It was always going to be hard for the 2026 Masters to live up to last year’s historic Sunday, when Rory McIlroy completed the career grand slam following a rollercoaster final round.
In truth, this year’s tournament didn’t get close to it – and it’s hard to imagine anything ever will – but it was still absolutely fascinating and as thrilling as they come.
Since visiting Augusta for the first time in 2022, The Masters has been my favorite Major and the one I deem the most important. In truth, it probably always was, but that view has only grown stronger in recent years.
Sure, The Open is great and has the history and links golf.
The US Open is also historic and presents a demanding test over some of the country’s greatest courses.
And the PGA Championship is…the PGA Championship. I jest, it’s also got plenty of history, always has an all-star field and has created plenty of memorable moments through the years.
But nothing comes close to The Masters. For me, at least.
There are so many reasons why I feel that way, including the mystique of Augusta National, the dozens of traditions, and the history of a single Major taking place over the same golf course since 1934.
While it is the ‘newest’ Major, no golf course has hosted as many Majors as Augusta National.
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The players and the fans know the iconic and picturesque course almost as well as their home club, and we know the ghosts and demons it possesses, too.
We once again got to see the ghosts of Amen Corner and Augusta National this weekend, where McIlroy, Young and Rose all surged into the lead and all went backwards each time.
Why? Because there is absolutely nothing like Augusta National and the back nine on Sunday at The Masters.
Justin Rose had just played the front nine of his life to go out in 32 but, sadly, crumbled under the pressure of Augusta on a Sunday.
He was the man you’d least expect to feel the pressure but bogeys…
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