Welcome to Fully Equipped’s weekly Tour equipment report. Every Friday of PGA Tour weeks (plus other times, if news warrants), GOLF equipment editor Jack Hirsh runs you through some of the biggest news surrounding golf clubs on Tour, including changes, tweaks and launches.
A second straight Signature Event on the PGA Tour, at one of the great cathedrals of the game, led to another quiet week for gear changes this week, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about in this space.
This week in California, there was actually plenty of discourse over grass.
If you’re unfamiliar with Kikuyu grass, that’s OK because this week is one of just two weeks a year on the PGA Tour when we see it — the other being Torrey Pines.
But with the heavy rains this week that have left Riviera soaked and soft, the approaches will present a unique challenge with a rare grass and added moisture. Especially when it comes to wedge play.
“Kikuyu grass and a little bit of added moisture can make golf really tricky,” Vokey Tour rep Aaron Dill said in a video posted to Vokey’s social media pages. “You’re not only adding this water in this poor weather that will influence spin, but you’re also moving strikes around the face because of that added moisture.”
Kikuyu grass is a stiff and hearty grass strain that, when tightly mown, nearly makes the golf ball sit up like it’s on a tee, not unlike Zoysia grass.
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But it differs in the direction in which it grows.
“It doesn’t grow straight up like most grass does,” Vokey Tour rep Shane Dyel told GOLF via email. “It crosses and weaves on top of each other, which is a very unique way of the grass growing.”
Giving more cushion underneath the ball might sound like a good thing for those playing to fast greens who want to slide their wedge underneath the ball and pop it into the air to land high and soft, but on the PGA Tour, the goal is to launch it lower with more spin.
To do that, you need to hit the ball on the bottom-most grooves of the wedge — Vokey reps say Nos. 2-5, ideally. With the teed up lies and the moisture, all of that is going to move a player’s strike point above that zone.
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“If it’s sitting higher and you find that higher strike point, the ball comes off with less speed, the spin decreases and your ball launches higher,” Dyel said. “If that’s happening, we need to be able to identify what type of sole is going to get you back to that optimal strike location.”
On a typical PGA Tour setup, ultratight lies lead to the narrow-soled and low-bounce T- and L-grinds dominating usage week-to-week. That makes the Genesis Invitational one of the busiest of the year for the Vokey Tour team in working with players to determine if they need to make a change.
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The adjustments they make are usually subtle. Unlike fitting a driver, where you might go from one polar opposite setting or shaft to another, wedges are more delicate and calculated.
“If you have a player who has typically used thinner soles, you generally want to gravitate more towards that unless you start to see height becoming an issue. So if you’ve got a T grind or an L grind player, you want to try something like an M,” Dyel said. “But if we add bounce and the ball starts coming out a little bit flatter and hotter, and we need to produce a higher, softer launch, but with the same spin, that’s when we might start looking at a wider sole, like .06K or K*.”
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Lots of talk about wedge grinds this week with the wet Kikuyu grass at Riviera, but it turns out, Marco Penge was one of the only players to change grinds in his Vokey wedges.
He went from an SM11 .04T-Grind to a wider K*-Grind.
Despite lots of players testing different lob wedges, Marco Penge was the only player to switch his Vokey SM11 lob wedge, going from a narrow-soled .04T-grind to a wider, but still versatile K*-grind.
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Penge isn’t alone with traveling with multiple Vokey lob wedges as others like Justin Thomas (T/K*), Ludvig Aberg (L/V) and others do as well.
The blades that refuse to die
Another member of the blade mafia fell this week as Maverick McNealy joined the growing number of PGA Tour members playing a Spider Tour X mallet. McNealy had played Toulon blades for his entire career and the one he was using most recently goes back at least to his time at Stanford.
Mav McNealy is the latest victim to have been Spidered.
He’s used various Odyssey Toulon blades his entire career and the one he was using recently he’s had since at least his rookie year. pic.twitter.com/U7NqO2DNPJ
With McNealy’s switch, there are just four players in the OWGR top 25 (Hideki Matsuyama, Alex Noren, Patrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg) who use a blade putter.
