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CBS moves Frank Nobilo to the 16th. Plus, all range shots will be tracked, upgraded HDR video is promised, and other notes on the presentation.

Bubba Watson explained his Mount Rushmore of ridiculous shots he's pulled off at Augusta National over the years.

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Bubba Watson has produced his share of mind-bending highlights. But few match his little-known miracle shot from the 2022 Masters.

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Two places that forever will be associated with Greg Norman are Doral, where he won three times, and Augusta National, where he had three second-place finishes.

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From Tiger's latest social media activity to spending the next 14 days in Augusta, get caught up on the week in golf.

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Here is the “biggest problem” for older amateur players, according to major winner Padraig Harrington, who was talking on Golf Channel.

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Akshay Bhatia will look to go back-to-back at the Valero Texas Open. Here's how to catch the action on ESPN+.

Who are some of the top players to watch at the sixth edition of the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Believe it or not, golf was once banned in Scotland—the country where the sport originated.

1. The 1457 Ban by King James II

• In 1457, King James II of Scotland issued a ban on golf through an Act of Parliament.

• The reason? Golf was distracting Scottish soldiers from practicing archery, which was essential for national defense.

• The ban also included football (soccer) for the same reason.

2. Repeated Bans in the 15th Century

• The ban was reinforced in 1471 by King James III and again in 1491 by King James IV.

Tiger Woods duped many people, including CNBC, with an April Fools joke claiming he had been cleared to play in next week's Masters.

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I played Augusta National on the Monday after the Masters. Here is what I learned about golf, and about myself.

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Titleist has launched its anticipated GT280 mini driver. Here are four things you need to know about the newest mini driver.

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Mini drivers may not prove to be the “next big thing” but they’re inarguably the thing, right? With the introduction of the GT280, Titleist isn’t just joining the latest trend; it’s trying to lay claim to a position in the market it that its competitors have mostly ignored with their recent releases.

Within the last year, the mini driver landscape has expanded from essentially a TaylorMade monopoly to an increasingly legitimate equipment segment with multiple options. The GT280 joins TaylorMade’s BRNR Mini (304cc), PXG’s Secret Weapon (300cc) and Callaway’s Paradym Ai Smoke Ti 340. The first and last on that list are likely to be replaced sooner rather than later.

To paraphrase Roy Scheider in Jaws, “We’re gonna need a bigger bag.”

Titleist GT280: The mini-est driver

What differentiates Titleist’s GT280 from what’s available right now is that it’s more compact than its competitors’ offerings. At 280cc (hence the name), one might say it’s positioned closer to the middle of the driver-to-fairway wood spectrum. GT280 is neither a shrunken driver nor an oversized 3-wood. By blending technologies from driver and fairway wood, Titleist has purposefully positioned GT280 as a more versatile option in the mini driver category.

“GT280 is a completely new offering that was born from golfer feedback,” said Josh Talge, Titleist’s Vice President of Golf Club Marketing. “For some, this club is for tee shots only. Others need to be able to hit this club off the turf. GT280 is designed to perform exceptionally under both conditions.”

In a just and fair world, how much should a new wedge cost?

The going rate for a mainstream OEM’s top-shelf, Tour-level wedge starts at around $169.99 and can run as much as $189.99. Yeah, you can buy last year’s closeouts for less. That’s always an option but you may not always be able to find the lofts you’re looking for.

Well, today Wilson is dropping a new (for them) line of cavity-back game-improvement wedges that will run you all of $130 a pop, whether you’re in the U.S. or Canada. While that’s a price you can meet or beat with most direct-to-consumer brands, it’s at least a 15-year throwback price for a mainstream retail-focused OEM.

The new line of Wilson Infinite wedges sparks many questions.

First among them, however, has to be that at $130 each, are you sacrificing anything? The answer is almost “certainly.” The good news, however, is that if you’re the golfer Wilson is targeting with these wedges, you’ll probably miss the extra $50 in your pocket more.

I’ve raved and written ad nauseam about the host of green and yellow gear dropping this month. But perhaps my favorite of the bunch (for now) is the most surprising.

I find myself really enjoying the new Azalea Gold Collection from Sun Day Red. The budding brand took a different, more subtle approach to the theme and it’s quite refreshing.

Don’t get me wrong, I love me some bright colors. But something about the way Sun Day Red is paying homage to Augustas iconic flora without the overuse of the Barney-esque magenta color is really speaking to me.

Subdued patters and color schemes are few and far between when it comes to Masters gear. Sun Day Red does both in a way that’s fun without being a bore.

On top of that, the attention to detail is really shining through. Custom patches that read Augusta, GA and list each of Woods’ Masters wins is a nice touch, not dissimilar to an NBA team hanging a championship banner.

In a move I suppose we probably should have seen coming, especially given the massive footprint (you can see it from space), L.A.B. Golf has announced the TNS-1 (Torque Neutral System One) – the world’s first Lie Angle Balanced driver.

“We’re excited to bring L.A.B. technology to a new category,” said Dean Torkless, VP of Unrestrained Concepts at L.A.B. Golf. “The TNS-1 is more than a decade in the making and we’re a little surprised we got here first. When we saw all those screws on the first generation of PXG metalwoods, we thought they had figured it out. Turns out, they were just overcomplicating adjustability.”

“We’re excited to have the category [zero-torque drivers] to ourselves. At least until the guys in Carlsbad get wind of this.”

As you would expect from L.A.B., the TNS-1 driver is as big as it can be, pushing right up against the USGA’s dimensional limits.

“We could have made it smaller but then it wouldn’t be so in-your-face ugly,” said Torkless. “That’s what our customers know us for. It’s what they expect and we’re going to deliver.”

In 1970, an author purchased a piece of furniture once owned by Masters cofounder Clifford Roberts. The mystery of it continues to this day.

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The 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur kicks off this week in Georgia. Here's the complete TV schedule and streaming info.

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The ladies will get the first look at Alister MacKenzie's masterpiece in 2025 as they compete in the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

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In a surprise announcement Monday morning, the USGA announced that golf ball manufacturers’ 2025 models have all secretly been the new “rolled-back” golf ball.

The shocking revelation was made by USGA VP of Golf Ball Guidelines Isaac Mark Andrew Killjoy IV at a hastily called press conference at the Chit Chat Diner in West Orange, N.J. Killjoy told the assembled press corps that the new ball has, unbeknownst to golfers, been on store shelves since early January.

“We wanted to show golfers they were crying about nothing,” Killjoy told reporters in between bites of his Nutella and bacon pancakes, a Chit Chat Diner specialty. “You’ve been using the rolled-back ball for three months and everybody thought their lack of distance meant they needed a new driver.”

Killjoy said the stealth rollout was the work of a new USGA task force called Fairness Under New Standards, Uniform Controls, Knowledge and Regulations (FUNSUCKR).

“FUNSUCKR has really lived up to its name,” Killjoy laughed as he continued carb-loading with a plate of carrot cake waffles. “Thanks to this group’s work, we have preserved the honor, integrity and soul of the game by going behind every golfer’s back.”