The Masters 2013: Interactive course guide
Hole-by-hole course information for the 2013 Masters at Augusta National
Hole-by-hole course information for the 2013 Masters at Augusta National
Rory McIlroy paused for a moment when asked if anything less than a win at the Masters this week would be a disappointment, but the answer was worth the wait.
After the novelty of the juvenile debutant the focus at the Masters shifts to those who might win it and ultimately to the great narrative driving the game: Rory versus Tiger.
Forget 15, the magic number in the eye of Tiger Woods is 19, and we are not talking about the Masters appearances the world No 1 clocks up this week.
A hamstring injury sustained on holiday in the Bahamas has forced Darren Clarke to withdraw from the Masters. Clarke has had a wretched run since his victory at the 2011 Open at Royal St Georges, a win that earned him an exemption at the majors for five years.
Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus this week celebrates a golden jubilee ... it's exactly 50 years since, aged 23, he won the first of six Masters titles which firmly establish him as the greatest player of all time at Augusta National.
Former Open champion Darren Clarke has been been forced to withdraw from this week's Masters through injury.
Rory McIlroy can return to world number one with a third major title in the Masters this week, providing Tiger Woods does not finish second on his own.
A stunning final round from Martin Laird denied fellow Briton Rory McIlroy from claiming his first victory of 2013 at the Valero Texas Open.
Sandy Lyle is dripping in nostalgia, the silver tug of a 25th anniversary dragging him back into that bunker on the 18th to churn through endless reruns of the seven-iron that won the Masters in 1988.
Jack Nicklaus won the last of his 18 majors here in Augusta and, with tears in his eyes, he said it was something you can have only once in your lifetime. It came in 1986, when he was 46 and had gone six years without one of the big titles.
Rory McIlroy believes he can still have a shot at the Valero Texas Open title after ending the third round four shots behind leader Billy Horschel.
Rory McIlroy finished the third round of the Valero Texas Open four shots off the lead as he sought a morale-boosting victory ahead of the Masters.
Rory McIlroy has played himself into title contention at the Valero Texas Open and is relishing the opportunity to push for victory this weekend.
Rory McIlroy allayed fears about the state of his game by storming into contention at the Valero Texas Open.
The statistics on Rory McIlroy's season so far have become depressingly familiar.
Rory McIlroy will today set out to make up for his unconvincing start to the Valero Texas Open as he searches high and low for his 'A' game ahead of next week's Masters.
Rory McIlroy’s last-ditch bid to find some form before next week’s US Masters stuttered after a promising start in the Valero Texas Open yesterday.
Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter will have to defy the odds if they want to win the Valero Texas Open and then claim a first Green Jacket in next week's US Masters.
You can almost smell those Georgia pines, leaking sweet perfume all over Augusta. The first major of the season, the Masters, is only a week away and the big dogs are starting to bite.
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
There could be better to come from Tuscan Light judged on her manner of victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Wexford.