the masters

Fred Couples and eleven other past champions were playing a practice round at Augusta National this week, with the other members preparing for the Masters.

It's the quickest turnaround in Masters history. The tournament starts 144 days after Dustin Johnson won by five shots at a record 20-under 268.

Augusta National Club chairman Fred Ridley says the Masters intends to have a limited number of spectators when it is played April 8-11.

Jim Nantz can't even say how much he misses announcing the Final Four and calling the Masters. But he says he's not consumed by it.

Augusta, Omaha, Louisville, Williamsport, Oklahoma City and Cheyenne are cities defined by iconic sporting events and all been shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

It would have been the biggest Monday. But, the slot machines were turned off and the sportsbooks were dark inside the glittering casinos that line the Las Vegas Strip.

Golf will only have three major championships at the most this year. The R&A announced it is canceling the British Open in July because of the spread of COVID-19.

Augusta National says the Masters has been postponed because of the coronavirus. The news left the world's best players unsure where and when they would tee it up next.

The annual rite of spring for golf won't happen this year. The Masters has been postponed. Augusta National did not indicate when the Masters would be played.

Tiger Woods' victory at the Masters might not have been the most important sports story of 2019. It was certainly one of the most uplifting.