, University of North Carolina, PGA, Chicago, NFL, Mission, Getty, Management, BMW PGA, Golden State Warriors, Clarkson Creative, Club, American, Tahoe, LPGA, Ryder, Celtic, Team, April’s, Augusta National Locations: Augusta , Georgia, Los Angeles, New York, “ City, Florida, British, Alba, Hainan, AFP, Irish, Terrebonne , Quebec, American, Celtic Manor, Wales, Augusta

☆ Why Wimbledon is the Grand Slam title that every player craves
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

After she’d won her fourth Grand Slam title and her third French Open, while still just 22 years old. GO DEEPER The trick to winning on Wimbledon grass? Gilbert had never watched one of his players win Wimbledon from the coaches’ box. Barty won Wimbledon in 2021 for the first and only time, then won the Australian Open the following January. “Every year it’s easier for me to adapt to grass,” Swiatek said.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, she’d, Swiatek, Iga, Zac Goodwin, “, ” Swiatek, ”, —, Joe Toth, Grass, Serena Williams, Julian Finney, haven’t, Greg Norman, Casper Ruud, Ivan Lendl, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Brad Gilbert, Coco Gauff, Zendaya, Gilbert, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, ” Gilbert, Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Daniel Leal, Rod Laver, ” Laver, it’s, Cliff Drysdale, ” Drysdale, Drysdale, Mark McCormack, Ash Barty, Barty, Matthias Hangst, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Marketa Vondrousova, ” Djokovic, He’s, Paris, Djokovic, ” Sinner, Sinner, Jason Bourne, volleying, Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka, they’ve, ” MacMillan, Shi Tang, Eamonn Dalton Organizations: Tennis, Wimbledon’s, England Club, French, of Fame, Wimbledon, Getty, Augusta, dodger, Roland, Slams, ESPN, All England, U.S, Broadway, La Scala, Bolshoi Theater, Court, Central Press, Hulton, National, West, IMG, Olympic Games, U.S ., Players, “, Deutsch, The Athletic Locations: SW19, London, Paris, Italy, Halle, Augusta, Wimbledon, California, New Jersey, Basel, Australia, New York City, Bentleys, Australian, Serbia

☆ 56-year-old golfer makes back-to-back holes-in-one at US Senior Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That’s the odds of making two holes-in-one in a single round, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry. Bensel Jr. has played six events on the PGA Tour since 1998, most recently at the 2021 PGA Championship, though is yet to make the cut. His appearance at the US Senior Open marks his third on the PGA Tour Champions and the first since a 77th place finish at the Senior PGA Championship in 2021. Bensel Jr. plays from the fairway during the 2021 Senior PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Last year’s victory – Langer’s 46th on the PGA Tour Champions and 12th senior major – saw the two-time Masters winner become the most successful golfer in the circuit’s history.

Persons: Frank Bensel Jr, –, acing, Seamus Power, holing, ’, Bensel, Bensel Jr, Montana Pritchard, Bernhard Langer, Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita, Australia’s Richard Green Organizations: CNN, US, Newport Country Club, PGA, Augusta National, United States Golf Association, Senior, Southern Hills Country Club, America Locations: Jupiter, Florida, Rhode, United States, Tulsa , Oklahoma

☆ Bryson DeChambeau wins U.S. Open, beating Rory McIlroy on a wild Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Gabherzig | Hugh Kellenberger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

McIlroy was shown on the NBC broadcast sitting in the scorer’s tent as DeChambeau won the golf tournament, turned and walked out. It is DeChambeau’s second U.S. Open win. @b_dechambeau has this putt left to win the U.S. Open! Advertisement“Probably every hole,” DeChambeau said Saturday night to Golf Channel, moments after shooting a 67 to open up a three-shot lead. Through three rounds at Pinehurst, DeChambeau was 17-for-19 from 4 to 8 feet, per The Athletic contributor Justin Ray.

Persons: — Bryson DeChambeau, DeChambeau, —, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Payne Stewart, Bryson DeChambeau's, McIlroy birdied, @b_dechambeau, Vleb6k6PvO, 😱, LIV, o, dou, Dal, ”, ove, ambeau and, Nic, Bob, vic Organizations: U.S ., Pinehurst, NBC, Golf, U.S, uc, fai, pla, MU Locations: PINEHURST, N.C, Pinehurst

☆ Former Augusta National Golf Club employee pleads guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters memorabilia and merchandise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A former employee of the Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters Tournament merchandise and memorabilia. A view of a Members Only sign outside of Augusta National Golf Club prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament on April 7. The 11th green is prepared prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6. CNN has contacted Augusta National for further comment. Unlike the other majors, The Masters is played at the same course every year, with Augusta National hosting the event since the year it was founded.

