F1 Drivers' Golf Rivalry at Masters

0:00It's April 8th. This is F1 News today, AI-powered updates on your team. I'm Cory with the story. The 2026 Masters kicks off tomorrow at Augusta National, drawing 92 top golfers including past champs and the world's top 50. Ranked players. It's a huge deal, and F1 drivers are all tuned in since golf is their go-to downtime vibe. Guys like Carlo Signs, Lando Norris, Charles LeClair, Lewis Hamilton, and more hit the links to chill after high-speed races, building focus away from the track. Signs calls himself the paddocks best golfer, but Norris owns the ultimate flex playing Augusta right after his first win in Miami last year, hooked, up by McLaren's Zach Brown. Then there's the Netflix cup in 2023, where Norris, Signs, Alex Albin, and Pierre Gasley teamed with pros like Justin Thomas for bugging. Races and match play. Races and Thomas took the win, though Signs smashed the trophy celebrating. Rory McElroy, fresh off his first master's slam last year, invested in Alpine back

1:04in 2023 alongside stars like Patrick Mahomes. He's shown up at races with the Ryder Cup trophy, and F1 drivers like Hamilton and Norris have stakes in McElroy's TGL league. Golfers dig F1 too, Ian Polter's a regular at tracks like Silverstone, and Justin Rose hit the Dutch Grand Prix with McLaren. Pro golfers and drivers keep linking up, from Signs golfing with Polter before Austin, to Norris battling Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick in programs. Red Bull team with Taylor made, and McLaren dropped their own golf clubs the spring, blending tech from both worlds. Patic media days often turn into putting contests in places like Vegas and Singapore, where drivers like Signs and Alban go head-to-head. With the master's green jacket on the line, expect F1 eyes glue to Augusta, bridging these two elite games even tighter.