The Masters: Going in Style

Paying Attention: Embed from Getty Images From our friends at Bloomberg.com, a nice overview of how to see The Masters in style. The budget: $100,000. The experience: Unforgettable. The competition: Scintillating. The number of people who actually do it like this? Much, much more than you might think. According to sources in the private jet …

How to Qualify for The Masters

Paying Attention: Embed from Getty Images So–It’s Masters time again and the field seems to be packed with champions, past and future, that you’ve heard of before and although they’re just getting started (“The Masters starts on the back 9 on Sunday”) you might be wondering what it actually takes to get to The Masters, to …

A Statistical Look at Who Can Win The Masters

Paying Attention:  Embed from Getty Images From our friends at GolfWRX, the insider’s guide to professional golf, here’s a very interesting analysis of who has the best chance to win the 2017 Masters.  The research is done by Rich Hunt, who is a bit of a wizard at these things and who is very much worth …

The Marker: The Incredible Story of Jeff Knox

Paying Attention: Jeff Knox  may be the least famous golfer to ever play in The Masters. Embed from Getty Images You would have to be one of the kings of golf minutiae to recognize his name: He is the tournament’s official “marker”, an extra non-competing amateur player who plays with one of the tournament’s competitors to …