AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Along with the blooming azaleas and pollen-covered pines at Augusta National Golf Course, there are other signs that the 88th Masters Tournament, the first major championship of the season, is finally here.
Some of the best golfers in the world who have labored this season are making last-minute changes. Rory McIlroy, who will try to complete the career Grand Slam by finally winning a green jacket, visited swing guru Butch Harmon for help. Justin Thomas, who painfully missed the cut in a driving rainstorm in 2023, parted ways with his caddie, Jim "Bones" Mackay.