Rory McIlroy Defends Masters Title

0:00On April 7th, the Masters kicks off this week at Augusta National in Georgia, stretching over 7565 yards at par. 72. Rory McElroy is the defending champ after nailing his career Grand Slam last year with a playoff win over Justin Rose on his 17th attempt. TV coverage hits Thursday and Friday from 1-3 pm. On Prime Video, then 3-730 pm on ESPN, shifting to Paramount Plus Noon 2. 2 pm and CBS, 2-7 pm on the weekend. Rory is going to be just the fourth back-to-back winner ever, alongside legends like Tiger Woods, Nick Fowdo, and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger's sitting this one out for the second straight year after his March 27th arrest in Florida for driving under the influence following A. Car crash. Five of the last six champs came in hot with multiple wins leading up, except Hideki Matsuyama back in 2021. The feels stack with 22 first timers, including three top 20 players like Chris Gotterup,

1:02Ben Griffin, and Jacob Bridgman. McElroy and Scotty Sheffler are both coming off three-week breaks, last done by a winner with Adam Scott in 2013. We've got a record eight Nordic players, and this marks the first Masters without Woods, or Phil Nicholson since 1994. Quick hits elsewhere. JJ Spawn took the Valero Texas Open last week, with RBC Heritage of Next, and Jacob Bridgman leading the FedEx Cup. Lauren Kaufflin won on LPGA at Aramco, Nelly Cordez atop the race to CMB Globe. Bryson DeChambo grabbed LIV Golf South Africa, John Rom's points leader. All eyes stay locked on Augusta as the PGA Championship looms. May 14th through 17th at Aronnie Mink, keeping the major momentum rolling, strong. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.