A golf cart driving onto the practice range and parking behind players to watch them swing isn’t typically met with this kind of enthusiasm.

Shane Lowry has always distinguished himself as a fearless competitor, but giving up the chance to ease his pre-Masters nerves with an early visit to Augusta National must rank as one of his boldest decisions so far. 

Rory McIlroy has another chance to partner the player he calls “the second biggest draw in golf” tomorrow and Friday.

Tiger Woods has side-stepped the controversy surrounding his appearance in the Australian Masters in November.