Rory McIlroy is feeling fine after blister discomfort during the practice round of PGA Championship which starts May 14. McIlroy is looking for his second consecutive major after winning Augusta Masters last month.

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McIlroy won a hefty prize money $4.5 million - the joint-highest in PGA Tour along with the Players. The total purse for the Masters 2026 was $22.5 million, also the highest in the tournament history. McIlroy now has $13 million in 18 career Masters appearance - the most by any player.

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McIlroy joined Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only back-to-back winners in Masters history, firing a final round one-under-par 71 to finish on 12-under-par 276 and defeat top-ranked Scottie Scheffler by one stroke.

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Playing on the eight hole in the front-nine, Schauffele hit the ball right into a patron's shopping bag, which eventually was a lucky break for him as he made par on the hole before finishing 2-under 70 for the day.

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The five-time major champion from Northern Ireland pitched to three feet and tapped in for birdie at the par-five second hole but left a nine-foot par putt hanging on the edge to bogey the third.

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Among those who aced the holes were Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, and Keegan Bradley. The nine-hole course is Wednesday tradition of the Augusta Masters dating back to 1960 when Sam Snead won the inaugural contest.

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No Par-Three Contest winner has ever captured the green jacket in the same year. The 31-year-old from Wolverhampton grabbed the solo lead on five-under with his birdie at the eighth hole.

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McIlroy suffered an injury scare last month when back pain prompted his withdrawal at Bay Hill. But he competed the following week and has rested since.

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Woods has reportedly checked into a rehab in Switzerland after crashing his car near his Jupiter Island home in Florida on March 27. He was later arrested on charges of Driving Under Influence (DUI) which he has challenged in the court of law.

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The details emerged from bodycam footage which was released recently after his car crash on March 27. Woods can be seen on the phone in the video and telling a sheriff deputy on the scene, "yeah, I was just talking with the president.”

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This year will mark the first time since 1994 that both Mickelson and 15-time major winner Tiger Woods will miss the Masters.

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Woods has pleaded not guilty to DUI charges after a March 27 car crash in Florida. Citing health and recovery needs, he has withdrawn from the 2026 Masters. Woods faces an April 23 arraignment for DUI, property damage, refusing a drug test, though no alcohol was found in his system.

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The menu also includes his favorite tuna recepie, a dish made by his mother Rosie, and the wine he drank after winning last year. The major begins on April 9, but before that comes Champions' Dinner and McIlroy is decided to put deer in the menu. 

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World number one Scottie Scheffler, who was tied for third after one round last year on the way to his second Masters title, said he didn't pay much attention to that.

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World number one Scheffler could join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to win two straight Masters titles. Sports

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Out of 35 chairs, 32 were occupied while three remained vacant. Among the former champs who missed the dinner were Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle.

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The late Seve Ballesteros, who inspired not just his nation, Spain, but the entire European continent, would be a proud man up there today. On his birthday, Jon Rahm, who grew up idolising the magician, won the 87th Masters in a rather imperious fashion.

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American Brooks Koepka has his fifth major title in his sights as he heads into what will be a hectic final day showdown with Spain's Jon Rahm at the rain-affected Masters.

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On a day when one of the most prominent players in the breakaway LIV Golf series led the field at the Masters by three shots, Rory McIlroy, the world number two and the PGA Tour's most active supporter, faced an early exit.

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Brooks Koepka gained an early advantage in the ongoing Masters 2023 after stamping his authority with some clean finishing. Koepka scored five-under par 67 and take a four-shot lead into the weekend.

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Norway's Viktor Hovland set the early pace at the 87th Masters on Thursday, reaching the turn at five-under par while five-time champion Tiger Woods toiled with three early bogeys.

Masters 2023: Viktor Hovland sets early pace as Tiger Woods toils at initial phase in Augusta

It usually takes two to tango, but professional golf has always been a lot more fun when three players, at the top of their games for a protracted period of time, are going at each other’s throats.

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The world's greatest golfers face each other on Thursday for the first time since the bitter LIV Golf-PGA Tour split divided the sport and appropriately it is the timeless tranquility of Augusta National that provides the arena.

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Players on the LIV Golf circuit have been allowed to compete at the 2023 Augusta Masters. LIV Golfers are currently banned from competing in events on the PGA tour.

Players on LIV Golf circuit allowed to compete at 2023 Augusta Masters

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