***2026 Masters Tournament***
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Cyclonepride
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If you qualify for a major and aren't completely disabled, you should at least give it a go. Just making the cut can get you quite a few points in the season race.
He's not going to push it. He'll play smart and withdrawal if it anything doesn't feel right. He's probably gotten multiple medical specialists opinions on whatever he's dealing with.
My wife asked me about this and I just told her that for all intents and purposes, Rory is ours.
In the words of the great philosopher Chael Sonnen, "Of course his back hurts, it's inside a wimp"
If it was one of the amateur qualifiers, or a pro that won an event and qualified for first time (maybe not do it again), I would agree with you on fighting through it. For someone like Morikawa, he might figure that winning, or even making the cut, could be a long shot, and doesn't want to tweak things further and mess up the entire year.
As someone that plays a lot of golf, and also has had a "tricky" back since high school, it sucks. I really can't imagine trying to do it on the hills and 7,600 yards of Augusta.
Cyclonepride
Thought Police
2026 Masters TV schedule, viewers guide
All times EasternRound 1 -- Thursday, April 9
Round 1 start time: 7:40 a.m.Masters Live stream
Desktop and mobile: Free on CBSSports.com, CBS Sports app
Connected devices: Available on Paramount+ (login required)
- Honorary Starters -- 7:15-7:30 a.m. (Masters.com)
- Masters on the Range: 8:30-10:30 a.m. (CBS Sports Network, Paramount+)
- Featured Groups -- 9:55 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
10:07 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele
10:31 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell
1:08 p.m. -- Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg
1:44 p.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland - Amen Corner -- 9:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Holes 15 & 16 -- 10:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Holes 4, 5 & 6 -- 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Masters.com)
TV coverage: 3-7:30 p.m. on ESPN
TV simulcast live stream: 3-7:30 p.m. on Masters.com
I say this every year but it needs to be repeated. The Masters has the worst coverage of any tournament every year. Any other tournament would already have coverage started with a Main feed somewhere. The Masters doesn't even have a Main feed going until noon CST and it's on Prime.
Catch up to the rest of the ******* golfing world!
Catch up to the rest of the ******* golfing world!
Don’t they stream everything for free though?
Holes 4, 5, 6 is live now along with Masters on the range
