The 2025 Masters begins in 39 days. As the countdown to heading down Magnolia Lane continues, Golfweek is taking a look back at some Masters history through the years. Today, it's time to examine the ...

Comparing golfers of different eras, even on an iconically consistent layout like Augusta National, is usually like trying to predict how a toddler might react to seeing the Easter Bunny for the first ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- With Arnold Palmer a spectator on the first tee, Jack Nicklaus teed off with a tear in his eye and Gary Player took great glee in knocking his drive past the Golden Bear as they kicked ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus likes Rory McIlroy’s chances this week to win his first green jacket and complete the career grand slam. In fact, he gave the world’s No. 2 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson continued the Masters tradition that began in 1960 as “honorary starters” early Thursday morning, all hitting tee shots off the first hole to ...

Jack Nicklaus has spent the last 66 years coming to Augusta National. The six-time Masters champion knows all the ins and outs of the famed course and has for many years. But that wasn’t always the ...

85-year-old golf legend Jack Nicklaus served as an honorary starter for the 89th Masters Tournament alongside Gary Player and Tom Watson. Nicklaus, who retired from professional golf in 2005, boasts ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY Sports forlive updates and analysis from the first round of the Masters. Gary Player mentioned Rory McIlroy’s recent meeting with Jack Nicklaus in passing at his 2025 ...