It is 50 years since Jack Nicklaus won the first of his six Masters titles, but the 18-time major winner will have a major influence on how rookie Nicolas Colsaerts performs this week.

NINETEEN year-old Rory McIlroy and Japanese Ryo Ishikawa, almost two years his junior, have been drawn in the last match in tomorrow’s first round of the Masters.

THE only Irishman ever to win the British Open Golf Championship was Fred Daly from Portrush in 1947. That was 60 years ago, so it certainly is time for another Irish winner.

TIGER WOODS has broken his silence about the terrifying racist attacks he suffered as a youngster.

Tom Watson took a look at his scorecard and was very happy. Watson fired a bogey-free eight-under-par 64 – one shot off the event record - and opened a two-stroke lead after the first round of the MasterCard Championship in Hawaii.

Dana Quigley edged Larry Nelson at the Champions Tour’s season-opening event using a strong finish to the claim the Mastercard Championship.

Full tee-off times in the first two rounds of the Masters tournament at Augusta National, Georgia, on Thursday and Friday (US unless stated, all times BST, (x) denotes amateurs):