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2024 Masters: Tee times for final round - ESPN
The final round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times:
Tiger Woods not giving up on Masters after making record cut
Tiger Woods refused to give up on his dream of a 16th major title after making a record 24th consecutive cut in the Masters on another windswept day at Augusta National. Woods completed 23 holes in more than seven hours on the course on Friday, a remarkable effort from the injury-ravaged 48-year-old which prompted a standing ovation from the spectators around the 18th green. The five-time Masters champion had to shield his face from sand whipped from the bunkers on the last before tapping in to complete a second round of 72 for a halfway total of one over par. That left Woods seven shots off the clubhouse lead shared by playing partner Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau, who could only add a 73 to his opening 65. "It means I have a chance to win the golf tournament," Woods said. "I'm right there. I don't think anyone is going to run off and hide right now, but it's really bunched. The way the ball is moving on the greens, chip shots are being blown, it's all you want in a golf course today." Asked about his 24th consecutive cut, Woods - who had shared the record of 23 with Freddie Couples and Gary Player - said: "I've always loved playing here. "I've been able to play here since I was 19 years old. It's one of the honours I don't take lightly, being able to compete. "The years I have missed, I wish I was able to play because there's such an aura and mystique about playing this golf course that, unless you have played and competed here, you probably don't really appreciate."
2024 Masters: Tee times for third round - ESPN
The third round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times:
'I'm not out of it' - Mixed emotions for Rory McIlroy after Day 1
Rory McIlroy had mixed emotions after carding a one-under-par 71 on a windswept opening day of the 88th Masters. McIlroy, carded four birdies and three bogeys in his lowest opening round since 2018, but ended the day five shots behind playing partner Scottie Scheffler and six adrift of clubhouse leader Bryson DeChambeau. "It's satisfying in one sense because it's a decent start compared to the way I've played here recently, but I felt like it could have been two or three better," McIlroy, who is making his 10th attempt to win a green jacket and complete the career grand slam, said. "I think after the slow start making a few birdies around the turn was good. A little wasteful coming in. I had a good chance for birdie on 15 in the middle of the fairway and didn't take that. "Missed a shortish one on 16 and then the bogey on 17. But overall still not a bad score, and obviously a lot of golf left to play. "I'm definitely not out of the tournament and not chasing anything tomorrow. I'm playing with Scottie so can keep an eye on what he's doing and I'm looking forward to getting back out there. "If you look at Scottie compared to the rest of the field, the amount of bogey-free rounds he shoots is phenomenal, and that's the secret to winning major championships. "I made three bogeys today, which is fine out there in these conditions, but just need to tidy it up a little bit to try to keep up with him."
Bryson DeChambeau leads at Augusta but the relentless Scottie Scheffler is on his tail
Bryson DeChambeau beat his personal par by two shots as a relentless Scottie Scheffler made an ominous start to his bid for a second Masters title. Almost three and a half years after claiming that Augusta National was a "par 67 for me" due to his prodigious hitting, DeChambeau carded a seven-under-par 65 on a windswept opening day which followed a lengthy weather delay. But that was only good enough for a one-shot lead over Scheffler, the world number one and 2022 champion posting a bogey-free 66 that left playing partner Rory McIlroy trailing in his wake. McIlroy, who is making his 10th attempt to win the Masters and complete a career grand slam, made four birdies and three bogeys in his 71, while defending champion Jon Rahm bogeyed the last two holes in a 73.
Bad weather delays start of Masters
The first round of the 88th Masters has been delayed by at least an hour due to bad weather at Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy hoping Vegas recharge bears fruit at Augusta
Two days before the 2015 Masters, Rory McIlroy stepped out of his preview press conference clearly weary of answering the same question over and over about the career Grand Slam and whether he was about to join only five players in history to achieve that version of golf immortality.