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AUGUSTA - Due to early morning thunderstorms today, the patron gate opening times are delayed by 30 minutes. Ticketing gates open at 7:30am (ET) and Honorary Starters will take place at 8:15am, followed by the first tee time at 8:30am (ET).
Scheduled for 10:34am (ET) today, now 11:04am (ET), Tiger Woods will tee-it-up alongside playing partners Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann. If all goes well, the trio will do it again on Friday at1:41pm (ET) and the 2022 Masters Tournament will march on.
That trio, “Group 14” is likely to finish-up before ESPN begins its broadcast so to see Tiger play, the easiest is to crank up ESPN+ or Masters.com and the Masters app and its 12 hours of live coverage. On either platform, you can watch featured groups, featured holes, and Amen Corner.
World No. 2 Jon Rahm has four consecutive Top-10s at the Masters Tournament, the longest active streak. Rahm, who won the 2021 U.S. Open, also has the longest active streak of Top-10s in major championships with five.
Two-time FedEx Cup Champion Rory McIlroy can become the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam with a win this week, joining Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen.
The Masters Tournament is the first major championship of the season and second of five events offering 600 FedEx Cup points to the winner. Cameron Smith won The PLAYERS Championship in March, (aka the Fifth Major) and earned his fifth PGA Tour title and his second of the season. He comes in to Augusta National quite “hot.”
The Masters 2022 | Special Discount | Best offer of the PGA Tour Season
Preview | The Masters
COURSE: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
ARCHITECT: Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones Jr.; Perry Maxwell in 1937
YARDS/PAR: 7,475 yards/Par 72
2021 PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $11,500,000/$2,070,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Hideki Matsuyama
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @The Masters
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds of The Masters (today and April 8) are scheduled for coverage from 8:30am to 7:30pm (ET) on The Masters Network. On Saturday, coverage is set for 10:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on the Masters and 3:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on CBS. On Sunday, The Masters goes from 10:15am to 7:00pm (ET) and CBS coverage runs from 2:00pm to 7:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage from The Masters (today and April 8) is scheduled for coverage from 8:30am to 7:30pm (ET) on The Masters Network/ESPN+. On Saturday, coverage is set for 10:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on the Masters and ESPN+ while Sunday The Masters streaming goes from 10:15am to 7:00pm (ET) on the home site and ESPN+
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Live Tournament coverage will air each day, today through April 10, starting at 2;00pm (ET) and running through the completion of play. Additionally, each day before the broadcast begins, SiriusXM will provide live look-in coverage of featured groups during its programming in the morning and early afternoon. … Several new acclaimed voices join the SiriusXM broadcast team this year. Mike Tirico will be the lead play-by-play voice from 4pm ET through the conclusion of play each day. World Golf Hall of Fame member Curtis Strange will be the lead analyst for the Saturday and Sunday rounds.
How to Watch/Stream the PGA Tour Live: (ESPNCom)
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The Basics:
Tournament site: The Masters
The Masters - Tee Times start today at 8:30am (ET) and go to 2:33pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for cloudy skies in the morning giving way to sunshine in the afternoon. Temperature about 61-degrees with a 20% chance of rain. Winds at 15 mph (West).
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 7:30am (ET) on Friday.
The Masters - The Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
No changes as of 7:00am (ET) April 7.
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying:
Everything’s Good for Tiger (Golf Week/USA Today)
Five Things to Know for Masters (PGATour.com)
Phil Mickelson Invited, but Pulled Out of Masters (ESPN.com)
Weir, Hughes Share Par 3 Title (ESPN.com)
Masters Par 3 Photo Gallery (Golf Week/USA Today)
Industry News, #Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy News
Bettors Backing Longshot Tiger Woods (ESPN.com)
Eight Favorites for 2022 Masters Tournament (ActionNet)
Fred Ridley’s Non-Comments (Golf Week/USA Today)
Expert Picks for The Masters - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Masters - (PGATourCom)
Expert Picks from ESPN (ESPN.com)
Next Week: RBC Heritage
On This Day in Golf History:
April 7, 1955 - Arnold Palmer teed-it-up at The Masters for the first time in his career. Palmer, a professional golfer for less than a year, shot an opening round (76) and eventually finished T-10 for the tournament, earning $696.00 for his efforts. Last year, a 10th place finisher earned $310,500. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt:
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