His 2024 appearance inspired pretty much the same reaction as Hovland arrived for his first round wearing an even louder design from J.Lindeberg. Good news for people who think this look is fresh: all items are available for purchase.
$3 for a chicken sandwich. $6 for a beer — including the Masters’ special secret brew. $1.50 for pimento!
The Masters prides itself on being more than a golf tournament. It’s a time capsule back to a different era on grounds that feel like they exist in a different universe entirely.
Each blade of grass is expertly trimmed. Every sidewalk meticulously cleaned of debris. The trees tower over the people on whom they cast shade but no leaves ever seem to fall.
And the concession stands serve America’s cheapest food anywhere outside of minor league baseball’s dollar hot dog nights. Behold, the spot where you can get a couple sandwiches, soda and dessert for less than $10.
The most expensive thing on the Masters menu is a $6 beer or wine — including the specially brewed “Crows Nest” wheat ale that’s only available during tournament week. Chicken, pork barbeque and club sandwiches are only $3 each. The event’s signature pimento cheese sandwich is just $1.50.
This all makes sense when you consider it’ll cost you $115 to buy a ticket for one day of golf at face value (and significantly more on the resale market). That makes it a little easier for the Masters to make its menu cheaper than your local McDonald’s.
Good morning, Winners! Welcome back to the Morning Win. Thanks so much for tapping in with us today. We appreciate you here.
It’s about that time, people. The tradition, unlike any other, has returned. The Masters is back and Tiger Woods is in it again. He’s been a fixture in this tournament for so much of our lives. For most of it, we’ve expected him to dominate.
Sure, he’s old. But he’s still Tiger Woods. And he told us, “If everything comes together, I think I can get one more.”
He’s earned having that mentality with his long history of dominance on this course. Of course, Woods believes that. Why shouldn’t he? This is the same guy who Augusta altered its course for back in 1997. I’m always going to give that guy the benefit of the doubt. Plus, we’ve seen what it looks like when everything comes together for him. Just go back and watch clips from his incredible 2019 run at The Masters that still feels so improbable today.
But we’ve got to be realistic. As much as we want to believe in this guy, rooting for Tiger Woods at The Masters in 2024 is simply hoping he can complete the course these days.
While that 2019 Masters run does exist, it feels like centuries ago. When you look at Woods’ recent history, things aren’t so rosy.
That’s why Woods simply making the cut would be an accomplishment. A good 36 holes from Tiger would be great. If he can finish the tournament? Whew, boy. We’re cooking with gas there.
The reality is that this Tiger isn’t that superhuman Tiger we’re all used toâhe’s a bit closer to you and me these days. That’s OK. That’s life. That’s what makes him even going for it here so special.
Let’s hope he can give us a few special moments here to cheer for. We don’t know when it’ll be the last one.
It seems that those questions have been answered. Well, at least they were for federal investigators, anyway.
Mizuhara is reportedly in negotiations with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to theft, according to the New York Times. Ohtani has been cooperating with the federal investigation into the theft and an MLB investigation that seemingly puts him in the clear.
Things are still confusing, though. We don’t have any answers to how on Earth Mizuhara managed to move such massive amounts of money from Ohtani’s accounts without being caught.
Once details of this investigation are revealed, we may get the answers we’re looking for. Until then, we’ll just be confused.
SO. MUCH. CAITLIN. CLARK.
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Caitlin Clark hasn’t even been drafted yet and she’s already a huge part of the WNBA’s plans for this season. We’ll see a lot of her on TV this year â more than we’ll see the defending WNBA champs, the Las Vegas Aces.
Meg Hall has more here:
“On Wednesday, they released their television broadcast schedule for the upcoming season, which will have several games shown on networks like ESPN, ABC and CBS but will also spotlight the Indiana Fever with 36 nationally televised games. Thatâs more than the defending champion Las Vegas Aces (35 games) and the runner-up New York Liberty (31 games). Thatâs also a 35 percent increase from the 2023 season when the Fever had 22 games on national television.”