Persons: CNN —, Richard Globensky, Globensky’s, Arnold Palmer, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Globensky, Bobby Jones, Andrew Redington, “, Maddie Meyer, Tom Church, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: CNN, Augusta National Golf, District of Illinois Eastern, Masters, Augusta National, United States Attorney’s Office, Prosecutors, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA, U.S . Locations: Georgia, Chicago, Augusta, Florida

☆ Scottie Scheffler: The new father and man of faith with the golfing world at his feet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler is a man well-accustomed to making global headlines, but almost never for events beyond the confines of the golf course. In 2014, at 17, as an amateur he made a hole-in-one and the cut on his first PGA Tour start. Without a PGA Tour victory heading into 2022, by April of that year he was a four-time victor, the world No. 1’s image as the self-effacing star of the PGA Tour, a perception he is content to endorse. His 10th PGA Tour title, it made him the first golfer since Woods in 2006 to win a PGA Tour event the week after triumphing at a major.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods, Scheffler, Ryder, Scheffler coasted, “, Meredith, ” Scheffler, Ted Scott, ” Scottie Scheffler, David J, Phillip, Mary, Grandma, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Jared C, Tilton, Scheffler’s, Riddell, ”, I’m, I’ve, golf’s, Jamie Squire, Arnold Palmer, Andrew Redington, Bennett, Woods, triumphing, Rory McIlroy, Scott Organizations: CNN, Dallas, PGA, Augusta National, University of Texas, TPC, PGA Tour, Cowboys, Team USA, Ryder, Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Northern Locations: Ridgewood , New Jersey, Augusta, Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Dallas, Rome, Valhalla, Louisville

☆ PGA Championship: When Y.E. Yang became ‘The Tiger Killer’ to clinch Asia’s first men’s major trophy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Tiger Woods, world No. Yang?’Despite his giant-slaying efforts, Yang was still relatively unknown when he pitched up to PGA Tour qualifying school the following season. Yang clinched his first PGA Tour title on his fourth start of the season at the Honda Classic to join K.J. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images“I wasn’t that nervous because it’s a game of golf,” Yang told reporters. The 24-year-old American stamped a last-minute ticket to Valhalla with his first PGA Tour victory at the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday.

Persons: Yang, –, Woods, ”, Joe, Mike Douglas, Yang –, Joe ”, fatefully, Yang toasts, ’, “, ” AJ Montecinos, texted, “ I’d, ” Montecinos, Montecinos, Jamie Squire, Choi, Montecinos –, Charles Baus, It’s, you’re, – it’s, Streeter Lecka, ” Yang, “ It’s, ” Woods, I’m, Hideki Matsuyama’s, Yang …, Christian Petersen, Montecinos ’, Chris Gotterup, Wanamaker, Tiger Organizations: CNN, Korean –, Hazeltine, Augusta National, –, CBS, European, HSBC, PGA Tour, PGA, Honda, K.J, Koreans, South Korean, Woods, Tiger, Hong, Korean, Southern Hills, Myrtle Beach Locations: Chaska , Minnesota, Jeju, Korea, Asia, Shanghai, China, Korean, Texas, San Antonio, Hazeltine, Woods, Hong Kong, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Valhalla, Kentucky

☆ Hyper-luxury golf carts that you can drive on the road
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But one Danish company is on a mission to put the art in golf cart. “When it came to the golf cart 18 years ago, they all looked the same – there weren’t any serious high-end products out there,” Lynge told CNN. You want something that’s sort of Lamborghini-shaped – very low and wide – but the golf cart is the exact opposite.”Tiger Woods rides a conventional golf cart at a tournament in 2005. Lynge took the prize ceremony event as an opportunity to pitch a dream that would be realized in 2016 – a Garia golf car inspired by Mercedes-Benz Style. “Really expensive … super exclusive, but also the coolest golf car you’ll ever see,” Lynge said.

Persons: Anders Lynge, Soren Bak Hansen, ” Lynge, Garia, Lynge, –, “, Woods, Jeff Gross, Mercedes, Lars Larsen, Lynges, ”, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Garia, Bentley, Lamborghini, Kussmaul, Mercedes, Benz, US, Lars Larsen Group Locations: Turnberry, Scotland, Copenhagen, German, Europe, €, London

☆ Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play the US Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Tiger Woods will tee up at the US Open for the 23rd time after accepting a special exemption to play the 124th edition of the major on Thursday. “The US Open, our national championship, is a truly special event for our game and one that has helped define my career,” Woods told the USGA. Woods celebrates sealing his second US Open title in 2002 after a three-shot victory at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. “The story of the US Open could not be written without Tiger Woods,” USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer said in a statement. “My goal is to ruin the logo, I want to keep ruining the logo,” Woods told Carson Daly.

