Growing the Game

Growing the Game

Seven years ago, Augusta National Golf Club partnered with the PGA of America and the United States Golf Association (USGA) to create Drive, Chip & Putt, a series of golf skills tests for boys and girls between ages 7 and 15. Qualifying play lasted for nearly a...
Dark Horses Masters 2020

Dark Horses Masters 2020

By Stephen Delaney Hale  |  Photos provided by The Augusta Chronicle Here are some notable players who have the game to win anywhere. World rankings as of the last week of 2019 Francesco Molinari | World Golf Ranking 18 Francesco Molinari, 37, is the only Italian to...
Ones to Watch Masters 2020

Ones to Watch Masters 2020

By Stephen Delaney Hale  |  Photos provided by The Augusta Chronicle As the tournament approaches, Masters fans – and “experts” – spend countless hours picking their favorites to win the year’s first major. A great tradition for decades in the Augusta/Aiken metro area...
The Jaguar

The Jaguar

Augusta University is one of the smallest schools that fields a Division I golf program. Undergraduate enrollment is just over 5,000, and the Jaguars play at the Division II level in seven other sports. Yet the school has always had a strong golf program, and nearly a...
Thunder in the Hills

Thunder in the Hills

Former Augusta State University National Champion Patrick Reed takes on the world’s best and walks away wearing a Green Jacket New beginnings, thrilling finishes Every year people around the globe, those who are a part of the golf world or those who barely pay...
Dark Horses Masters 2019

Dark Horses Masters 2019

We all have our Ones to Watch as for this year’s Masters Champion – and the lists vary greatly. The following are six players who are many fans’ favorites,  and none of them would be a surprise winner. Rickie Fowler Rickie Fowler should probably be on the...