Aberg was asked why he still uses a blade this week and claimed, “it’s all I’ve ever known.”
Aberg, who was 86th in SG: Putting last season, revealed this week he switched Odyssey Ai-ONE No. 1 putter heads this year to one with less loft in an effort to get more forward roll.
Ludvig Åberg made a sneaky gear change in the offseason, transitioning into a new @odysseygolf #1 putter with less loft, to get a better roll. He was also testing a @ScottyCameron prototype mallet at Riviera. Åberg is one of five players in the top-25 of the OWGR to use a blade. pic.twitter.com/S3XCwVKwdR
He added he’s always preferred blades with soft inserts, but he’s open to change. He just hasn’t.
In some ways, that explains the difference between blade and mallet players. Aberg doesn’t refuse to play a mallet; he just simply sees keeping what he’s known as his best bet.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have made some of the highest-profile mallet switches over the last few years and both did so because they acknowledged it helped their games.
But McIlroy explained this week that he still likes to practice with blades.
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“I’ve made enough bad strokes with the Spider where the ball still went in the hole from inside six feet that, yeah, it’s a lot more forgiving,” he said Wednesday. “I practice with a blade at home because I think when you practice with a blade a little bit and then you go back to the Spider, it feels just that little bit easier.”
Something about Tiger Woods roaming around a PGA Tour event just feels right, and he’s been front and center this week as the Genesis Invitational’s host.
And something we’ve seen constantly from Woods this year at the TGL, while he recovers from back and ankle surgeries, is he seems thoroughly fascinated by other players’ gear.
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On Wednesday, he dropped in to Collin Morikawa’s practice round to talk shop with last week’s winner and check out what he has in the bag.
It shouldn’t be surprising that Woods was drawn to Morikawa’s MG5 lob wedge because the World No. 5 plays Woods’ TW-grind, something Woods hasn’t yet had the chance to do in competition with the MG5.
But the more interesting banter came when Morikawa was talking about his new TaylorMade Spider Tour X putter with a flow neck. Morikawa was explaining how the toe hang of the putter allowed him to feel a release through the stroke, something Woods has always been an advocate of.
“So this putter actually feels good because it swings,” Morikawa said. “A little toe hang, but it’s a mallet so it doesn’t open as much for me going back, but then it closes, which is what I need.”
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“I love that,” Woods replied.
Morikawa continued explaining that if a putter opens too much, then he struggles to square the face back at impact.
That’s when Woods chimed in with a thought on-brand with his ethos of putting.
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“It’s hard to shut it with that big of a grip, though,” Woods said.
On almost all of his putters, Morikawa had been using an oversized SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0 putter grip, seemingly to take more of his hands out of the stroke.
Woods has always been adamant about keeping the right-hand release active through the stroke. On his putter, he almost always played a slim Ping PP58 putter grip. When he felt he was getting too handsy in the stroke, he would switch to a slightly larger Lamkin pistol grip, but it would still be considered small by modern standards.
It’s counterintuitive to a lot of modern conventions about putting, but it’s also hard to argue with Woods’ results.
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But with Morikawa’s new putter, he uses a Golf Pride Tour Tradition, more traditional slim pistol grip. That earned the 15-time major champ’s approval.
“There ya go,” Woods said, smiling and nodding.
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This section is dedicated to cool photos we’ve snapped recently on Tour, but haven’t had a reason to share yet. For this week, check out Aldrich Potgieter’s Scotty Cameron 009M putter as he gets in contention this weekend at Riviera.
Aldrich Potgieter returned to his 009M this week.
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Odds and Ends
Some other gear changes and notes we’re tracking this week.