Persons: ” Woods, “ I’m, Timothy A, Clark, Woods, Tiger Woods, John Bodenhamer, “, ”, Scottie Scheffler, Jack Nicklaus ’, Carson Daly, Charlie, –, ‘, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Pinehurst, Country Club, United States Golf Association, USGA, Bethpage, Getty, Torrey Pines, Augusta National, NBC’s Locations: North Carolina, Pinehurst, Bethpage Black, Farmingdale , New York, AFP, Los Angeles, Torrey, Florida

☆ Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie to attempt US Open qualification
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Thursday, Charlie Woods will look to pen a chapter of his own. Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son will tee up at an 18-hole local qualifier in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as one of an 84-player field vying for a spot at the 124th edition of the major. Ben Jared/PGA TOUR/Getty ImagesWoods is one of 10,052 entries for US Open qualifying this year with hopefuls – who must have a handicap not exceeding 0.4 or be professional to be eligible – spanning all 50 states and 70 foreign countries. Woods celebrates his third US Open victory in 2008. Woods is not yet among the field, but could still receive a special exemption to play from the USGA.

Persons: Charlie Woods, Woods, –, ‘, Wyndham Clark, Ben Jared, Beck Patrick, Keith Crimp, Woods ’, Robert Galbraith, Scottie Scheffler Organizations: CNN, Tennis Club, Pinehurst, Country Club, PNC, PGA, Lake Golf, US, USGA, Los Angeles Country Club, Reuters, Augusta National Locations: Port St, Lucie , Florida, North Carolina, Hobe Sound, Florida, Pinehurst, Houston , Texas, Washington

☆ Scottie Scheffler weathers storm to claim fourth win in five starts. Is he the most dominant golfer since Tiger Woods in his prime?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

1 mastered the elements once more at a stormy RBC Heritage to reel in his fourth win in his last five starts. “I didn’t show up here just to have some sort of ceremony and have people tell me congratulations,” Scheffler told reporters Monday. Only two players had ever previously won or finished runner-up in five consecutive PGA Tour starts; Vijay Singh in 2004, and Woods on three separate occasions between 1999 and 2008. 1 prepares to chase a historic sixth this week, Scheffler is throwing in the towel – but not before one last jab. The Tour moves on to Los Angeles on Thursday for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Woods, Bernhard Langer, ” Scheffler, “, Jared C, Tilton, ’, Meredith, Scott, Diane, I’m, ”, it’s, ’ I’ll, “ They’re, they’ll, Andrew Redington, Scheffler hasn’t, Germany’s Stephan Jaeger, Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, Aaron Doster, Nelly Korda, Nelly, she’s, Byron Nelson Organizations: CNN, RBC, Harbor, Augusta National, Getty, Texas Children’s Houston, USA, Sports, Chevron, PGA, Zurich, TPC Louisiana Locations: South Carolina, Harbor Town, Los Angeles, New Orleans

☆ Insider Today: Skip the supplements
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The singer's rollout strategy for "The Tortured Poets Department" — releasing zero singles and barely promoting — is a true power move. Bernadette RankinThis week's dispatchGet into destination dupesAre you sick of high prices to travel to your favorite destination across the pond? AdvertisementAccording to Expedia, one of the biggest trends of 2024 is destination dupes — places where you can travel for way less. More of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Joi-Marie McKenzie, editor-in-chief, in New York.

Persons: —, Taylor, Bernadette Rankin, Expedia, That's, Graham Denholm, Chelsea Jia Feng, Taylor Swift, Amy Sussman, WireImage, Alex Garland, Garland, Michael Pollan, Tabitha Soren, subjug, Tyler Le, Broccoli, Carl Juste, Rebecca Zisser, Birkin, Robert Durst, Riley Keough, Lily Gladstone fictionalizes, Joi, Marie McKenzie, Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Department, Business, Boeing, Danish, Mount, Rights Management, Chelsea, Poets Department, Defense, Food, Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Augusta National Golf, Hulu Locations: California, Copenhagen, Netherlands, Mount Vernon , Washington, Paris, New York City, New York

☆ 5 things that are hard to get even if you're pretty rich
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWealth grants access to a lot, but even the wealthy can't just buy anything. AdvertisementHere are five things that are hard to do even if you're considered rich. The tournament is a favorite of the rich, and wealthy golf fanatics flock to Georgia during the first full week of April to attend. AdvertisementSecuring an apartment in this New York City co-op buildingThe River House sits along the East River of New York City. Its original location in New York City is one of the toughest reservations to secure.

