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Tiger Woods talks his 2019 Masters victory, Presidents Cup captaincy, and his future schedule on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio

Published

6 years ago

Dec 4, 2019

On Tuesday, Tiger Woods spoke with SiriusXM’s Brian Katrek and Taylor Zarzour where the 15-time major champion discussed his 2019 Masters victory, how his Presidents Cup captaincy is keeping him up all night, and his playing schedule moving forward.

Speaking on his remarkable win at Augusta National back in April, Woods admitted to his hosts that the victory has finally sunk in, and how his game clicked that week.

*All quotes courtesy of SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio

“It has (sunk in), That part has, just looking back at how I pulled it off somehow. Just everything came together for one week. I started to hit the ball up in the air, I started drawing it better, my feel was great around the greens, my speed on the greens was good, it was just a matter of getting myself in contention.”

Woods explained how his mind worked heading to the back nine, and how he felt he needed to be aggressive down the final stretch to see off the half a dozen players in contention.

“Then all of a sudden I found myself in contention, and it was weird playing in threesomes on Sunday, going out early, then all of a sudden sparks started flying on 12, and coming in so many guys had a chance. Five or six guys at one point had a share or outright share of the lead on the back nine, so it was a ‘who’s who’ of who’s going to win this thing, and I figured I needed to make four or five birdies on the back nine to have a chance and I was able to do that.”

The 43-year-old also admitted that he soaked the win in more than any other in his career due to his struggles over the few years preceding the victory.

“I did (soak it in), only because I didn’t know if I would ever have this opportunity again. Where I was a few years ago, was not a good place – I was hoping to walk again, to walk without pain. It was a tough period of my life, and I just wanted to be out of that, and I was fortunate to have the operation and give myself a chance to have a normal life.

Then all of a sudden my hands started saying ‘we can do this again’, and I figured out some sort of swing, that’s not what it used to be, it’s worked around what my back can do, and I still have the hands to do it.”

As the subject moved to Presidents Cup duties next week, Woods talked about the communication process in preparation for the event, and how the worldwide destination of both his vice-captains and players has led to little opportunity to sleep.

“I don’t sleep anyway, but there have been some long, long nights. At one point, Woodland just went to DPT in Japan, and I’m getting texts from him at weird hours, Reed was over in Dubai so getting some weird texts at weird hours.

Fred’s (Couples) over on the west coast, and Fred’s staying up late which puts me at about 2,3,4 in the morning texting with Fred, by the time that’s up, it’s time to go to the gym, wake up and start my day and next thing I realize is that it’s been about three days since I slept.”

Despite the lack of sleep, Katrek and Zarzour mentioned the fresh appearance of their guest in contrast to last year, and commenting on his plans for his schedule next year, Woods said it’s going to be a similar limited schedule like we saw in 2019.

“Well, I played too much last year. That was a mistake, and this past year I backed off my schedule, played a little bit less, and I think that’s probably going to be my schedule going forward. I can’t play as much as I used to. There’s no way. And understanding that – and then probably more than anything this year was trying to understand how to prep for the major events that we had each and every month.

With the condensed schedule, tournaments I like to play that I traditionally have played, times I’m usually taking breaks, can’t really take those breaks anymore. So trying to figure all that out and then I had a knee issue, an oblique issue this year, so that has been one of those deals.”

KM on Tap airs weekly on SiriusXM Radio, and the full interview with Woods is available to listen to now on SiriusXM On Demand.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

Published

1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

1 month ago

Apr 7, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”