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‘I’ve never seen this before’ – Tour pro’s training aid confuses fans and analysts

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3 years ago

May 1, 2023

Playing on a sponsor’s exemption to the Mexico Open, KFT player Alejandro Tosti has certainly caught the eye this week, and not just via a top-30 finish.

The 26-year-old has recently been in the news as one of six players penalized two shots at the Lecom Suncoast Classic, after an unfortunate mix-up over a shuttle ride between holes, but this time caught the eye of PGA Tour viewers as well.

After an opening 69, golf content provider Matt Gannon tweeted a recording of Tosti using what I can only describe as a ‘pictures stick’, bringing it back and forth away from his eyes as if being tested in an optician’s surgery.

PGA Tour Live later discussed the warm-up, saying they ‘have never seen this done before,” although mentioned that Michael Campbell used a similar focussing method to win his only PGA title – the 2005 U.S Open – when beating Tiger Woods by two shots.

“I’ve never seen this before.”

Unique preparation from @AleTostiOK training his eyes @MexicoOpenGolf ? pic.twitter.com/q0mZWTLJCf

— PGA TOUR LIVE (@PGATOURLIVE) April 28, 2023

Among the forecast teasing were replies of scientific interest, with @GolfLegion commenting on the unique nature of the eyes of a professional golfer.

Professional golfer’s gaze patterns are qualitatively different than those of amateurs. Anyone curious should do some research into Quiet Eye. This fella appears to be warming up his eyes. Did you know the fixation point of a gaze is represented by over 80% of the visual cortex?

— The Legion (@GolfLegion) April 29, 2023

Another respondent explained that Tosti was “warming up his visual system with Vision Sticks Method,” which appears to be far nearer the truth, given those teaching such a move describe the practise as, “Eye change jumps, eye following movements, training of vergence or accommodation can be easily and efficiently trained with the Vision Stick. It also serves excellently as a visual target for your balance training.”

The method could take off judged on Tosti’s play for the rest of the week.

The world number 444 hit a four-under 67 on Friday, finished with an eagle three for level par for Saturday’s third round, and finished his 72nd hole, rounding off his tournament with a seven-under 64 to lie within the top-10.

Although he is likely to miss on automatic entry to next week’s Wells Fargo, Tosti is clearly an improving player to follow, and may well find plenty more invitations in the post.

Winner of two Latinoamerica tour titles – the first in 2019 when beating Justin Suh and Cameron Young, and then by eight shots on the Latinoamerica tour last August – Tosti found his way to Vallarta via a mini three-event KFT schedule for Latin players.

Tosti has made six cuts from eight KFT events tournaments this year, with what was a best of two top-10 finishes.

That was until this week, when he realised his dream and took full advantage.

Remember the name Alejandro Tosti, not only for the talent that he has, or for the vision stick.

There is more….

Unique preparation all around.

A look at @AleTostiOK's unique putting training aid @MexicoOpenGolf. https://t.co/9SAHBxaIQC pic.twitter.com/B4B1uWwRm9

— PGA TOUR LIVE (@PGATOURLIVE) April 29, 2023

How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

Published

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

Gianni Magliocco

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.”