Masters needs injection of drama on back nine on Sunday to match build-up

ALMOST THERE: The 2023 Masters gets under way at Augusta National on Thursday. Pic: Matt Slocum/AP

The build-up to the 87th Masters certainly delivered on the drama front as the schism in men’s professional golf dominated the agenda.

Now what it needs is an overdue injection of drama on the back nine on Sunday, where the old adage says the year’s first major tournament truly begins.