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12 players to follow in 2022: (6) Ricardo Gouveia

Published

4 years ago

Dec 16, 2021

Over the next 12 days, the two presenters on our new ‘Across The Pond’ podcast, Matt Vincenzi and Jason Daniels give their 12 players to follow for 2022 to coincide with the 12 days of Christmas.

Related: 12 players to follow in 2022: (5) Greyson Sigg

None so far have won on their respective tours, so here’s to a long-term watch and investment!

6. Ricardo Gouveia (DP World Tour)

Ok, I’ve had a soft spot for Ricardo Gouveia for several years now but there’s enough there to think he can finally make his mark on the new DP World Tour in 2022.

The former University of Florida graduate has been playing in the upper echelons for a while but never really clicked at the top level despite much expected of him after his appearance in the 2014 Palmer Cup side, where he contributed two wins from two singles matches and one from two in the pairs.

A regular winner on the Algarve Tour (where he first caught my eye) his transition to the Challenge Tour was seamless, winning the overall money list after a stellar 2015 season of 18 starts which constituted a couple of victories (including the concluding Grand Final), three runner-up finishes, two third-places and a handful of top-10s. Finishing the year with two top-20s in higher grade looked the perfect catalyst to kick on but it rarely works that way.

Despite managing to keep his card for the next few years, the Portuguese star never managed to find a consistent level of form, the odd-top-10 or 20 interspersed with too many bad tournaments. After a progressive decline in form, the inevitable happened and Gouveia lost his card.

Speaking in his blog on the European/DP Tour site the former top-100 ranked player admitted that he lost his appetite for the game after several personal problems and that even fairly recently he was ”really struggling: I was hitting it all over the place, I didn’t know where the ball was going, and I felt like I didn’t want to be there.”

Back with his old mental coach, the 30-year-old bounced back to top form on the Challenge Tour last season with two wins and seven top-10s, the highlight of those being a one-shot loss to eventual rankings champion, Marcus Helligkilde, after a second-round 74 knocked him back from fourth to 19th place.

We often laud the youngsters that come through and with the likes of the Hojgaard twins, Schmid, Helligkilde etc. often forget the importance of experience and, indeed, failure.

Whilst the latter-named Dane is certainly one to watch, Gouveia may well take inspiration from the likes of J.B Hansen, who he beat into fifth in the end-of-year table in 2015.

Almost exactly one year older, Hansen took a while to get to the top of his game and after several years grinding away has finally made his mark, winning the Joburg Open and the high-class Dubai Championship in a twelve month period.

Gouveia has only sporadically demonstrated his talents on the big stage and should be the type that thrives on a course demanding accuracy – keep him in your notebooks, I can see a Kristoffer Broberg-type victory coming his way.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

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2 months ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

Published

2 months ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

2 months ago

Apr 7, 2026

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Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”