Persons: —, Kevin C, Cox, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Stanley Druckenmiller, Atlantide Phototravel, Richard Nixon, Joan Crawford, Diane Keaton, Uma Thurman, Henry Kissinger, Birkin, Carl Juste, Rebecca Zisser, they're, It's, coowner Frank Pellegrino Jr, Delish, Pellegrino, Cartier Cheich, Arnold Jerocki, Cartier, Forbes, Gaston Rahier Organizations: Augusta National, Service, Augusta National Golf, Augusta National Golf Club, National Golf, Bloomberg, Deal, Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Business, Google, Town, New York Times, Cartier Locations: Georgia, New York City, Atlantide, East, there's, New York, Paris, Dakar

☆ Five things that are hard to get even if you're pretty rich
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementHere are five things that are hard to do even if you're considered rich. The tournament is a favorite of the rich, and wealthy golf fanatics flock to Georgia during the first full week of April to attend. AdvertisementSecuring an apartment in this New York City co-op buildingThe River House sits along the East River of New York City. The 26-floor Art Deco River House is considered one of the most exclusive places to live in New York City. Its original location in New York City is one of the toughest reservations to secure.

Persons: —, Kevin C, Cox, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Stanley Druckenmiller, Atlantide Phototravel, Richard Nixon, Joan Crawford, Diane Keaton, Uma Thurman, Henry Kissinger, Birkin, Carl Juste, Rebecca Zisser, It's, Rao's, Frank Pellegrino Jr, They're, Pellegrino, Cartier Cheich, Arnold Jerocki, Cartier, Gaston Rahier Organizations: Service, Business, Augusta National Golf, Augusta National Golf Club, National Golf, Bloomberg, Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Google, Town, New York Times, Forbes, Cartier Locations: Georgia, New York City, Atlantide, East, there's, New York, Paris, Dakar

☆ The Masters bubble: No phones and no news – a rare escape from reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Augusta National CNN —A ticket to the Masters, known as a badge, is one of the most elusive items in all of sports. The use of cell phones is strictly prohibited on the property of Augusta National, meaning that patrons – fans at the Masters – quickly become oblivious to outside events. Or you come to the Masters.”During these times of heightened international tensions, that makes Augusta National feel like one of the most isolated places on earth. Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to make an argument against Augusta’s restrictive cell phone policies. “For her, the liberation of being without a cell phone was absolutely spectacular,” he said.

Persons: “, Mike Rawl, azaleas, Louisa Cranford, ”, ” Cranford, Warren Little, Billy Payne, Fred Ridley, Brian Snyder, Scottie Scheffler, Meredith, Ted Scott, Maddie Meyer, O.J, Simpson, they’d, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rachelle Rawl, Bob Nesbit, who’s Organizations: Augusta National CNN, CNN, Augusta, CBS, Reuters, Mental, Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry, Hooters, McDonalds, Washington, Golf Locations: Augusta, Israel, American

☆ Jason Day says he was asked to remove eye-catching top at the Masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australian golfer Jason Day has caught the eye more for his attire at Augusta National this week than his play, and the world No. 21 revealed on Saturday that he was asked by tournament officials to stop wearing a particularly flashy top. But by the time he started his second round on the same day, he was no longer wearing that item of clothing. He told reporters after his third round that he had been asked to remove the flamboyant top. Explaining who had made the request, Day said: “It came from Augusta National.

Persons: Jason Day, “, ”, ’ Organizations: CNN, Augusta National

Seventy-five years ago this past week, Sam Snead won the Masters Tournament and became the first champion to receive one of Augusta National Golf Club’s green jackets. Since the start of the month, Lottie Woad has captured the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. More than 30 past Masters winners gathered for dinner to honor Jon Rahm, last year’s champion, and Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit tee shots to start this year’s tournament. On Sunday, someone — perhaps someone new, perhaps someone already admitted to the locker room reserved for past champions — will win the 88th Masters. But this past week, all of the possibilities seemed to be on greater display than usual.

