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MIKE KEEGAN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: As the great Spaniard strolled off the 18th a young boy held out his hand for a ball. Jose Maria Olazabal duly obliged to leave the delighted youngster, wearing his green Masters cap, with another souvenir. The child's father held out a fist to bump. 'He was champion twice,' he told him. At 58 those victories, in 1994 and 1999, may well feel like a long time ago. These days, simply avoiding the cut represents success for a veteran who has played just two professional events since 2022.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: They say experience is worth its weight in jackets at Augusta. No one seems to have slipped that message into the pocket of Nicolai Hojgaard. This is the 23-year-old Dane's first Masters and yet he defied conventional wisdom and the elements to post a 73 that was more impressive than it might sound. His four-under-par tally gave him possession of the early clubhouse lead, but it also represented the value of resilience on a day when gusts touched 25mph.

It wouldn't be Masters week without family members taking to the course for the traditional Par 3 curtain raiser. On the eve of every Masters championship at the Augusta National Golf Club, players invite their wives, girlfriends, sons and daughters to caddie for them in a stress-free event before the serious stuff gets underway the following day. And more often than not, they are even allowed to take shots on their behalf in the Par 3 contest as some of the world's top golfers hand over their clubs to relatives.

AUGUSTA DIARY: Anticipation is building up ahead of the Masters, which are due to start on Thursday. It's likely to be an exciting tournament, with the PGA and LIV Golf wars raging. Mike Keegan of Mail Sport brings you all the main talking points from Augusta.

AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: Jordan Spieth has praised Scottie Scheffler as the best ball-striker since Tiger Woods, and dismissed the 'haters' who argue that the world No. 1's putting gives the Masters a chance this week. Although just one of those sentiments seems watertight, Scheffler arrives in Augusta as both the form player and the strong favorite to win a second green jacket. Scheffler's rivalry has naturally been heightened by the dramatic changes made with his new club over the past three years, which have culminated in a string of two victories and a tie for second in his first three starts. Previously, it was an odd occurrence that a golfer with the best tee-to-green numbers since Woods was also one of the worst with the putter, but the discrepancy was unavoidable, considering his conversion to a mallett putter.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Ahead of another series of walks up and down the slopes of Augusta a thought occurred to Shane Lowry recently - is he over the hill? His internal monologue did not frame it so eloquently, but he has been through the existential crucible of all golfers awaiting the next victory. The one where they wonder if their best has already arrived and gone has been a long time. Lowry's 37th birthday was the trigger for the celebration. That was on April 2 and our chat took place a few weeks before, just as it was getting closer.

During a thrilling conclusion to his third round at the Valero Texas Open on Saturday, Jordan Spieth took a detour via the clubhouse roof. In San Antonio, the three-time major winner cardsed a level-par 72 to leave himself three-under-par for the tournament, taking the lead. However, his scorecard told only half of the tale after Spieth finished with a double-bogey seven that included visits to a drainage ditch and the clubhouse roof.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI TPC SAWGRASS: Patrick Cantlay is not expecting 'anything' to come from the first meeting of key players from the PGA Tour and the LIV circuit's Saudi-backers. On Monday, six members of the Tour's policy board and the kingdom's Public Investment Fund were encouraged to meet around a table in the hopes of finding a way forward in a consolidation process that has met its December 31 deadline. It could be a pivotal moment in the standoff, if only because it will be a thrilling face-to-face encounter between PIF chief Yasir Al-Rumayan and Tour's player directors Jordan Spieth, Cantlay, Adam Scott, and Peter Malnati.

TPC SAWGRASS: DANIEL MATTHEWS: As talks 'accelerate' over a potential conclusion to golf's civil war, Jordan Spieth and other PGA Tour board members are invited to speak with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the head of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, as rumors 'accelerate' over a potential end to the sport's civil war. Spieth is one of six player directors of the new PGA Tour Enterprises, alongside Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati, Adam Scott, and Webb Simpson. Spieth was speaking at TPC Sawgrass in round two of The Players, just days after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said talks over a merger with the PIF were 'accelerating.'

Matt Fitzpatrick's time has come, he has rediscovered his form and fixed his driver a month ahead of the Masters has been one of the most bizarre of mistakes. Given his position in the lead after two rounds at the Players Championship, the Englishman now has a laugh about a blunder that kept him back for a year without him even knowing it. During rounds at Sawgrass, the'mistake that no one knew about' was revealed, relating to an experiment he undertook last February when the former US Open champion gained weight to his clubs.

After his spectacular start to the Players Championship was stifled by a long rules debate with Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy maintained that his conscience was clear. The world No. 2, who was rusty in recent weeks, was considerably closer to his best in an early round of 65 that gave him a piece of the clubhouse lead at Sawgrass. However, his ten birdies were overshadowed by controversies on the seventh hole, his 16th of the day, when he yanked a drive into the water. McIlroy appeared to be in debating with Spieth, his playing partner, over the correct place for his dismissal.

