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The 2022 Masters Tournament begins on Thursday, with Round 1 featuring the return of Tiger Woods to professional golf.All eyes will be on Tiger when he tees ...

None of these options are particularly appealing to me, or would appear in my top-10 list of likely guys to win. We’ve officially made it to Masters eve. •8h ago •8h ago •8h ago •8h ago That’s something that certainly we have considered and will continue to consider.” •8h ago That was 31 years ago. Mickelson, then a junior at Arizona State, finished his first round two shots off the lead, firing a 69 that included a back-nine 32, tying the Masters amateur record. •8h ago The Masters will again be televised on ESPN and CBS this year and available to watch on Masters.com.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods's final day of preparation for the 2022 Masters was typical of the laid-back vibe on the eve of the tournament, when the goal is ...

“The pain is there, but he’s dealt with that before,” Couples said. “The first practice round I played with him on Monday we had both flown in that day and we were laughing a lot. But one noticed a change in the five-team champion’s demeanor.

Augusta National has reached a fever pitch ahead of the 2022 Masters as anticipation has grown throughout the world for the year's first major tournament.

77. Guido Migliozzi (first appearance): After grinning his way to a T4 at the U.S. Open at Torrey last year, he's made just one cut in 2022, and it was a T67 at the Ras al Khaimah Championship. He's somehow lost strokes in every statistical category in every tournament except for the three events in which he narrowly gained strokes off the tee. 74. Takumi Kanaya (T58 in 2019): Kanaya is coming off a good showing at the match play in Austin, but broadly speaking, he's not a great iron player, which seems problematic in a week like this one. 67. Charl Schwartzel (Won in 2011): Schwartzel has had a completely bizarre record at Augusta since winning maybe the wildest Masters of all time in 2011. He's been playing solid golf of late, and he gets the lefty advantage at Augusta. I'm in on him to finish in the top 25 or so. 46. Bubba Watson (Won in 2012, 2014): This tournament marks the 10-year anniversary of his famous hooking shot out of the woods on the 10th hole. 45. Kevin Kisner (T21 in 2019): He's been playing such tremendous golf, but this is not a course that necessarily sets up that well for him, and his history here (two straight missed cuts and no top-20 finishes) shows it. 22. Marc Leishman (T4 in 2013): I imagine he's been running Leishman National pretty fast on the stimpmeter for a few weeks now to help him prepare for this year's event. 11. Viktor Hovland (T21 in 2021): He would be in the top five if his short game was in order. 10. Jordan Spieth (Won in 2015): In the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2021 Masters, Spieth beat or tied 447 of 453 competitors (98.7%). He somehow has one green jacket. 6. Scottie Scheffler (T18 in 2021): It feels foolish to have the No. 1 player in the world this low, but Scheffler is not your normal No. 1 player in the world. 8. Dustin Johnson (Won in 2020): Over his last 50 rounds following the WGC-Dell Match Play, D.J.'s strokes gained tee to green numbers were below Adam Hadwin, C.T. Pan and Martin Laird. He played well at Austin Country Club, but a lot of that was due to a putter that's been smoking for a while now. Dumping his tee shot into the water on No. 16 last year as soon as he got within striking distance of Hideki Matsuyama was not encouraging, but it also seems statistically impossible to get into contention as much as he has (eight top-seven finishes in 18 majors) and not eventually win one.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The most wonderful time of the golf season arrives Thursday as the beauty of April surrounds Augusta National Golf Club.

Masters Live and additional features on Masters.com will be available for free at CBSSports.com and on the CBS Sports App for phones and tablets. Be sure to stick with CBS Sports for live coverage throughout and download the CBS Sports App to watch Masters Live on your mobile device. Along with CBS Sports' broadcast coverage of the Tournament, Paramount+ subscribers can stream Masters Live content online at CBS.com, on mobile devices via the CBS App and on all major connected TV devices and platforms. Highlights also will be available on CBS Sports' social channels. Masters Live content also will be available via the Paramount+ subscription service along with CBS Sports' broadcast coverage of the Tournament. Masters Live will be available at CBSSports.com and on the CBS Sports app for mobile devices. - Masters on the Range: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith and Scottie Scheffler top the oddsboard, according to Caesars Sportsbook, with none of the four having previously claimed a green jacket. Here's how you can watch as much Masters as possible throughout the week. CBS Sports offers extensive, week-long coverage across all its platforms with its traditional 18-hole broadcast coverage beginning with the third round on Saturday and final-round action on Sunday. Jim Nantz, in his 37th consecutive year covering the Masters, serves as host for the 35th time. Hideki Matsuyama is defending the green jacket, while most others in the field are looking to join him as first-time winners by the time the final round rolls around on Sunday. Three-time Masters champion Sir Nick Faldo, 26 years after his third green jacket win, joins Nantz in the 18th tower as the lead analyst.

Keita Nakajima enters this year's Masters as the world's top-ranked amateur. Getty Images. Before Augusta National was home to the greatest moments in ...

Augusta will mark the first in a storybook summer for the 19-year-old, who will also be the first from his country ever to tee it up at the Open Championship at St. Andrews in July. This year will mark his second Masters start — he finished T36 in 2017, becoming the first Mid-Am entrant to make the cut at Augusta National. Jarvis, who plays collegiately for UNLV, won the Latin American Amateur Championship to earn an invite into the field at Augusta National. In doing so, he’ll be the first player from the Cayman Islands to tee it up in the event. Nakajima is something of a superstar in his native Japan, seen by many as the natural successor to Hideki Matsuyama atop the country’s golf mantel. This, of course, is thanks to its founder, Bobby Jones. Jones is the most famous amateur in golf history, a player who won seven majors without ever turning “pro.” Rather, Jones moonlighted in professional golf from his day job as an attorney. The club also hosts an annual amateur dinner on the night before the Masters begins, an idea that came at the suggestion of Jones himself.

