Masters champion Patrick Reed, tournament debutant Chris Gotterup and 2025 runner-up Justin Rose were among the players speaking to media Monday. Golf Channel is live from Augusta covering that and more!
Reed realized he wanted to return to 'traditional way of golf and playing' at this tournament
2018 Masters winner Patrick Reed said his decision to seek a return to the PGA "definitely happened quickly" in Dubai earlier this year, and once it did there was no turning back.
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The Champion Course at PGA National is known for challenging even the game’s most elite players. The 3-hole stretch from 15-16-17, better know as the “Bear Trap,” has changed the fate of tournaments over the years but where does it rank on Tour as the hardest run of consecutive holes? And is it even the most challenging 3-hole stretch on the course or does that honor belong to holes 5, 6 and 7? Golf Channel’s Paige Mackenzie shares her insights.
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The PGA Tour held a players meeting for the second consecutive week at PGA National ahead of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard reports. Schedule changes are expected to happen through a slow and steady process.
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