Both Min Woo Lee and Max Greyserman traded in their Elyte Mini drivers for the new Quantum Mini driver, which launched last week on the PGA Tour. … Wyndham Clark is enjoying free agency because he just made a change to his fourth different driver of the season with a new TaylorMade Qi4D 10.5 and Project X’s new Titan 70 TX shaft. … Max Homa moved from Cobra OPTM LS-K driver to the OPTM X with a lighter Fujikura Ventus Blue+ 6-X shaft . … While Aaron Rai recently went back to his M6 driver, Jason Day and Justin Rose are ditching their M6 3-woods. Day is now in a Titleist GT1 3Tour 14.5 3-wood and Rose added two new Qi4D Tour 3- and 5-woods this week. Rose was in a Qi4D (core) 7-wood previously. … Lucas Glover added a new Ping G440 K 9.0 driver with a Graphite Design Tour AD-UB 6-TX shaft. Glover previously used a 440 Max 10.5 head, but it’s been an ongoing trend for 440 K players to loft down. … Jhonattan Vegas added a set of Mizuno JPX 923 Tour irons. … Tommy Fleetwood (24.0!!!), Jacob Bridgeman (16.5, 21.0), Pierceson Coody (15.0), Robert MacIntyre (21.0) and J.T. Poston (21.0) added new Qi4D core fairway woods.
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Cooper Flagg stands alone in NBA history after Friday.
The Dallas Mavericks rookie became the youngest player in NBA history to record a 50-point game at 19 years and 103 days old, posting 51 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 138-127 loss to the Orlando Magic.
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Flagg is also the ninth rookie in NBA history to post a 50-point game, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Earl Monroe, Brandon Jennings, Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Allen Iverson. None of those players were teenagers when they reached the half-century mark.
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Flagg’s previous career high was 49 points, which was also the previous high in NBA history for a teenager. He has time to break the record again, as he doesn’t turn 20 until Dec. 21.
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Rodri spoke during the international break about his interest in perhaps playing for Real Madrid one day, sparking debate over his Manchester City future.
Rodri fanned the flames of a potential Manchester City transfer exit during the international break when he gave an interview in Spain about being open to the prospect of one day playing for Real Madrid.
The midfielder has 18 months to run on his current City deal and there remains a degree of uncertainty as to whether he will extend his stay at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola was asked about the situation in his press conference on Friday and reiterated the club stance is that they want the 29-year-old to commit his future to the Blues.
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The decision will come down to Rodri himself, with City never a club to stand in the way of a player who wants to leave. And it all adds up to an unknown situation that will need to be resolved soon.
So what exactly does it all mean for City and Rodri? Our City experts Simon Bajkowski and Alex James dissected the topic on the latest Talking City podcast.
“I don’t think Rodri’s comments change anything in that Real Madrid will still want him as they have wanted him for ages,” said Bajkowski. “And Rodri will be fully aware of that and will never in an interview shut the door on a return to Spain, ahead of a World Cup in the summer as well when he is going to be representing Spain.
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“At the same time, he is in an uncertain position because nobody is sure whether he is going to renew at City or not.
“I think it (a scenario where he is sold in the summer) exists. They have to be open to it. Obviously Rodri doesn’t owe them anything but I think the club feel that they gave him such support first and foremost for the Ballon d’Or. They treated him like an absolute king at a time when the biggest club in the world (Real Madrid) was doing everything to denigrate it and say it wasn’t a proper Ballon d’Or. City treated Rodri royally. And also through his injury, they have helped and supported him. I feel like this season they have listened to Rodri (on his fitness).
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“If he wants to go this summer he will go but if he does, the club would like to think they would get a fee that reflects the player that he is and will be next season and beyond, but also the support that they have given him over the last few years.”
The decision could also hinge on what happens with the future of Guardiola, who has a deal until the summer of 2027 but has yet to fully commit to continuing past this season, and Bernardo Silva who is set to depart when his contract expires in June.
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“Losing Bernardo Silva and Rodri, and I appreciate they are not what they were and might not be again, but that would be a vacuum of talent, experience, know-how, experience and leadership,” said City writer James. “Loads of things that are very difficult to replace.
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“They would have to go and sign somebody, and they may well go and sign Elliot Anderson and they might sign someone else instead or as well, but it would be a big gamble to lose Rodri and Bernardo in the same summer.
