August 5, 2022 – The 86th Masters will be held April 7-10, with a total prize money of $11.5 million and bringing together 91 of the world's best golfers. The much-publicized Tiger Woods continued to practice on the field in preparation for the competition; defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, despite his injury, also took two young compatriots to practice on the field.
Tiger Woods, who was in a car accident 14 months ago, although he has not yet decided whether to compete, but on Sunday and Monday he played nine holes in Augusta for two consecutive days, and it seems that the chances of participating are very good. On Monday at the driving range, he practiced for 30 minutes, hit No. 1 four times, and the good news was that the swing looked easy. At Augusta, Tiger Woods is the most watched star. On Monday, he was surrounded by fans on his way from the driving range to the tee. He has created countless miracles and histories in the Masters, carrying countless expectations. Now, Tiger Woods' official reply is that it has not yet decided to participate, and its press conference will take place on Tuesday at 11 a.m. local time.
Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama on Monday had a practice round with his compatriot, Keita Nakajima, winner of the 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships, and Takumi Kanaya, another young Japanese player who also won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Keita Nakajima once said that his dream was to play a practice round with Hideki Matsuyama, and now his dream has come true.
"I am very happy to play in the practice round with Matsuyama's seniors," said Keita Nakajima, who said that he was excited and nervous when he came to the Masters, "Matsuyama's seniors gave me a lot of advice and told me a lot of green lines that I don't usually see, which benefited me a lot." ”
The victory of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship brought Keita Nakajima to the Masters for the first time. Takumi Kanaya once entered the Masters with his victory at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, and this year he qualified for the Masters with the world's top 50 rankings!
Japanese-American Collin Morikawa is coming to the Masters for the third time, and his goal is clear: he is looking forward to winning the championship on Sunday. The 25-year-old, ranked third in the world, wants Augusta National To win the tournament and make its own history. In his short career spanning 3 years, he has won five PGA Tour titles, including two Grand Slam titles. In 2020 and 2021, he competed in the Masters twice, moving from a tie of 44th to a tie for 18th. Now, facing the third Masters, he wants to keep his rhythm and play to his strengths, with precise irons, extremely controlled cuts, and as many fairways as possible.
Of course, Morikawa faces many challenges. The lineup of this year's Masters is very strong, and among the 91 participants, the world's no. 1 Scottie Scheffler and the world's no. 2 Joe Ram are all participating. Strength players Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy are also candidates for the championship. The 31-year-old American J.J. Spaun made his last-minute debut at the Masters with the Valerodes State Open. Who will be the Green Jacket winner in 2022 is worth looking forward to.