Exclusive inTERVIEW: Caleb Williams has taken to Madagascar to help remove all the chaos and rumors ahead of the NFL Draft, where he is expected to be the first overall pick. On Thursday, the quarterback spoke with DailyMail.com while following Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and Viktor Hovland through the first round of The Players at TPC Sawgrass. It's just over a month until the NFL descends on Detroit for the 2024 draft, with the USC star expected to be the most coveted recruit.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT SAWGRASS: Despite increasing concerns that the game has stalled, golf's peace negotiations are 'improving,' according to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. Monahan's first media appearance since August, as well as the earlier deadline of December 31 for finalization of talks with the Saudi backers of LIV, was pushed back. However, he was adamantly progress was being made in private and reiterated his Tour's need for a contract at a time when that motivation was questioned.

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Golfers must commit to the game from an early age, forgoing childhood pleasures in the search of a dream to make it to the top. That deal, unfortunately, is unfulfilled for the most part. Only a select few make it to the elite level of the game, whether due to injury, appearance, or simply bad luck. That's why it's so rare to see some of the early images of the stars of today's day, who have managed to defyse and, in even rarer cases, win the major awards of the sport.

Although Tiger Woods' early departure from the Genesis Invitational was making news, Jordan Spieth was still barred from the tournament for signing the wrong score on his card. It was Spieth's first disqualification in 263 PGA tournaments. At the turn of the second round at Riviera, Spieth was within three shots of the lead when he collapsed three shots as Patrick Cantlay, who was in his group, started to withdraw. Spieth shot double bogey on the 18th hole for a 73, leaving him ten shots behind. However, on the par-3 fourth hole, he took a 3 when he had already made a 4, resulting in disqualification. Spieth had gone from the left to the right, chipped to about 4 feet, and lipped out.

Byeong Hun An summed up the scene at Waste Management Phoenix Open this weekend as 'completely out of control on every hole.' The People's Open' is a festival that is renowned for providing one of the best scenes on the PGA Tour. However, An is correct, this weekend's festival was marred by a select few people taking it too far.

After winning his third PGA Tour event over the weekend, US Open champion Wyndham Clark committed to staying on the traditional golf circuit after a courtship with LIV Golf. The 30-year-old golfer confirmed that he did indeed talk to LIV officials as rumors swirled that the Saudi-backed breakaway league was trying to lure Clark to their circuit. 'I did indeed speak with LIV and went through those conversations.' Clark: "I wanted to see what they could bring to the table," Clark said. I ultimately decided against attending LIV because I felt like I still had a lot of things to do on the PGA Tour and wanted to set new records, rather than simply aiming for world rankings.'

Following a tense hour-long phone call between the two teams, golfing legends Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are split on the future of the PGA Tour. The Saudi Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf's financial backers, and the PGA Tour remain in negotiations over a potential merger, but there has been no progress since the deal was announced last June. Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a joint venture owned by Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, has invested $2.4 billion (SSG) as part of the new PGA Tour Enterprises group since 2007. Spieth stood out and asked if the Tour no longer needed SPI's funding, thus perpetuating the tense link between the PGA and LIV Golf after the investment. Mcllroy, the world number 2, had been drawn more recently to the prospect of a merger and investment from SIP, but it has tried to move away from discussions about the sport's future, with Spieth replacing the Northern Irishman on the Tour's Player Advisory Council.

With the intention to purchase a PGA Tour ticket, the 20-year-old announced that he would leave the Tide in his sophomore year. Dunlap received the American Express in La Quinta, California, on January 21. He became the first person to win the US Junior Amateur, Amateur, and PGA Tour before turning pro. He also became the second youngest Tour champion since World War II, behind Jordan Spieth. In a press conference, Dunlap said, 'It was the most complicated, hardest decision I've ever had to make.' I was extremely lucky that everyone shared the same opinion about it, and my coworkers were outstanding and generous.'

Kevin Kisner, a PGA Tour golfer, mistook a trick shot on camera and wound up nailing a college golfer in the back of the head. Kisner was attempting to make a flop shot over the head of Ashton Gaulin, a junior golfer for Saginaw Valley State. At the start of the video posted to his Instagram, Gaulin said, 'I've got 100% confidence.'

The PGA Tour has narrowed its field of potential investors to a new consortium led by Fenway Sports Group, and it has confirmed that talks with Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund will continue as it prepares to reach a Dec. 31 deadline. Six players and five independent directors sent an email to players on Sunday afternoon to announce that Strategic Sports Group was the unanimous choice to discuss a potential joint venture in the upcoming PGA Tour Enterprises. The new for-profit business was at the center of a framework deal that was announced on June 6 among the PGA Tour, European tour, and the Public Investment Fund, as the LIV Golf Fund's Saudi financial support was at the forefront of it.

In rumors that Rahm, the reigning Masters champion, is reportedly the new target as it continues aggressively poaching the world's top golfers. With the breakaway's players becoming more confident that they will land him, the Spaniard is said to have been offered a multi-million dollar contract to defect to LIV Golf. However, although LIV's rebels are steadfast, Woods said he would be surprised if the World No. No. ranked sodoms. Three players have left the PGA Tour.

The Dec. 31 deadline in the framework agreement with the Public Investment Fund, according to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, remains "a firm target" and that he will speak with PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan next week. Monahan said on Wednesday that the tour is in talks with several groups regarding potential investment in a new for-profit company, but that talks with PIF and the DP World Tour are ongoing. Monahan continued, "We're having conversations with several groups." PIF's conversations are, as you may know, a firm target.