Dave Skretta

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Dave Skretta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s fragile mental state got a big boost when he left Augusta National on Thursday night, shortly after a pair of late double bogeys had cast a pall on an otherwise brilliant round, in time to put his 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, to bed. It got another when he arrived on Friday and spoke with famed sports psychologist Bob Rotella. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 week ago | ncnewsonline.com | Dave Skretta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — More than 30 years ago, Fred Couples helped Bernhard Langer slip back into the green jacket at the Masters. On Friday, both of them nearly made the cut. kAm{2?86C[ A=2J:?8 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^>2DE6CD\2F8FDE2\?2E:@?2=\36C?92C5\=2?86C\`65f2a52a_e``3aad56fbgf35_bbhf_cQm9:D c`DE 2?5 7:?2= |2DE6CDk^2m[ >256 2 4@FA=6 @7 3:C5:6D @?

1 week ago | ncnewsonline.com | Dave Skretta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s fragile mental state got a big boost when he left Augusta National on Thursday night, shortly after a pair of late double bogeys had cast a pall on an otherwise brilliant round, in time to put his 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, to bed. It got another when he arrived on Friday and spoke with famed sports psychologist Bob Rotella. kAmw:D 25G:46 E@ |4x=C@Ji q6 A2E:6?E]k^Am kAm%96 bd\J62C\@=5 }@CE96C? xC:D9>2?

1 week ago | ncnewsonline.com | Dave Skretta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Just a couple of weeks ago, Scottie Scheffler thought his game was not quite as sharp as he would have wanted it. “Sharp” might be a poor word choice given what happened in December. kAmx? 2?J 42D6[ $49677=6CVD 82>6 =@@<65 — w@H D9@F=5 H6 D2J :En — ?:46=J 9@?65 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^>2DE6CD\2F8FDE2\?2E:@?2=\>4:=C@J\D49677=6C\h7`_dbfbbg3e5b_6chg32_36`g576a`aQm@A6?:?8 C@F?5 @7 E96 |2DE6CD @? %9FCD52Jk^2m[ H96? E96 5676?5:?8 492>A:@?

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Dave Skretta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Fred Couples was so unflappable during the first round of the Masters that not even a sound engineer for one of the broadcasts who wandered down the middle of the fairway as the 1992 champion was trying to tee off threw him out of sync. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. “I don't want to be a clown,” Couples said, “but I can play golf. I can play around here.