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Photos: Tiger Woods at 2024 Masters at Augusta National

Photos: Tiger Woods at 2024 Masters at Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods is back at Augusta National Golf Club for a third straight day of practice rounds.

In preparation for the 88th Masters Tournament, Woods is sporting his new Sun Day Red logo for the first time at Augusta. Woods and TaylorMade announced the new brand in February after Woods and Nike parted ways in 2023 after a 27-year relationship.

The 48-year-old Woods has competed in just one PGA Tour event this year, withdrawing due to illness during the second round of the Genesis Invitational in February. The Masters will be his second start of the 2024 season.

The early reports from his Monday practice round were good.

“He played great today,” playing partner Will Zalatoris said. “He outdrove me a couple times so there was some chirping going on. So, you know, he looks great. He’s moving as well as he can be. Again, with everything he’s gone through, it’s pretty amazing to see how good he’s swinging it.”

Woods is looking for a record 24th made cut, which would put him alone for the most all-time. He’s currently tied with Fred Couples and Gary Player with 23.

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Custom Masters eclipse solar glasses handed out Monday at Augusta National

The spectacles are made of green paper with a Masters Tournament logo on each side.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — With the total eclipse set for Monday afternoon, Masters patrons were handed customized solar glasses upon entry.

The spectacles are made of green paper with a Masters Tournament logo on each side.

“What a cool surprise,” said Grant Thomas, who entered the gates at 7:08 a.m. local time. “We get to experience a solar eclipse and Augusta on the same day. Not bad.”

Augusta National released a statement saying the eclipse is expected to hit the course from 1:45 p.m. to around 4:20 p.m.

“During the eclipse, please do not look at the sun without appropriate solar glasses,” the statement read. “We ask that you exercise caution and be aware of your surroundings while wearing the glasses.”

The club also warned its practice round patrons to not point cameras at the sun.

“Optics can magnify the intensity of sunlight, and this can cause damage to your equipment,” according to the statement.

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How to watch the 2024 Masters on CBS, ESPN, ESPN+, Golf Channel, and how to stream it all

For the 69th consecutive year, CBS brings the Masters to your TV screen.

It’s that time once again.

The 88th Masters Tournament is here with Augusta National Golf Club taking center stage for the first men’s major golf championship of 2024.

For the 69th consecutive year, CBS will have exclusive over-the-air broadcast rights to the event, including the third and final rounds this weekend. This year also marks the 37th time Jim Nantz will host the coverage on CBS. Nantz has covered the Masters 39 consecutive years in all.

CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN and Golf Channel have hours of TV coverage. Fans at home can also live stream across multiple screens using ESPN+, Paramount+, the Masters.com website, the official Masters app as well as CBSSports.com.

Note: All times listed are ET.

How to watch, stream the 2024 Masters

Monday, April 8

On the Range, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Live From the Masters, 2 p.m., Golf Channel

Live From the Masters, 7 p.m., Golf Channel

Tuesday, April 9

On the Range, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Live From the Masters, 9 a.m., Golf Channel

Practice round, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., ESPN+

Live From the Masters, 7 p.m., Golf Channel

Wednesday, April 10

On the Range, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Live From the Masters, 9 a.m., Golf Channel

Practice round, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., ESPN+

Par 3 Contest, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., ESPN+, Masters.com/Masters app

Par 3 Contest, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., ESPN, Masters.com/Masters app

Live From the Masters, 6 p.m., Golf Channel

Thursday, April 11

Live From the Masters, 8 a.m., Golf Channel

Honorary Starters Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson, 8:15 a.m., Masters.com

On the Range, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Featured holes, featured groups, Amen Corner, 9:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, Paramount+

Welcome to the Masters, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., ESPN

First round, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., SiriusXM

First round, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Live From the Masters, 7:30 p.m., Golf Channel

First round replay, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., ESPN

First round highlights, 11:35 p.m. to 11:50 p.m., CBS, Paramount++

Friday, April 12

Live From the Masters, 8 a.m., Golf Channel

On the Range, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Featured holes, featured groups, Amen Corner, 9:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, Paramount+

Welcome to the Masters, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., ESPN

Second round, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., SiriusXM

Second round, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Live From the Masters, 7:30 p.m., Golf Channel

Second round replay, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., ESPN

Second round highlights, 11:35 p.m. to 11:50 p.m., CBS, Paramount+

Saturday, April 13

Live From the Masters, 9 a.m., Golf Channel

Featured holes, featured groups, Amen Corner, 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, Paramount+

On the Range, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

We Need to Talk, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., CBS

Third round, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., SiriusXM

Live From the Masters, 7 p.m., Golf Channel

Third round, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., CBS, Paramount+

Sunday, April 14

Live From the Masters, 9 a.m., Golf Channel

Featured holes, featured groups, Amen Corner, 10:20 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, Paramount+

On the Range, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Final round, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., CBS, Paramount+

Final round, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., SiriusXM

Live From the Masters, 7 p.m., Golf Channel

Green Jacket ceremony, 7 p.m., Masters.com/Masters app

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Tiger Woods plays practice round Sunday at Augusta National ahead of 2024 Masters

Woods is competing in his 26th Masters Tournament this week.