I’ve got to be honest, folks. This is ridiculous. To be fair, all of them aren’t on ESPN. Some games will appear on Ion and NBA TV. You can argue that those games might not count. But still, man. This is a lot of Caitlin Clark. It’s easy to see why players like Diana Taurasi will go so hard at her. The league is doing all this for Clark and she hasn’t done anything yet.
Good luck, Caitlin. You’re going to need it this year.
“A tradition unlike any other” officially begins on Thursday morning as the 2024 edition of The Masters is set to get underway from Augusta, Georgia.
Who will take the famed green jacket this year remains to be seen but when they do, whoever it may be will go down in golf history forever.
Now pretty much everyone seems to know that the legendary Tiger Woods went to college at Stanford, but what about other golf legends?
Jack Nicklaus once “Dotted the i” at an Ohio State game so some recall his connection but we don’t tend to remember where most golfers played collegiately like we do football or basketball stars.
So where did all the past champions of The Masters attend college?
24-year-old Swedish golfer Ludvig Ă berg is expected to make waves at the 2024 Masters.
The 2024 Masters will be Ludvig Ă berg’s first ever in his professional golf career.
At 24-years-old, Ă berg will be one of the youngest competitors at the 2024 Masters and with his pedigree, he could very well make a splash at the tournament this year. Ă berg got his first PGA Tour win at the RSM Classic in November 2023 and was also part of the European team’s victory at the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Welcome to the greatest annual weekend in golf as the 2024 Masters gets underway from Augusta, Georgia. Before you start feasting on Pimento sandwiches this weekend, let’s take a moment to look back at Notre Dame’s record holder at the world’s most famous golf tournament.
When you think of Notre Dame athletics you likely think of football stars like Joe Montana and âRocketâ Ismail, a dynastic womenâs basketball team, maybe some solid basketball squads Digger Phelps and Mike Brey put together over the years, or perhaps even the reigning national championship men’s lacrosse team.
Golf is perhaps among the last sports you associate Notre Dame with being great at.
Now the Fighting Irish may not have Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus in their golf record books, but they do have 1970 Masters Champion, Billy Casper.
Casper was one of the best golfers in the world at his prime as he won 51 times on the PGA Tour, the seventh most all-time. 27 of those victories came between 1964 and 1970 which were two more than Nicklaus during that time and six more than Arnold Palmer and Gary Player combined to win in that window.
Casper was also a short-lived Notre Dame athlete, attending the University for one semester on a golf scholarship. He chose to leave college and pursue a career as a professional golfer and as you know by now, that certainly was a wise choice by him.
Casper won that 1970 Masters in a playoff over Gene Littler which led to his record performance at Augusta 35 years later.
How so?
Remember with The Masters, when you win you get a lifelong invitation to keep playing in the tournament regardless of your age or skill set, even if some are encouraged to stop doing so on occasion.
Casper continued to play in the tournament up until 2005 when he played his final round of competitive golf at Augusta.
Casper, who was 73 at that time, was perhaps more than just a little bit past his prime.
You wonât find it in any record book because he never actually turned in his first-round scorecard in 2005, but Casper shot what would be a record-high for a single round at The Masters with a score of 106.
His scorecard that round read as follows: 6-5-5-5-6-5-5-6-6-7-7-3-6-4-6-14-5-5=106
If youâre familiar with Augusta youâre aware that the 16th hole is a par 3 and youâll notice his 14 on that hole alone.  As could possibly guess, had it been an official round Casper would also hold the record for the highest score on a single hole. Since it wasnât three other golfers are tied for the record high by scoring a 13 on various holes over the years.
Casper never turned in his scorecard that April 2005 afternoon however so his Masters record isnât technically even an official one, but we wonât let technicalities get in the way of a good story.
Now, who said Notre Dameâs golf isn’t loaded in tradition?
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on April 7, 2023.
It’s Masters season, and that can only mean one thing. That’s right, it’s time to investigate the mystery of Augusta National Golf Club’s bird song controversy.
Not familiar with this case of (alleged) avian shenanigans? Here’s the lowdown. For years, rumors have claimed that the bird song you hear in the background of Masters broadcasts is fake. Despite a CBS spokesperson insisting that “the birds you hear are live and they are indigenous to Augusta,” many people remain skeptical.