“Rodri has started to look back to somewhere near his best. He looks back in a rhythm, is dictating play a bit more. And a lot of this will have to do with Pep, that has to be factored in and there might be an answer on that yet.”
Mikel Arteta insisted he is ready to throw Kepa Arrizabalaga back into the firing line for Arsenal’s FA Cup quarter-final against Southampton.
Kepa gifted Manchester City their opening goal in Arsenal’s 2-0 Carabao Cup final defeat a fortnight ago.
The 31-year-old has not played at all in the Premier League this season, with appearances only in the Carabao and FA Cups and a Champions League dead rubber against Kairat.
But despite Kepa’s howler against City, Arteta looks set to stick with the former Chelsea man for the Gunners’ visit to St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday night.
Kepa has played every minute of Arsenal’s FA Cup campaign so far.
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“He is ready to play,” said Arteta. “I’m never going to judge a player or make a decision because he has made an error. Attitude, behaviour, yes, 100 per cent, but an error is part of football, and anybody can do it.
“I don’t know if he needed it (an arm around the shoulder), but he has had it. Just in case. From all of them. From his team-mates first, then myself, all the staff, and hopefully all our supporters.
“I don’t think he needed it because he’s got so much experience, and he’s been through all kinds of different scenarios in his career, so he’s more than ready to play.”
Arsenal’s quadruple dreams were dashed by the disappointing 2-0 loss to Pep Guardiola’s side.
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However, the Gunners are still nine points clear in the Premier League title race and they will face Sky Bet Championship side Southampton bidding to secure a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Arteta’s outfit also travel to Sporting Lisbon for the first leg of their Champions League last-eight match next week.
The defeat at Wembley raised serious questions about the club’s big-game mentality and left Arteta still awaiting his first trophy in nearly six years.
Reflecting on the sobering defeat, the Spaniard said: “It’s like a ball of poison that you have in your tummy. But take that out as quick as possible, and how can I use that to make myself better, to make the team better?
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“It’s not going to go in the next 30 years because when you have the opportunity to win a final in Wembley, you have to get it done.
“So that has to stay there. And that’s part of who you’re going to be in the next few weeks, in the next few months, in the next few years. Learn from that and make sure that that fire is still in Wembley, remembering what happened.
“That has been the mindset and the only work that we have done in the last few days, to use that as fuel, as tools, to be able to get the final push that we want and achieve what we want. And immediately, I could sense that (from the players).
“It will make us better and now we have to use it for the most important and beautiful part of the season.”
Gujarat Titans (GT) wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has backed young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to dominate the sport for the next decade, stating that “the world would be at his feet.” In a freewheeling chat with Sooryavanshi and Rajasthan Royals (RR) team manager Romy Bhinder, Buttler expressed his awe for the 15-year-old prodigy. Buttler also recalled Sooryavanshi’s record-breaking 175 off 80 balls in the U19 World Cup final, noting that the youngster “broke English hearts” with his spectacular knock in Harare.
“I said don’t get him too excited. I said the best player I’ve ever seen. Imagine when he is 21 or 25, world at his feet. So good to watch. You broke English hearts in the U19 World Cup. It’s awesome,” said Buttler in a video shared by RR.
Sooryavanshi was seen smiling as Buttler praised him, and the two shared a warm handshake.
The former RR player urged Sooryavanshi to keep up the hard work.
“Playing so well, great to watch, keep it up. That freedom is so good to watch,” he added.
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During the chat, RR manager revealed that Sooryavanshi once expressed his wish to win trophies like Buttler.
Sooryavanshi, the youngest centurion in IPL history, started the new season with a 17-ball 52 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a winning cause.
Buttler, on the other hand, made a scratchy 33-ball 38 during the campaign opener against Punjab Kings.
He will be eyeing a return to his dominant best against RR, his former franchise.
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Last season, Buttler made 538 runs in 13 innings in his debut with GT after a long run with RR from 2018-24. These runs came at an average of 59.77 and a strike rate of over 163, with five fifties. In 122 IPL matches and 120 innings, he has made 4,158 runs at an average of 39.98 and a strike rate of almost 149, with seven tons and 24 fifties and a best score of 124.