AUGUSTA, Ga. —  Five-time champion Tiger Woods arrived at the Augusta National practice green around 3:10 p.m. local time on Sunday ahead of the 88th Masters Tournament.

He, along with close friend, Rob McNamara, left No. 1 tee without hitting a drive; instead, they opted to walk the fairway and join Tom Kim on the first green.

Woods hit practice chips and putted for 14 minutes before walking to the second hole.

“It’s the best when he’s back,” said Gary Woodland, who was on No. 9 green as Woods walked the first hole. “The energy, his aura. What he brings. Anytime he tees it up here, you know he can win. It’s amazing to have him back. Like I said, the energy is always a little different when he’s out there.”

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Masters champion Tiger Woods plays a stroke from a bunker on the No. 2 hole during a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Augusta National Golf Club)

As Woods walked towards the second hole, he crossed paths with Ben Crenshaw, who was teeing off on No. 9.

“Every time I see Tiger we talk about grip pressure with the putter,” Crenshaw said. “It’s hilarious. I told him, ‘Very light.’”

Woods is competing in his 26th Masters Tournament this week.

Last April, Tiger tied Gary Player and Fred Couples for most consecutive cuts made at Augusta National with 23.

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Scottie Scheffler plays practice round Sunday at Augusta National with sister Molly

The Texas Longhorn played with his sister, Molly, who donned Texas A&M shoes and golf bag.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler teed off at 2:08 p.m. local time Sunday, beginning his 88th Masters Tournament preparation.

The 2023 champion walked side-by-side with his sister, Molly, who, donning Texas A&M shoes and golf bag, center-cut a drive from the member’s tees.

“Just another Scheffler in the middle of the fairway,” said Ted Scott, Scheffler’s caddie.

Banter between the siblings had begun earlier Sunday when Scottie beat his family in their March Madness pool.

Patting himself on the back for his $20 earnings, the golfer hubristically texted his family group thread, “Congrats, Scottie. Proud of you.”

The comment drew a laugh from Scott, who jokingly responded to his player, “Real humble.”

The conversation then shifted to Ted, who recently played Augusta National. “He’s been talking about it for two weeks,” said Scottie, laughing.

Scott — who’s won the Masters three times (twice with Bubba Watson, once with Scheffler) — had ballooned to plus-five on the round before catching fire on the second nine.

He eagled No. 15. Chipped in on No. 17 and holed a bunker shot on 18. He finished even par.

Ted, smiling from the memory, turned to Scheffler’s swing coach, Randy Smith, and said, “Coming down the stretch next Sunday, I’ll have to remind him, ‘Remember the time I played this hole?’”

Earlier in the day Sunday, Scheffler participated in the trophy ceremonies following the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National.

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All the holes-in-one at Augusta National for the Masters

The 16th has had the most aces over the years.

In the history of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National, there have been 34 holes-in-one, the most recent coming in the 2022 edition of the event.

The fourth has just one ace ever.

The sixth has had six holes-in-one.

The most famous par 3 is the 12th, known as Golden Bell, and there have been just three aces there.

The 16th hole has recorded the most aces of any hole at Augusta National with 24.

Below is a list of all the aces.

In tournament history, five aces were made by amateurs, one was made by a golfer using a mashie niblick and one was made by a golfer using a spade mashie. (Bonus points if you know what those two clubs look like).

Augusta National has moved this landmark 65 years after its unveiling

Sixty-five years later, the structure has been relocated.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters Record Fountain has a new home.

In 1959, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the inaugural Masters, a stone water fountain was placed to the left of No. 17 green.

Sixty-five years later, the structure has been relocated to the pathway near the driving range and main entrance ahead of the 88th Masters Tournament.

Etched on a plaque are names of every Masters past champion. Also noted is a progression of course records at Augusta National, from Ed Dudley’s 69 in 1934 to Greg Norman’s 63 in 1996.

In addition to sharing history, the relocation of the Record Fountain will enable patrons to fill cups and bottles en route to the course.

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Lloyd Mangrum stands with Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Clifford Roberts at the Masters Record Fountain during the 1959 Masters Tournament. (Photo: Augusta National/Getty Images)

From 1959 until last year, the structure had several water fountains.

Now, it’s been transformed to a water-bottle filling station.

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On this day: Arnold Palmer won his first Masters in 1958 as ‘Amen Corner’ was born

On April 6, 1958, Arnold Palmer captured his first of four Masters titles.

The year 1958 was eventful at the Masters Tournament.