Longtime honorary starters Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were joined this year by Tom Watson as they strolled through a gathering of Augusta National members, ...

What matters is after a patron-less Masters in the fall of 2020 and a limited gallery last spring, the first tee was surrounded once again to honor this tradition unlike any other. The men, with 11 Masters wins between them, did their duty—first Player, followed by Nicklaus and then Watson—striking their shots to begin the 2022 tournament in earnest. Other players who have been Honorary Starters include Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen, Ken Venturi, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Nicklaus, Player and Lee Elder. Watson is the latest to join these ranks, named as an honorary starter this past January.

Tiger Woods is scheduled to tee off for the first round of the Masters on Thursday as he targets a remarkable comeback following a car crash in February ...

I think it's amazing for him to be out here." "Walking is the hard part. Seventy-two holes is a long road. It's going to be a tough challenge and a challenge I'm up for." "With the conditions my leg is in, it gets a little bit more difficult. "I know the leg is hurt but he's hitting it plenty far enough to play this course, and he plays this course as well as he does, he's won here a bunch, he knows what to do."

Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and newcomer Tom Watson have played their ceremonial tee shots and opened this year's Masters.

“I've watched this ceremony many times in the past ... and to be a part of this thing, I'm truly humbled." Forecasters say there isn't a great chance of more rain on Thursday at Augusta National, though strong wind is expected to greet the afternoon wave of players. And then the stage was set for Watson, who won the first of his two green jackets 45 years ago. Olazabal is a two-time Masters champion and is playing the tournament for the 33rd time. Player, the three-time Masters champion who has long been an advocate of physical fitness, was first to play. “Yes! It was successful," he said, drawing more laughter.

The tee shot was Watson's first as an Honorary Starter alongside Player and Nicklaus as he was asked to join the duo starting this year. That group of golfers ...

He also pumped his drive past both Nicklaus and Player, much to the chagrin of the latter. It's the most normal a beginning to this event has felt in three years. The tee shot was Watson's first as an Honorary Starter alongside Player and Nicklaus as he was asked to join the duo starting this year.

By Steve Keating AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Gary Player fired the ceremonial first tee shot to open a fascinating Masters on Thursday as crowds swarmed ...

While the focus is on Woods there will be a galaxy of golfing stars for patrons to choose to follow, including betting favourite Spaniard Jon Rahm and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, who again will seek to complete the career Grand Slam with a Masters win. The Masters officially begins with Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal first off at 830am ET (1230 GMT) but for most of the spectators and millions watching on television it will not start until Woods steps onto the tee. But the dreary weather could not dampen the buzz or expectations, as golf fans lucky enough to have secured one of sport’s most coveted tickets moved quickly to stake out their places around some of the sport’s most famous holes and wait for the man of the moment, Woods to appear.

The Masters is officially underway at Augusta National. That's our favorite sentence of the year, and we're more excited than ever.

8 a.m.: The ceremonial first-tee shots were pushed back about a half hour to let the remaining wet weather pass through. Last to hit is Tom Watson, joining the first-tee ceremony. 8:39 a.m.: The first group is off—and we have our first birdie. The 86th Masters Tournament is now underway! With all the rain, we suppose the committee knows it needs to challenge competitors on Thursday. We'd still expect low scores if the wind isn't too bad in the afternoon. He was making jokes, doing his signature kick, and hitting one down the fairway. And players like Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris—who might have a sour taste in their mouths after close calls last year—are among the favorites. The Masters is officially underway at Augusta National. That’s our favorite sentence of the year, and we’re more excited than ever. Gary Player was the first to hit. Jose Maria Olazabal—out there first with J.J. Spaun—holes out on the first green and gets to 1-under. That’s not even mentioning the other favorites like Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson … etc., etc. Rory McIlroy makes his eighth attempt at completing the career Grand Slam (he’s in the 2:33 p.m. pairing with Brooks Koepka and Matt Fitzpatrick). Scottie Scheffler, the new World No. 1, looks to keep up his torrid pace—but six players have a chance to be ranked first in the world after this week.

After a brief delay following overnight storms, the 86th Masters is under way. Follow here for updates.

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Live scores, updates and highlights from the first round of the 86th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

Good morning to all and welcome to Masters week. The Masters is officially underway, and all the Tiger hoopla from the beginning of the week will be channeled into the actual tournament. That means Tiger Woods is now officially playing the Masters with a tee time set for 11:04 a.m. ET. Of the 91 golfers, 20 are first-timers, including six amateurs. Only exception in that span was Tiger in 2005 (+1). April 7, 2022 He ran through the nine golfers he thinks have the most realistic shot at winning. This from Kyle Porter previewing the 2022 Masters was really, really good. -- Tiger Woods teeing it up at 11:04 a.m. The times are pushed back 30 minutes from the original schedule due to a weather delay this morning. (Woods' 2019 win was separated 22 years from his first in 1997.) As it stands, Woods is No. 2 all-time in total Masters wins and No. 2 in major championship wins -- both trailing only Nicklaus. That's one thing to keep an eye on as the tee times unfold today. CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights from the Masters below. "But I've had a lot of treatment the last couple of days. AUGUSTA, Ga. -- After a long, often chaotic first part of the week, the 86th Masters gets underway today with as much anticipation as one can remember a major championship carrying.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on The Masters (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Paul Casey has withdrawn from the Masters. Casey had been dealing with back ...