The Manchester United youngster was among several to send their messages of support after a new deal was announced for Jaydan Kamason
21:14, 03 Apr 2026Updated 21:14, 03 Apr 2026
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Kai Rooney was among the Manchester United starlets to send their messages of support to youngster Jaydan Kamason after he signed a new contract until the summer of 2028, with the option of a further year. Last season, the full-back was part of a strong Under-18 squad and was included on the bench under Ruben Amorim in both the home and away matches of the Europa League quarter-final and semi-final.
The 19-year-old has missed parts of the current campaign through injury, but has still managed 15 appearances for the Under-21s. United signed Kamason from grassroots outfit Stockport Vikings for the Emerging Talent Programme (ETP) aged 10 and became the first player from that scheme to put pen to paper on a professional deal with the club.
After signing a new deal, Kamson took to social media and said: “Proud moment for me and family to sign a new long-term contract at this special club. We thank God and keep pushing. More to come, just a matter of timing.”
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Several Manchester United youth stars were quick to off their support, with Kai Rooney attaching a video of a man applauding.
Jack Fletcher responded with a fire emoji, while his brother Tyler Fletcher sent a red loveheart emoji. Fellow United prospect Chido Obi commented with a laughing and flames emoji.
Jacob Devaney and Habeeb Ogunneye both commented: “Congrats bro [loveheart emoji].”
Fomer Man United youngster Joe Hugill commented: “Nice u [applauding emoji].”
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U21s head coach Adam Lawrence heaped praise on Kamason after his goal against Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup last season. He said: “Jaydan has been in real good form of late, so he’s in that position where he’s put in some real strong and consistent performances, as you’d expect from a second year U18 player here.
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“He’s in a real good space. He’s such a fantastic kid, he’s got real good athleticism and he likes to get forward on the outside. And listen, he’ll be watching that goal back for a while.
“He’s always been a full-back that has liked to get forward and he can wear people down, he’s wiry, he’s very athletic and can get on top of people and really impact the game in the final third.
“We’re really excited about him and think that he has real big potential, but he’s a humble kid and he’ll know he needs to get better and that he’s got things to work on.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas recently reacted to the brutal criticism that has been meted out to him by his ex-coach Goran Ivanisevic. Responding to the Croatian, the World No.49 stated that he had been ‘really hurt’ by his comments.
Tsitsipas and Ivanisevic began working together in May 2025, after the Greek star fired his father. However, their partnership was short lived and they parted ways only two months later after a series of uninspiring results. After their split, Ivanisevic publicly criticised Tsitsipas, telling SportKlub
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“He has to find a solution for his back issue. I was shocked. I’ve never seen such a poorly prepared player in my life. Me, at my age and with this bad knee, I’m three times in better shape than him.”
More recently, Ivanisevic doubled down on his criticisms about Stefanos Tsitsipas. Reacting to the Croatian’s harsh words, the former World No.3 told The Times,
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“If it was a way of him pushing me into working harder and getting my s— together, it was definitely not the right tactic. I was really hurt. I never expected that a coach could do that to me, and the worst thing is what he said was not true. I was not fit because I had been injured. I hadn’t been practising properly for over two weeks. It was like he kicked me when I was already down.”
Since parting ways with Goran Ivanisevic, Tsitsipas has paired up with his father Apostolos once again.
Stefanos Tsitsipas set to begin Monte-Carlo Masters campaign against Francisco Cerundolo
Tsitsipas at the Miami Open (Image Source: Getty)
Stefanos Tsitsipas spent the latter half of his 2025 season on the bench as he struggled with a back injury. The Greek star returned to action earlier this year with the Adelaide International, but he has failed to string together consistent wins.
His best result this season has been a quarterfinals finish he accomplished at the Qatar Open. Except for that impressive outing in Doha and a round of 32 appearance at the Miami Open, the 27-year-old has failed to move past the second round in any tournament, including the Australian Open and Indian Wells.