Two bridges across Rae’s Creek were dedicated in honor of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. A young pro named Arnold Palmer won the tournament for the first time.

And Amen Corner was born.

Actually, the famous stretch of holes — Nos. 11, 12 and 13 — had been in existence for 25 years, but a catchy nickname didn’t exist until Sports Illustrated golf writer Herbert Warren Wind came up with the term in 1958.

The three holes where Rae’s Creek meets the National played a vital role in the early years of the Masters.

The Nelson Bridge commemorates Nelson’s charge of a birdie at No. 12 and an eagle at No. 13 to win in 1937. The Hogan Bridge honors Hogan’s score of 274 in 1953, then the lowest 72-hole score in Masters history.

The 1958 tournament proved to be equally important.

The headline of the Augusta Chronicle highlight’s Arnold Palmer’s victory. (USA Today Network)

After playing two balls on the 12th hole amid a rules controversy and making eagle on the par-5 13th during the final round, Palmer claimed the first of four Masters wins by one shot over Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins.

Wind, a veteran golf writer who also was a jazz buff, decided to combine his interests to describe the Sunday action.

Arnold Palmer, center standing, argues a rules point at the 12th hole after his ball became embedded in the mud during final round of the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in August, Ga., April 6, 1958. The final ruling gave the 28-year-old Palmer, of Latrobe, Pa., a three on the hole and a 73 round for a 284 total.

He took the name from a jazz recording, “Shoutin’ in That Amen Corner.” (Wind wrote that the album was recorded by Milton Mezzrow, but research has shown Mezzrow did not make a record by that name.)

The nickname became part of the tournament’s lore. Wind died in 2005 at age 88, but his lengthy essays and many books are still popular reading for golf fans.

“Herbert Warren Wind was one of the greatest golf writers that ever lived,” former Augusta National and Masters Chairman Hootie Johnson said. “For many years, he wrote wonderful stories about the Masters and the players that competed in the tournament.”

(Editor’s note: This story originally ran on the Augusta Chronicle’s former Masters site.)

New building between Nos. 8 and 18 to improve spectator experience at 2024 Masters

“Every April there’s a new improvement.”

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Ahead of the 88th Masters Tournament, Augusta National announced only one minor course adjustment: a 10 yard addition to the second hole.

On the grounds, however, a sizable structure was erected.

Adjacent to No. 8 tee and No. 18 fairway now sits a stone building with restrooms, concessions and a satellite merchandise stand.

“Every April there’s a new improvement,” said Zach Thomas, of Atlanta, who’s been coming since 2010. “The concession lines are definitely moving faster than previous years.”

According to Anthony McCullough, an assistant supervisor at Stand 8, there’s a basement beneath the new concession area, where three mechanical lifts deliver items to the six concession aisles.

“I’ve been here since 2017 and when an aisle needed something, we used to carry the item above our heads,” McCullough said. “It would occasionally impede the patron flow, but things are way more smooth this year.”

Also new at Stand 8 are yellow cup coolers for $5; the coozies used to be sold only at the golf shop.

Last April, the space between Nos. 8 and 18 was occupied by multiple fixtures. There was a telephone station, food options and merchandise, but the structures would be removed following the Masters Tournament.

The lone permanent building was the restroom area, which was torn down and upgraded.

“This structure, the stone and steel beams, it’s all so beautiful,” said Bethany Thurman, who attended her first Women’s Amateur Finals. “It just fits right in with everything else.”

Masters garden gnome is a hot item once again, with line stretching to practice area

This April, he’s donning a bucket hat, blue argyle sweater and a bag of clubs.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — By 8 a.m. Saturday, the line to the Main Golf Shop stretched towards the practice range.

All Lucy Miller wanted ahead of the 88th Masters Tournament was a gnome.

“I didn’t mind waking up at 5 a.m.,” said Miller, of Los Angeles, who arrived at Augusta National Golf Club by 5:30 a.m. “I told my kids I was bringing home that gnome.”

The craze for the bearded wonder began in 2016, when the Masters Tournament introduced a gnome wearing an argyle cardigan. In 2023, the rendition resembled a Masters patron donning a blue shirt and carrying a stack of green and white cups.

This April, he’s donning a bucket hat, blue argyle sweater and a bag of clubs.

“The Masters made an Instagram post about him last week, and my family said, ‘That’s all we want,’” Miller said.

The gnome was one of many popular items in the shop, which included new designs of Peter Millar shirts. The brand introduced a blue floral pattern this year which displays azaleas.

Other novelty selections include a navy Smathers & Branson belt with various famed items from the Masters Tournament. Included are the Hogan Bridge, the clubhouse, a pimento cheese sandwich and a white arrow pointing toward Amen Corner.

“I’m trying to limit the spending, but I had to splurge on a few shirts,” patron Tom Westmoreland said of the $110 Peter Millar polos. “You could spend hours in this pro shop, and still not see everything.”

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