Persons: Sam Snead, Lottie Woad, Jon Rahm, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson, —, peered skyward, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Woods Organizations: Augusta, Augusta National Locations: Augusta, men’s

☆ Unflappable Scottie Scheffler clinches second Masters title with virtuoso display
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler clinched his second Masters title in style on Sunday, cementing the American’s status as the preeminent force in men’s golf. I love you,” Scheffler replied when asked by Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley if he had a message for his wife. The ball was still amongst the shrubbery when Scheffler rolled in for par on the same green shortly after, extending his lead to three. His first Masters triumph had ended in a shaky – albeit inconsequential – four-putt, but there were no such blips this time round. After a standing ovation on his walk to the 18th green, Scheffler signed off with a simple putt for par.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, Scheffler, Meredith, “ I’m, I’ll, ” Scheffler, Fred Ridley, “, can’t, ”, Brooks Koepka, Scheffler toasts, Warren Little, Woods, Åberg, –, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods, ” Woods, ” Åberg, Fuzzy Zoeller, Europe’s, Andrew Redington, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy’s, Spain’s Jon Rahm, Ominously, Morikawa, Homa, Mike Segar, Rahm, Jamie Squire, Aberg, Ted Scott Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Augusta, Golf, PGA Championship, RSM, Getty Locations: Butler, Augusta, Rome, Homa

An Augusta National Golf Club green jacket hangs on the wall, and 81 televisions show the theatrics and athletic brilliance unfolding on the emerald grounds that host the Masters Tournament. Entrance to this particular sanctum, christened Map & Flag in a nod to the Masters’s storied logo, runs $17,000 per person for the week of golf’s first major tournament. And Map & Flag is not even perched on the 18th green. It is across the street from Augusta National. The hope is that refined appeals to deep-pocketed fans will result in over-the-top spending, bigger profits and lasting loyalty.

Organizations: Augusta National Golf, Augusta National Locations: Paris, Southern, Augusta

☆ The Masters: Bryson DeChambeau tears signpost from ground to set up improvised escape shot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Several signs point to Bryson DeChambeau winning this year’s Masters, including the one he yanked out of the ground at Augusta National on Friday. A thunderous 372-yard drive from the 17th tee during his second round served as a reminder of his status as one of the game’s all-time heaviest hitters. “Playing great golf,” Dechambeau said. Putting is in a great place. Chipping is in a great place.

Persons: Bryson DeChambeau, DeChambeau –, ”, LIV, Augusta National’s, Maddie Meyer, DeChambeau, “, ” DeChambeau, Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler, ” Dechambeau, Homa Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Chipping

But this week’s dinner was overshadowed by the fight between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series that has split the sport. The only certainties, according to insiders who have spoken to DealBook, are that a final agreement isn’t imminent after a series of deadlines have come and gone. And whatever happens between the PGA and LIV may permanently shape the future of professional sports. The 2023 winner, Jon Rahm, designed a menu that reflected his roots in the Basque region of northern Spain. There was, however, a bitter taste to his triumphant return: He quit the PGA Tour for LIV almost four months ago.

Persons: LIV, Jon Rahm Organizations: Augusta National Golf Club, PGA Tour, PGA Locations: Saudi, Basque, Spain

☆ The Landline’s Not Dead (at Least at the Masters)
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Alan Blinder | Doug Mills | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In Georgia, an old-fashioned custom keeps one of the country’s most beloved golf tournaments connected to its past. They call to offer up weather reports, food reviews, golf commentaries, celebrity sightings, souvenir spending confessions, legal advice and trips down memory lane. Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia has long forbidden cellphones for almost anyone inside its gates for the Masters Tournament, which is scheduled to conclude Sunday. “Dad, it’s Ali,” Ali Daschbach began this past week. She paused, a shared moment of anticipation stretching from a phone near the 17th green in east Georgia to Washington State.

Persons: ”, Dad, it’s Ali, ” Ali Daschbach Organizations: Augusta, Golf Club, Washington State Locations: Georgia, Augusta, Washington

☆ The Masters: Scottie Scheffler is flying, but will leave tournament ‘at a moment’s notice’ if wife goes into labor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —In his current form, it almost feels like nothing can stop Scottie Scheffler from clinching his second Masters crown – yet the world No. Speaking after his historic win, Scheffler dished out special praise to his support system at home in Dallas. Scheffler kisses his wife Meredith after clinching his first major title at Augusta National in 2021. David J. Phillip/APBurns joins Scheffler on baby watchScheffler isn’t the only player on baby alert – so too is friend and this week’s roommate Sam Burns. Phil Mickelson’s caddie Jim Mackay carried a beeper around all 72 holes of the 1999 US Open in case the golfer’s wife Amy went into labor.

Persons: CNN —, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Scheffler, ”, Meredith, ” Scheffler, Sara caddied, “, Arnold Palmer, Mike Ehrmann, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, David J, Phillip, AP Burns, Sam Burns, Burns, Caroline, “ It’s, ” Burns, Jamie Squire, Phil Mickelson’s caddie Jim Mackay, Amy, Mickelson agonizingly, Payne Stewart, Mickelson –, – Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, Arnold Palmer Invitational Locations: Augusta, Dallas

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