The Masters Par 3 Contest: Golf’s Most Beautiful Bad Omen

Opening Kickoff Augusta National is supposed to feel magical. And on Wednesday before the Masters begins, golf’s most famous course briefly loosens its tie. The pressure drops. Families come inside the ropes. Children wear miniature caddie uniforms. Players laugh. Past champions return. Holes-in-one happen with almost suspicious regularity. It is one of the most wholesome […]