AUGUSTA - Five-time Masters Tournament champion Tiger Woods will make a "game-time decision" on whether he can return to competition this week. As of Tuesday night, it looks like “a go” after a “phenomenal” practice round, according to former Masters champion Freddie Couples who played Tuesday with Woods.
Woods suffered significant injuries to his right leg and ankle in a February 2021 car accident and has not competed on the Tour since the 2020 Masters. The 508 days between the final round of the 2020 Masters and first round of the 2022 Masters would be the second-longest span between competitive rounds of Woods' PGA Tour career.
Scottie Scheffler will enter the Masters Tournament holding the top spot in both the FedEx Cup standings and Official World Golf Ranking. Scheffler has wins in three of his last five starts and is the first player to win three times in a PGA Tour season prior to the Masters since Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas in the 2016-17 season.
Due to inclement weather and safety concerns, Tuesday’s practice round was suspended at 10:55am (ET) and the course at Augusta National Golf Club was closed for the rest of the day.
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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: Special coverage today from 12:00 Noon (ET) to 5:00pm (ET) on The Masters site. ESPN will provide preview coverage 3:00pm to 5:00pm (ET).
The first two rounds of The Masters (April 7 & 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 (April 7 & 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, April 7–10, 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)
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The Basics:
Tournament site: The Masters
The Masters - Tee Times start Thursday at 8:00am (ET) and go to 2:03pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’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 Thursday.
Next Week: RBC Heritage
The Masters - The Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Odds for The Masters
Source: CBS Sportsline
Jon Rahm +1000
Justin Thomas +1400
Dustin Johnson +1600
Cameron Smith +1600
Scottie Scheffler +1600
Rory McIlroy +1800
Brooks Koepka +2000
Patrick Cantlay +2000
Jordan Spieth +2000
Viktor Hovland +2000
Collin Morikawa +2000
Xander Schauffele +2200
Will Zalatoris +2800
Bryson DeChambeau +3500
Sam Burns +3500
Shane Lowry +3500
Tiger Woods +4000
Matthew Fitzpatrick +4000
Hideki Matsuyama +4000
Corey Conners +4000
Tyrrell Hatton +4000
Daniel Berger +4000
Louis Oosthuizen +4000
Joaquin Niemann +4500
Paul Casey +5000
Adam Scott +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Sungjae Im +5000
Marc Leishman +5000
Tony Finau +5000
Tommy Fleetwood +5500
Billy Horschel +5500
Si-Woo Kim +6500
Justin Rose +6500
Bubba Watson +6500
Patrick Reed +6500
Abraham Ancer +6500
Sergio Garcia +6500
Gary Woodland +7000
Seamus Power +8000
Max Homa +8000
Jason Kokrak +10000
Webb Simpson +10000
Talor Gooch +10000
Brian Harman +10000
Robert Macintyre +10000
Kevin Kisner +10000
Thomas Pieters +10000
Cameron Young +12500
Matthew Wolff +12500
Tom Hoge +12500
Cameron Champ +12500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +12500
Kevin Na +12500
Francesco Molinari +12500
Luke List +12500
Lee Westwood +12500
Erik van Rooyen +15000
Harold Varner+15000
Sepp Straka +15000
Lucas Herbert +20000
Cam Davis +20000
Mackenzie Hughes +20000
Ryan Palmer +20000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +20000
Danny Willett +20000
Stewart Cink +20000
J.J. Spaun +20000
Padraig Harrington +25000
Takumi Kanaya +25000
Garrick Higgo +25000
Min Woo Lee +25000
Zach Johnson +25000
Keita Nakajima +30000
Charl Schwartzel +30000
Harry Higgs +30000
Lucas Glover +30000
Guido Migliozzi +40000
Hudson Swafford +40000
Bernhard Langer +75000
Aaron Jarvis +100000
James Piot +100000
Stewart Hagestad +100000
Fred Couples +100000
Vijay Singh +100000
Austin Greaser +100000
Mike Weir +100000
Jose Maria Olazabal +200000
Laird Shepherd +200000
Larry Mize +250000
Sandy Lyle +250000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: Spring is officially here with the April tee-off of The Masters and the start of baseball. The picks for Tee Els’ PGA Fantasy game (and two reserves) will include a star-stu8dded line-up: Justin Thomas will get a start, along with Brooks Koepka, Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson. TL’s bench players will be just as strong, just in case they’re atop the leaderboard on Friday night: Sam Burns and Justin Spieth.
For the One and Done: It’s Brooks Koepka
What They’re Saying:
Defending champ Matsuyama Hopeful Despite Neck Pain (ESPN.com)
Tiger Woods Scheduled to “Give it a Go” at Augusta (ESPN.com)
Couples: Tiger Phenomenal in Practice Round (ESPN.com)
Cameron Smith’s Secrets to Success at The Masters (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings Prior to The Masters (PGATourCom)
FedExCup Standings Going Into The Masters (PGATourCom)
Industry News, #Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy News
Nine Things to Know for Augusta (PGATourCom)
Expert Picks for The Masters - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Masters - (PGATourCom)
Everything You Need to Know About The Masters’ Champion Dinner (Golf.com)
Props and Outrights for the ‘22 Masters (ActionNet)
Expert Picks from ESPN (ESPN.com)
On This Day in Golf History:
April 6, 1958 - Arnold Palmer won his first of four titles at The Masters and his first-ever Major - one stroke ahead of Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins. Palmer eagled the 13th hole in the final round, but endured a three-putt on the final hole of the final round to record a (73). The erm “Amen Corner” was first used in the Associated Press story of that year’s Masters. - 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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