In a 2016Â article, The Washington Post’s Thomas Boswell weighed in on the situation, claiming:
“There are no birds, squirrels, insects or any other living creature indigenous to planet earth at the Masters. Nowhere on the property. Well, okay, there must be some somewhere. But the Post’s Dave Sheinin and I made a multi-day quest for a single bird sighting. So far, none. Those bird calls that you sometimes hear on the Masters broadcast? The source remains undiscovered.”Â
A bird walks along the edge of the fairway during the 2022 Masters. / Photo by Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Boswell and Sheinin aren’t the only reporters who have searched the grounds of the Augusta National Golf Club looking for birds. Sports Illustrated’s Michael Bamberger and Golf Digest’s Shane Ryan have also searched the property for any sign of avian activity during the Masters Tournament. Both writers struggled to spot any birds, though Bamberger did eventually find one after it pooped on him while he was talking to Bob Costas.
While this whole matter may seem silly, the use of artificial bird sound during golf events isn’t unprecedented. CBS even admitted to using recorded bird sounds at the 2000 PGA Championship. For ornithologists and birdwatchers (birders, to those in the know), the artificial birdsong was easy to identify.
So, what do the experts have to say about the chickadee and sparrow soundtrack at the Masters Tournament? As Cornell Lab of Ornithology director John Fitzpatrick told Slate in 2019, the birdsong he heard during 2015 and 2016 Masters broadcasts came from “a pretty representative list of birds that are singing in the pine woods of central Georgia.”
Still, Fitzpatrick suspects that, while “the noise is definitely birds recorded there right on the grounds,” some “audio enhancement” may be occurring. Curious birders may want to keep their ears perked for questionable tweets and chirps during the Masters this year. For others, this strange case of avian antics will probably just remain a fun topic to gossip about while watching golfers line up a shot.
With Sam Bennett tearing it up at The Masters, let’s look back on 10 other amateur golfers to succeed in Augusta.
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on April 7, 2023. It has since been updated
Augusta National can test and break even the best professional golfers on the planet. Yet every once in awhile it seems like an amateur who gets into the field at The Masters starts sneaking their way up the leaderboard and into contention.
In 2023, it was Sam Bennett who found himself eight under par on Friday and in third place. As the gates of Augusta open to the public yet again this week, here are the 10 best performances by amateurs at the famed course.
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on April 7, 2023.
You’re watching The Masters, admiring the ridiculously green Augusta National course between shots and leaderboard check-ins, and thinking: Man, it’d be so cool to play a round of golf there.
It would probably be a major highlight for average golfers to try Augusta at some point. But too bad because the general public can’t just select an open tee time and play a round.
Augusta National is a private golf club with an extremely problematic not-so-distant past with rampant racism and sexism. It’s very exclusive, so the only ways to play a round are to either be a member or be invited as a guest by a member.
As Golf Digest and Golf.com have noted, there are a handful of ways nonmembers can try to play Augusta. The simplest, though surely not the easiest, is to befriend a member of the club and get them to invite you. They have extensive recommendations, but some of the more creative options include:
Volunteer at the Masters
Caddie for Augusta National
Get a job at Augusta National
Work for a big-time sponsor
Write a book officially sanctioned by Augusta National
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Get more invested in the action with this classic treat.
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on April 5, 2023. It has since been updated.Â
The 2024 Masters start this week, and its traditions are unlike any other in sports. One of the more timeless, especially for those wandering the course as fans at Augusta, is the delicious pimento cheese sandwich.
It’s cheap, delectable, and an ideal little treat while watching some of the world’s greatest golfers duke it out in the sport’s premier tournament. It also goes without saying that if you’re not in attendance at Augusta, you can still make a pimento cheese sandwich at home!
And you should really try because:
1. It’s delicious.
2. You’ll feel more involved when watching from your couch.
Here’s a simple recipe for a pimento cheese sandwich — Augusta style, via Golf.com — to get you prepped for The Masters:
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