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Sunday night (April 14) was slated to be a triumphant first for Billy Joel. After half a century in the music business, the Piano Man was headed to prime time for his first-ever broadcast network concert special, The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time. Announced during this year’s Super Bowl and taped on March 28 during Joel’s 100th consecutive performance at the legendary New York city venue, the show was slated to run from 9-11 p.m. on CBS. Unfortunately, the network’s live coverage of the Masters golf tournament pushed back the...

Tiger is playing. Phil is not. Other past Masters champions who are playing in 2022: Fred Couples Sergio Garcia Dustin Johnson Zach Johnson Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Hideki Matsuyama Larry Mize Jose Maria Olazabal Patrick Reed Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott Vijay Singh Jordan Spieth Bubba Watson Mike Weir Danny Willett

Round 3 -- Saturday, April 10

"Tiger Woods, other big-time golfers and corporate sponsorships should demand it. In the current climate, with all the sweeping changes, it’s only right and just. Best of all, in this case, it’s a simple and smooth fix. The Masters never felt good or even sounded good when you said it. And before we hear from the choir about tradition and history, save it. When that history and tradition is rooted in slavery, it shouldn’t be preserved and honored. Augusta National was built on grounds that were once a slave plantation and was the property of a slave owner."

Tiger Woods has won The Masters tournament in an astonishing comeback after 14 years without a green jacket. Woods, 43, was tied for second going into the final round on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, but pulled into the lead on the back nine and won as his mother and girlfriend looked on. It is the first time Woods has won a major when he did not have a lead or co-lead after 54 holes, and his first win at The Masters since 2005. Woods caught up with tournament leader Francesco Molinari on the 12th hole, when...

JACK Nicklaus's response to the bombardment of questions from deferential rookies at the US Masters has been to scribble down a list of the six most important shots to be struck at Augusta National. His compilation serves two important purposes: it provides an education for greenhorns while also shutting them up.

While the teeing-off of Tiger Woods at 1.42pm might be the big event of the day, 16-year-old Manassero will get his moment in the spotlight when he gets started alongside Mike Weir and Lee Westwood at 9:40am With his childhood dream now becoming a reality, the 2009 British amateur champion, who will make his professional debut at the Italian Open next month, said: "I'm very honoured, of course."

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson loves everything about Augusta National, and you can see it in his results. No matter what's happening in his life or his game, he finishes in the top 10, usually top five. From his victories in '04 and '06, to his record-tying 30 on the front nine on Sunday last year, to his three straight third-place finishes from 2001 to '03, Phil thrills at Augusta like no place else. He's at it again. Mickelson hit 10 of 14 fairways, blistering an assortment of eye-popping drives — one nearly reached the crosswalk on the ninth fairway...

I was lucky enough to have a friend who got tickets to the Masters golf tournament this year. I walked the course on Thursday and Friday and was able to see all of the players who qualified before the final cut. The golf was great, but that's not what stuck with me. It was the people in the gallery who amazed me. This was my first visit to the Masters and my friend and I arrived carrying two folding chairs around 8:30AM each day. We walked over to the 18th hole, placed the chairs with a great vantage point and...

Here is an extensive video recap of the final round of the 73rd Masters that concluded yesterday in Augusta, Georgia, with Argentine Angel Cabrera winning in a Sudden Death Playoff over Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry. The final round featured not only the duel among the leaders, but a shootout between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods who were paired together. . . . . . (Watch Video)

(CNN) -- Former U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera and American veteran Kenny Perry share the lead going into the final round of the U.S. Masters after the traditional "moving day" at Augusta National failed to throw up any significant challenges from the chasing pack. Argentina's Cabrera carded a 69 with joint overnight leader Perry, recording a 70 to join him in the clubhouse on 11 under 205. Chad Campbell, the halfway leader with fellow Ryder Cup player Perry, is two shots behind after a 72 with the world's top two players Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson seven shots adrift on...

The Masters is one of those events that a lot of us sports fans dream to go to. But what would people give up to actually play the course? I just got sent the results of an online survey commissioned by the folks at Callaway. The headline? "When asked if they would rather play Augusta National or have a date with SI Swimsuit cover girl Bar Refaeli, 78 percent chose Augusta."

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Just before 8 a.m. Thursday, Arnold Palmer lashed a hearty drive down the right side of the first fairway, keeping alive a tradition of honorary starters that dates to 1963 at the Augusta National Golf Club. Palmer no longer competes in the Masters tournament but he clearly understood the symbolic role of his appearance, pumping his fist on the tee to elicit the first roar from the large gallery gathered in the cool mist at America’s most famed golf course. Another golfer who has been known to pump a first or two at Augusta, Tiger Woods, teed...

Here is a video look at the seven sudden-death playoffs that are a part of the history of The Masters, which will get underway tomorrow at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Perhaps the most memorable was Larry Mize's chip-in from off the green to defeat Greg Norman in 1987. . . . . . (Watch Video)

If you love golf, it does not get any better than the 1986 Masters Tournament, when Jack Nicklaus shot a Final Round 65 to roar from behind and win his 6th Masters and his 18th Major Championship at the age of 46. Nicklaus had trailed by six shots with only ten holes to play before putting on an amazing streak of five under par in the last six holes. I can still remember watching this amazing comeback, and it still is awe-inspiring to watch. Here are the highlights of the amazing run, followed by more details of how Nicklaus came...

One of the great sports traditions in America begins on Thursday, when The Masters gets underway at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. No tournament has the tradition and sense of awe that The Masters inspires. The course has a lot to do with that. Here is a video look at some of the key holes on the back nine that always figure prominently in the outcome of The Masters. As the week goes on, we'll post some video of a few of the great moments in Masters history . . . . . . . (Watch Videos)

Another ethnic slur has reared its ugly head from the golf world, and once again, it's from a golf announcer. Bobby Clampett, a former pro and CBS announcer, referred to Chinese golfer Wen-Chong Liang as "the Chinaman," on the air on Friday. Clampett issued an apology, albeit a rather weak one, on the air: "It has been a privilege to be here with you the last two days describing action of the players. In describing the Asian player Wen-Chong Liang if I offended anybody please accept my sincere apolgies." These are sensitive times in the golf world. Golf is trying...

NEW YORK - Despite objections from Martha Burk, NBC said it was going ahead with plans to air an NHL commercial showing a bare-chested player being dressed by a scantily clad woman. Burk, chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, said the ad was offensive. Burk led an unsuccessful effort to allow female members at Augusta National three years ago and is stepping down as chair of NCWO on Nov. 1. NBC said it had no problem with the spot, which first appeared last week on the NHL's Web site, and planned to air it on its NHL preview...

Martha Burk, Margaret Sanger and the neo-Nazi by Dan Coyne Commenting upon Augusta National Golf Club's decision to admit only male members, superfeminist Martha Burk recently stated, "When the KKK comes on your side, you have officially lost all argument." Let's put the Burk Principal to the test. Burk is chairman of a radically pro-abortion outfit called the National Council of Women's Organizations. Planned Parenthood is one of the member organizations of the NCWO. In 1926, Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was a guest speaker at a KKK rally in Silverlake, New Jersey. Yes, it appears the...

Jesper Parnevik's attempt to win the Masters got off to an embarrassing start here when the Swede arrived for a practice round - he had forgotten to bring his clubs. The eccentric Swede, who once claimed he ate volcanic dust, admitted he had no one to blame but himself. "I think I'm the first one to ever come to the Masters and forget their clubs in the garage," said Parnevik, playing this week in his seventh Masters. "If you knew our family you would understand," added the Swede, who's best finish over Augusta National is 20th in 2001. Parnevik was...