Category: Sport

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville forward/center Malik Williams will miss at least 12 weeks after reinjuring his right foot, an injury that sidelined him at the start of last season. Williams has a new fracture of the same bone that required the insertion of a screw and caused the 6-foot-11, 245-pound senior and co-captain to miss […]

It is quite the achievement to pull attention away from Tiger Woods, the defending champion at a Masters to be played in November without galleries. Bryson DeChambeau’s propensity to break with convention is instead the story of this year. Should Woods dress DeChambeau in a Green Jacket next Sunday, the scale of reaction promises to […]

As Francesco Molinari exited stage left, skirting round scenes of joy engulfing Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters, little did the Italian know he was to endure the longest of waits. Almost 600 days have passed since Molinari’s painful implosion as Woods, the resurgent hero, seized the chance to claim a 15th major title. This […]

For my last shot on a golf course for at least a month I was confronted with a “Dennis Wise”. This is a mischievous description, albeit a little dated, of the putt that confronted me on the 18th. How can I explain without upsetting old fans of Wimbledon and Chelsea or indeed Mr Wise himself? […]

A further sign of changed days at Augusta National came at the start of Masters week when it was announced Lee Elder, the first black man to play in the tournament, will take a role of honorary starter in 2021. Elder will join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player on the 1st tee in April, as […]

Tom Jastrom’s demeanour says it all. “We’ve got no idea,” he says with arms outstretched. “We are ready for whatever happens but we really have no idea.” Jastrom is the co-owner of T-Bonz, a steakhouse and bar which brands itself as the unofficial 19th hole of the Masters. We are standing within a par five […]

Who connects the 1938 Masters to that of 1948, 1951, 1953 and 1956? The answer lies in the kind of story Augusta National should celebrate, just as it did this week with the belated recognition afforded to Lee Elder for his pioneer status among black golfers. Willie Lee Stokes, only 17 when Henry Picard triumphed […]