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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to making the winning putt, on the 18th green, during the final round of Masters Tournament

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Rory McIlroy Held On Just Long Enough

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Chris Thompson

Rory McIlroy Feels It All On Sunday

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Drew Magary

during the first round of the 2017 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2017 in Augusta, Georgia.

Jim Nantz Is Being Weird About The Masters Again

Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka walk over a footbridge on the course.

A Masters Where Both Sides Lose Is One Where Everyone Else Wins

AI Golf Commentary Is A New Frontier In Dullness

Greg Norman spreads his arms wide for some reason.

LIV Golf Bozos Hope To Storm The 18th Green In Masters Triumph

A view of a green pin flag at The Masters.

The Masters Blesses LIV Tour Players With Access To Golf’s Biggest Stage

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Charles P. Pierce

Tiger Woods celebrates on the eighteenth green after winning the 1997 Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, on April 13 1997. Woods finished with a record eighteen-under-par. / AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Tiger Woods, But Not Me, 25 Years Later

Ray Ratto

Tiger Woods Is Back, And Just In Time

Albert Burneko

Media Meltdowns

Bill Simmons: Cancel Culture Prevented Jim Nantz From Making A Cheap Racist Quip About Hideki Matsuyama, And That’s A Shame

Lauren Theisen

The Masters Was Will Zalatoris’s Coming-Out Party

Rory McIlroy's father reacts to being struck by his own son's second shot on the 7th hole of the Masters

Rory McIlroy Smote His Own Father With A Golf Shot

Dustin Johnson wears the green jacket and nobody gives a crap.

Maybe People Care About Watching Sports Exactly As Much As They Should

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 15: Tiger Woods of the United States walks on the 14th green during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on November 15, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

That Was The Worst Of Tiger Woods, But Maybe Not The End

David Roth

The moment in Sunday's round when things got very bad for Tiger Woods is circled in red.

Things Are Not Going Well For Tiger Woods At The Masters

Patrick Redford

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 10: Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates with Rickie Fowler of the United States after skipping in for a hole in one on the 16th during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on November 10, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)