Now, Stefanos Tsitsipas is scheduled to kick off his clay season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The event takes place between April 5 and April 13 at the Monte-Carlo Country Club and promises some exciting tennis action. Tsitsipas will begin his campaign at the ATP 1000 event against 16th seed Francisco Cerundolo.
The final round of the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur goes down Saturday morning, April 4, at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Saturday, including full Augusta National Women’s Amateur TV coverage, streaming info and Round 3 tee times.
How to watch ANWA on Saturday
Heading into the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, 17-year-old Asterisk Talley has some unfinished business to accomplish.
One year ago, the star American amateur came up one shot short of the ANWA title, despite shooting a final-round 68 at the home of the Masters. This year is a different story.
Her 11-under total through two rounds matches her total score at last year’s ANWA. Now, the final round at Augusta National is the only thing that stands between her and history. Meja Örtengren and Maria Jose Marin are tied for second at 10 under.
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After the full field played a practice round on Friday at Augusta National, the 32 players who made the cut will compete at Augusta National Golf Club over 18 holes to determine this year’s champion.
You can watch the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur on TV via NBC, which will air coverage beginning on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET. You can also watch a live simulcast NBC’s TV coverage on ANWA.com or Peacock.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the final round of the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
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How to watch on TV Saturday
NBC will provide final-round TV coverage of the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur from 12-3 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 4.
How to stream online Saturday
You can stream the final round of the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur via ANWA.com and Peacock, which will offer a live simulcast of NBC’s Saturday TV coverage starting at 12 p.m. ET.
2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Round 3 tee times for Saturday (ET)
Tee No. 1
8:20 a.m. – Patience Rhodes, Yurina Hiroyoshi 8:30 a.m. – Macy Pate, Catherine Park 8:40 a.m. – Anna Davis, Emily Odwin 8:50 a.m. – Yujie Liu, Dianna Lee 9:00 a.m. – Aphrodite Deng, Achiraya Sriwong 9:10 a.m. – Seojin Park, Elise Lee 9:20 a.m. – Reagan Zibilski, Farah O’Keefe 9:30 a.m. – Paula Martin Sampedro, Aira Nagasawa 9:50 a.m. – Yunseo Yang, Ava Merrill 10:00 a.m. – Vanessa Borovilos, Kiara Romero 10:10 a.m. – Chloe Kovelesky, Raegan Denton 10:20 a.m. – Gyubeen Kim, Amelie Zalsman 10:30 a.m. – Soomin Oh, Arianna Lau 10:40 a.m. – Avery Weed, Lauren Kim 10:50 a.m. – Maria Jose Marin, Andrea Revuelta 11:00 a.m. – Asterisk Talley, Meja Örtengren
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola knows what the club want to do about Rodri’s future and thinks he knows what the player wants as well
Pep Guardiola believes that Rodri will snub serious interest from Real Madrid to commit his future to Manchester City. The midfielder is coveted by the Spanish giants and is yet to agree a contract extension at the Etihad as he approaches the final 12 months of his contract.
Rodri talked up Real as a club in an extensive interview given over the last fortnight, admitting that it was hard to resist the pull of La Liga. But he also referred to the Premier League as his ‘weakness’ when discussing his future and knows the support that he has had at City not just to help him to become the best midfielder in world football but also to build him back up after his ACL injury in September 2024.
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“I know what the club wants. They informed me what they want from Rodri – it is to stay, stay, stay,” said Guardiola. Asked if Rodri wanted that, the City boss replied: “I think so. Always I had the positive [feeling] with that but at the end I don’t know.”
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Keeping Rodri would be a major boost for the club as they look to show that they can continue their success – especially with doubts persisting over whether Guardiola will see out his contract. The January signings of Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo were seen as positive steps for recruitment in the post-Guardiola era and getting even more from Rodri would be further evidence.
City know that they have to be prepared for all outcomes though, and if Rodri decides that he does want to leave he will not be given any special treatment. If he can provide an acceptable offer from another club, he will be allowed to go.
