The tournament’s front end bunched up considerably over the course of Saturday’s play, which was disrupted by an hour-long delay caused by bad weather. It was Hideki Matsuyama who made the biggest moves, shooting a superb 65 and rising to the top of the leaderboard on 11-under, four shots clear of Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele,…
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Play suspended on third day of Masters due to inclement weather
The 2021 Masters golf tournament An attendant adjusts the scores of golfers from behind a leaderboard during round three of the Masters on Saturday, April 10. The 2021 Masters golf tournament Matsuyama finished with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into Sunday’s final round. The 2021 Masters golf tournament Spectators walk…
The Masters: Billy Horschel has unfortunate slip on bank of hole after removing shoes and socks for shot in water
The 2021 Masters golf tournament An attendant adjusts the scores of golfers from behind a leaderboard during round three of the Masters on Saturday, April 10. The 2021 Masters golf tournament Matsuyama finished with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into Sunday’s final round. The 2021 Masters golf tournament Spectators walk…
Grand National: Rachael Blackmore becomes first female jockey to win
The Irish rider rode the 11-1-shot horse, trained by Henry de Bromhead, at the famous race at England’s Aintree Racecourse to a victory by six-and-a-half lengths. “I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t even feel human,” the 31-year-old told ITV Racing afterward. Previously, the closest any woman had come to winning the…
The Masters: Big names make big moves at second day but still trail Justin Rose
A two-time winner at Augusta, Spieth — following his first PGA Tour victory since 2017 last week — hit a 4-under round to finish 5-under, while his friend Thomas hit a 5-under round to finish 4-under. And after looking completely out of sorts on Thursday, 2020 US Open winner DeChambeau had a 5-under round of…
The Masters: Si Woo Kim breaks putter in frustration, forced to put with wood
The 2021 Masters golf tournament Justin Rose eyes a par putt on the first hole Friday. Rose held a one-shot lead at the Masters heading into the weekend. The 2021 Masters golf tournament People spread out from one another as they watch Tommy Fleetwood putt on the 16th green Friday. The 2021 Masters golf tournament…
The Masters: Abraham Ancer ‘gutted’ after two-stroke penalty for inadvertent bunker error
Video footage showed that Ancer “unknowingly” touched the sand in a bunker on the 15th hole on Thursday. In a statement from James B. Hyler, Jr., chairman of the Augusta National’s competition committee, because the touching of the sand was “deemed visible to the naked eye” and the world No. 31 signed his scorecard, a…
The Masters: Justin Rose charges into four-shot lead with commanding first-round 65
Justin Rose raced into a four-shot lead on Thursday thanks to a superb back nine that saw him finish on seven-under par. Despite being two-over after seven holes, the Englishman rallied and hit an eagle on the eighth and seven birdies between the ninth and 17th to close four shots ahead of second-placed Brian Harman…
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Lee Elder acknowledges applause as he joins Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. In 1975, Elder became the first African American to ever play in the Masters. Matt Slocum/AP Updated 7:54 PM ET, Thu April 8, 2021 Lee Elder acknowledges applause as he joins Gary…
Zsolt Petry: Hungarian FM questions EU’s ‘freedom of expression’ after coach is sacked
Petry, who had been at the club since 2015, criticized European migration policies in an interview published on April 5. When asked whether he sympathized with conservative social policy in Europe, Petry replied: “Entirely. I can’t even understand how Europe is capable of sinking to the moral depths it is at now. “Immigration policy to…