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Buckeye Golfer Neal Shipley Has Magical Week At The Masters
From: OSU Golf Ohio State graduate student, Neal Shipley made the cut in his first Masters Tournament, earned low amateur honors and enjoyed a Sunday round at Augusta with Tiger Woods. He was the only amateur to make the cut and received the Silver Cup for being the low amateur. The only other Buckeye to […]
Even The Masters Can’t Control The LIV
By Fred Altvater The membership at Augusta National has been very good at controlling anything and everything that could distract from the pomp and circumstance of this annual rite of spring. Corporate signage is not allowed and they even dictate the timing of advertisements to the television networks that are broadcasting the event. The […]
Austin Greaser Reflects On Masters Appearance
As the runner-up to James Piot in the U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills last summer, Austin Greaser, from Vandalia, was invited to compete in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National in April. “I realized that I’m now standing on the first tee at Augusta, playing in The Masters. This is what The Masters nerves feel […]
The Masters Tournament is Truly Second-To-None
By Mike May You really don’t really need to understand golf to enjoy The Masters. Whether you watch the broadcast on your television, laptop, tablet, or smart phone, there is always an element of excitement and beauty surrounding Augusta National. There are a number of newsworthy aspects of The Masters that makes it, ‘second-to-none,’ ‘ […]
Augusta National’s Commitment to Amateur Golf Paying Dividends
Hideki Matsuyama’s win at the Masters validates Augusta National’s efforts to grow golf worldwide.
Spring Awakens Golf & the Country
It was one year ago that the COVID pandemic shut down our country and we were forced to take sanctuary in our homes. As we approach March 2021, the vaccines seem to be working and the pressure on our medical professionals is lessening. The populace is beginning to return to normal allowing restaurants and entertainment […]
Masters, Augusta National Women’s Amatuer & Drive Chip & Putt Return in 2021
The first major golf tournament of the season, the Masters, will be held next month with limited patrons in attendance. Augusta National will also host the second annual Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals for junior golfers. The Masters annually signals a start to the golf season in the […]
Tiger Woods Teaches Us A Life Lesson
“Golf and Life are not about the last shot. They are about the next one.” Only two other golfers in the history of the game, Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus, are in the same league as Tiger Woods. He was a highly regarded amateur and we all know the success he has recorded as a professional golfer. Perhaps one of the […]
REASONS TO LOVE THE MASTERS in NOVEMBER
5 REASONS TO LOVE THE MASTERS in November By Ed Schmidt Jr. 1. It Will Probably Be a Once in a Lifetime Event Unless we have another global pandemic, or calamity, I’m sure we will never see the Masters played in any other month besides April. From a sports perspective, my two favorite memories […]
Tale of Two Buckeyes at the Masters:
Tom Weiskopf Was So Close, but Jack Nicklaus Holds the Record By Fred Altvater Ohio golfers have had a profound affect at the Masters, with two of the Buckeye state’s very best Tom Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus playing very different roles at the annual spring classic at Augusta National. Tom Weiskopf, the pride of […]