SPRING FEVER.

SPRING; GOLF tournaments

2023 MASTERS READERS' SURVEY Will LIV golfers competing in the 2023 Masters make you any more or less likely to watch? 5.6% Slightly more likely 9.1% Much more likely 9.6% Slightly less likely 5.2% Much less likely 70.4% No more or less likely The Battle Lines Given the number of Masters champions among LIV golfers, it's pretty clear that the Saudis were seeing green - and prestige - when they recruited them. For nearly a decade, Bubba Watson, the 2012 and 2014 Masters winner, has sat beside his Bible-study mate Zach Johnson, sipping water instead of wine, savoring the camaraderie and the cuisine and, he says, "just trying to soak it all in." Hello, friends, and welcome to the first Masters since the outbreak of golf 's civil war. [Extracted from the article]

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