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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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)

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)

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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