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“The organisation of the club is above all of us – if one player is not happy they have to leave,” said Guardiola. “Continue the same always if they are happy – and I think he is happy – if he is not happy just knock on the door of the sporting director, accept an offer according to his incredible quality and after that he don’t belong to the club – only himself.”
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Jan 13, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Minnesota Vikings center Garrett Bradbury (56) against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFC wild card game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images.
This year, the NFL draft takes place in Pittsburgh from April 23-25 and will be held on the North Shore, including Acrisure Stadium and Point State Park. The Minnesota Vikings will join the festivities with the 18th overall pick — barring any trades — in the first round. Here we will look back at the Vikings’ draft history with the 18th overall pick.
Past Outcomes at No. 18 Shape Vikings’ 2026 Draft Outlook
Since entering the league in 1961 as an expansion team, the Vikings have selected with the 18th overall pick just three times. It has not been a position in which Minnesota has had much success. There is no Randy Moss, Randall McDaniel, or Alan Page in this list. However, some players spent several years in Minnesota with solid performances.
1994 – CB – Dewayne Washington
The Vikings first selected with the 18th overall pick in 1994, and it was the most successful of the picks from this position to date. The Vikings selected North Carolina State cornerback Dewayne Washington, who would have an immediate impact. Washington started all 16 games as a rookie, on his way to All-Rookie team recognition, thanks to recording 75 tackles and 3 interceptions for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Washington played four seasons for Minnesota, always as a starter, and totaled 10 interceptions, 3 of which were returned for touchdowns.
He swapped Minnesota for Pittsburgh in 1998, signing with the Steelers as a free agent, where he was a starter for the next six seasons before winding down a long career with a year in Jacksonville and then in Kansas City. Washington ended his career having played 12 seasons and caught 31 interceptions, five of which were returned for TDs.
2005 – DE – Erasmus James
The Vikings drafted again in 2005, selecting defensive end Erasmus James. The least successful of these three draft picks, James’ career was defined by injuries that saw him out of the league after just four seasons.
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL 2007-2008 NFL Minnesota Vikings Erasmus James. Image credit: Imago. The Vikings drafted James in the 1st Round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
His rookie season was the highlight, in which he showed promise, playing in 15 games and making 29 tackles, including 6 for loss, 4 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 passes defended. The rear of his career (two more seasons in Minnesota and one in Washington) amounted to just 13 games with just 9 tackles (4 for loss) and 1 sack to show from them. James suffered ACL injuries in back-to-back seasons, and his career never recovered.
2019 – C – Garrett Bradbury
The final time in Vikings draft history that Minnesota selected at 18 was Garrett Bradbury in 2019. Minnesota reached to fill a glaring roster need, and it never quite worked out. He was a six-year starter in Minnesota, but his athleticism was a plus point in the running game.
His unfortunate habit of being completely run over by big interior pass rushers was a problem that never resolved itself. It led to the Vikings releasing him last year, and Bradbury found his way to the New England Patriots.
Nov 13, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Minnesota Vikings center Garrett Bradbury (56) on the sidelines during a game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports.
Bradbury played in the Super Bowl for the New England in February after spending the season as the team’s starting center. The old problems were still there, though, and they chose to trade him to the Chicago Bears in March.
Bradbury did provide one of the most memorable plays I’ve witnessed in a Vikings game. A Sean Mannion pass to TE Tyler Conklin, who was hit by two Green Bay defenders, causing the ball to be deflected into the air, was caught by Bradbury and turned into a 21-yard reception. Unfortunately, the sight of Bradbury lying on the floor after being squashed in pass protection is just as memorable.
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One of soccer’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beat in a penalty shootout with 10 men at 66th-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European playoffs on Tuesday.
Moise Kean scored early on for Italy but then Azzurri center back Alessandro Bastoni was sent off with a direct red card before the break and Bosnia substitute Haris Tabakovic equalized in the 79th to send the game into extra time at 1-1.
The defeat added more misery for Italy’s once-proud national team after being eliminated by Sweden and North Macedonia, respectively, in the qualifying playoffs for the last two World Cups.
