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Airport luggage mess causes chaos for pros at Monday qualifier

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4 years ago

Jun 28, 2022

Golfers, clubs, airlines.

These are three items involved in an unfortunate marriage, and many a story has been told of a player’s bag arriving damaged or not at all.

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Indeed, if the likes of John Daly, Graeme McDowell and Viktor Hovland suffer, it’s damn certain that those on the feeder tours and qualifiers will do so. And some.

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Go back a few years and European Tour player Thorbjorn Olesen lost two sets of clubs in ten days while, just a couple of months ago, Rob Hudson, attempting to qualify for the PGA Tour Canada arrived at his destination to find the airline had lost both his clubs and contact lenses.

However, we’ve never heard of a complete wipe-out, as seen at this week’s Monday qualifier for the PEI Open.

Monday Q Info (who else?) was the first to break the story on Twitter, reporting that at least 20 players had lost their clubs on a flight arranged just after they had cancelled the previous tournament!

On June 25th, reports are that organizers had no option but to cancel the Elk Ridge Open after one round because of casual water. In a noble gesture, the PGA Tour Canada split the purse evenly between the field – some compensation for the travel and accommodation – but none of them could foresee what would happen over the next day or so.

On arrival at the Prince Edward Island Open, the players found that not a single competitor could retrieve their clubs from the carousel.

According to players on PGA Canada there are still between 50 to 70 players who don’t have their clubs from @AirCanada In the Pro-am today multiple players used borrowed sets from members at the club. Same at the Monday Q.

— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) June 28, 2022

Recent pro Harrison Ott spoke to Golf Channel:

“There were about 30 players on my flight, and we all go to baggage claim, and the bags start going around and hardly anybody even claims them. Turns out, they were backed-up bags from previous flights who had their bags not make it.”

Ott, who was joint-leader at Elk Ridge when the event was called off, was one of the lucky ones to find something to play with, cobbling together some clubs and a collared shirt. Incredibly, he shot a 4-under 68 to make it through in 4th place.

Former @VandyMGolf standout Harrison Ott is among the 50 or so Canada players who are missing their golf clubs because of Air Canada issues. Ott was able to Monday qualify anyways today, using a makeshift set and wearing a polo from the pro — with a Coors Light logo on it! pic.twitter.com/6GMxoxiPVB

— Brentley Romine (@BrentleyGC) June 27, 2022

In a similar goodwill gesture to that made at Elk Ridge, Scott Pritchard, the executive director of PGA Tour Canada, told the channel the tour was aware of the luggage problems, and the tour subsequently wrote a $200,000 check that was split evenly amongst the field, giving each player $1,300.

How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

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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

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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

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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.”