Groupings were announced on a soggy Tuesday in Augusta and evaluated.

Plus, quotes galore, player insights into the course changes (with photos!) and more in the latest edition.

The Quad’s homepage on Substack.

The Quad’s explanation page and website.

And the fast lane to the subscription page. It’s never too late to join.

Tiger Woods sounded "thankful" to be back and ready to play the 2022 Masters. What it took to arrive at this point required persistence, patience and appreciation.

Here is the full list of tee times for the first and second round of the 2022 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

Tiger Woods says "as of right now" he plans to play in this week's Masters. The five-time tournament champion would be playing in his first PGA event since a 2021 car accident.

Hideki Matsuyama is still dealing with a stiff neck but hopes to be ready to play by Thursday's first round of the Masters.

HOW WE TEST

For our 2022 driver test, over the course of more than 400 individual sessions. 35 golfers tested 38 different driver models. Data was collected using Foresight GCQuad Launch monitors. To minimize variables, all testers hit Titleist Pro V1 golf balls. Outliers were removed and data was aggregated before scores were calculated.

Looking for the best driver for a slice?

The slice is the bane of mid-to-high handicap golfers everywhere. Whether caused by face angle, swing path, strike location, or some combination of them, watching the ball sail off the intended targeted line off the tee is one of the more frustrating golf experiences.

While no piece of equipment can completely eliminate the slice, modern drivers are designed explicitly with intelligent features to help tame that shot and keep it in play more often. Let’s look at some of the best options available.

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Defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama will host Tuesday's Champions Dinner at Augusta National Golf Club.

Should you ditch your 4-iron for a hybrid? Or maybe a 7-wood?

Arccos’ latest update – Strokes Gained by Club – looks to give amateur golfers a level of performance detail that exceeds, well, anything else on the market. Tour players included.

Essentially, this feature of the Arccos Caddie app calculates how much each club in your bag is helping or hurting your game.

Strokes Gained – Explained

Conceptually, strokes gained is straightforward. Every shot you hit is either a net gain (or loss) compared to a database average. For example, let’s say an average 5-handicap golfer takes 3.2 strokes to hole out from 150 yards. If you hole out in 3 strokes, you gain 0.2 strokes (expected outcome less actual outcome). If you take 4 strokes to complete the hole, you lose 0.8 strokes. Again, this is compared to the performance of an average 5-handicap golfer. It stands to reason that it would take a typical scratch golfer fewer than 3.2 strokes to hole out from 150 yards, while a 10-handicap golfer would likely need more than 3.2 strokes.

On the PGA Tour, every shot is subject to strokes-gained analysis. As such, the data is based on the performance of the field that week. The Arccos version allows amateur golfers to apply the same metrics to a more robust repository of data.

Chris "The Bear" Fallica breaks down everything you need to know to bet the 2022 Masters at Augusta National.

In his first Masters as a professional, Tiger Woods shot 40 over his first nine holes. Then he shot 30 on the second nine, and the rest is history.

Tiger Woods was the center of attention during Monday's practice rounds at Augusta National Golf Club, playing with Fred Couples and Justin Thomas, and hitting five out of seven fairways and five of nine greens.

On Monday in Augusta, Georgia, Bryson DeChambeau addressed myriad topics with the media, ranging from him reaching out to Phil Mickelson with no luck to his preparation for the Masters while he recovers from injury.

The Masters and Waffle House are two Georgia institutions. Adidas has paired with the breakfast restaurant chain, based in Georgia, to design gear ahead of this week's major at Augusta National.

A video crew for Masters.com received exclusive access to Tiger Woods’ Sunday practice around and the official site has shared an edited package. Unfortunately it’s more glossy than meaty so it’s tough to tell much about his game, though he’s definitely taking an aggressive lash at the ball. The course was closed to all other media and spectators.

Bob Harig had details on the round if you’re looking for insights in how to play Woods for this week’s inevitable pools and fantasy lineups.

Oddsmakers at PointsBet are not bullish on Woods’ first round scoring potential, setting an over/under a 75.5

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.

What We Tried

PuttOut Tour Studio and Travel Studio

Who Tried It

Phillip Bishop, MGS Most Wanted Testing facilitator

PuttOut Tour Studio and Travel Studio

Since 2016, PuttOut has been turning heads, raising eyebrows and encouraging golfers around the world. Most of our readers have most likely heard of the London-based company. However, if you’re a new reader, here’s a quick overview:

PuttOut’s main objective is to help golfers “practice more and putt less”. Without question, PuttOut’s Pressure Putt Trainer is one of their hottest products. I can attest to the addictive nature of it. You can spend minutes upon minutes attempting to have the ball come to rest in their micro-target. When you achieve the perfect putt, it is extremely gratifying. It’s just like when I’m drowning myself in a video game, striving to achieve a goal and finally hitting that goal. It’s a “high.” Caution: It can be addicting.