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“It’s too easy to say what’s working and what’s not working,” Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso said. “The fact is that Italy has failed to qualify for three World Cups. We’re having a tough time achieving our goals, both with the national team and with our clubs.”
Bosnia won the shootout 4-1 and qualified for the first time since 2014 – its only previous appearance.
In the shootout, Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missed their spot kicks and U.S.-born Esmir Bajraktarevic converted the decisive penalty for Bosnia.
“We still don’t believe it – that we’re out and that it happened in this manner,” Italy defender Leonardo Spinazzola said. “It’s upsetting for everyone. For us, for our families, and for all the kids who have never seen Italy at a World Cup.”
In Tuesday’s other European playoff finals, Sweden, Turkey and the Czech Republic each qualified. Sweden beat Poland 3-2; Turkey beat Kosovo 1-0; and the Czechs beat Denmark in a shootout.
Italy’s latest ouster means that the 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006 champions will go at least 16 years without even playing a match at soccer’s biggest event.
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Italy’s World Cup struggles go back all the way to 2010 and 2014, having failed to advance from its group on both occasions. Although the Azzurri did win the European Championship in 2021.
Italy’s last World Cup knockout match was when it won the title in 2006 by beating France in a penalty shootout.
“We realize we’re in a huge crisis,” Italian soccer federation president Gabriele Gravina said.
The only other World Cup that Italy did not qualify for was in 1958.
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Lost generationAn entire generation – basically anyone under 15 – has no memory of the last time Italy played in the World Cup: An elimination loss to Uruguay in 2014 in Brazil remembered for Luis Suarez’s bite of Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder.
None of Italy’s current players have participated in a World Cup finals.
The defeat will raise questions about the status of Gattuso, who took over from the fired Luciano Spalletti in June with the squad already in crisis mode following a defeat at Norway in its opening qualifier.
The Azzurri then went on a six-match winning streak before losing again to Norway in November to finish second in their group and end up in the playoffs again.
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Gattuso’s Italy overcame a nervy scoreless first half to beat Northern Ireland 2-0 at home in last week’s playoff semifinals. But the Azzurri struggled even more against Bosnia inside the intimate but imposing 14,000-seat Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, which is surrounded by apartment towers overlooking the field.
“I want to personally apologize since we didn’t make it,” Gattuso said. “Today talking about my future is not important. Today it was important to get to the World Cup.”
Gyokeres the savior
Viktor Gyokeres has sent Sweden back to the World Cup.
The Arsenal striker scored in the 88th minute to earn the Swedes a 3-2 win over Poland, five days after netting a hat trick in the playoff semifinal victory over Ukraine.
Poland great Robert Lewandowski, at age 37, was hoping to qualify for what would likely have been his final World Cup.
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Former Chelsea and West Ham coach Graham Potter was hired by Sweden last year – initially on a short-term deal – with one goal: to get the team to the World Cup. He has succeeded.
Sweden reached the quarterfinals in its last World Cup appearance, in 2018.
No dream debut for Kosovo
Turkey will be in the United States’ group at the World Cup after winning 1-0 at Kosovo to reach soccer’s biggest stage for the first time since 2002.
The hosts were hoping to qualify for the World Cup for the first time, fewer than 10 years since the national team was out of the international soccer family.
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It was in May 2016 that Kosovo and Gibraltar were voted into FIFA as its 210th and 211th member federations. That was eight years after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.
Kosovo had the best chance of an entertaining first half but Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir pulled off a superb one-handed save to push Fisnik Asllani’s strike onto the crossbar.
Turkey got the breakthrough eight minutes into the second half. Kerem Akturkoglu got finest of touches to ensure Orkun Kokcu’s cross-shot went into the far bottom corner.
Long wait ended
The Czech Republic reached its first World Cup since 2006 with a penalty shootout victory over Denmark following a 2-2 draw.
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Michal Sadilek converted the winning spotkick in the 3-1 penalty shootout success. It was the Czech Republic’s second straight victory on penalties after also prevailing on spotkicks against Ireland in the semifinal.
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