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4 weeks ago | globalgolfpost.com | Ron Green Jr. |Jeff Barr

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA | The distance from Augusta National to Harbour Town Golf Links on the toe end of this shoe-shaped island is 146 miles, most of it South Carolina backcountry before Calibogue Sound comes shimmering into view. Plenty of miles and plenty of time for Justin Rose to begin to process all that went into his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy in the Masters and his role in a Sunday that will be remembered for years.

1 month ago | globalgolfpost.com | Ron Green Jr. |Jeff Barr

The buzz from Rory McIlroy’s too dramatic Masters victory on Sunday hasn’t yet subsided and for good reason. All of it – one of the best Sundays in major championship history, everything that was on the line and the fact it was McIlroy – made this Masters among the most memorable ever and its impact has no expiration date attached. As much as McIlroy wanted to win the Masters, he needed to win almost as much.

1 month ago | globalgolfpost.com | Lewine Mair |Jeff Barr

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA | Tiger Woods was one of the first professionals to reach out to Ángel Cabrera when the Argentinian returned to the Masters this year for the first time since 2019. As is well known, Cabrera, who won the 2007 U.S. Open and the 2009 Masters, had been in prison between 2021 and 2023 for domestic abuse. “Tiger’s reaction meant a lot to him,” said Cabrera’s elder son, Federico, who was among a contingent watching Ángel practice at Augusta National on Wednesday.

1 month ago | globalgolfpost.com | Ron Green Jr. |Jeff Barr

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA | Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley had the unusual task of following himself Wednesday morning in his annual media address. On Monday, Ridley presented a progress report on the work being done at Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known to locals as the Patch, which will include a new Tiger Woods-designed short course and the creation of a TGR Learning Lab for area students.

1 month ago | globalgolfpost.com | Ron Green Jr. |Jeff Barr

The big oak tree at sunrise before a pratice round for the 2025 Masters Charles Laberge, Courtesy Augusta NationalAUGUSTA, GEORGIA | While the daddies and their children spent Wednesday afternoon playing par-3 golf for the family scrapbook, and thousands gathered to watch between bites of their $1.50 sandwiches, the Masters needed just one more thing. Another sunrise. Everyone has put their work in. Everyone has a plan for Augusta National’s equation.