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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
British triple amputee sails across Pacific Ocean in record-breaking journey
British war veteran, and triple amputee, Craig Wood is attempting a record-breaking solo sail across the Pacific Ocean. The 33-year-old, who lost both legs and a hand in Afghanistan, set off from Mexico in March and is now thousands of miles into his inspiring 7,000-nautical-mile voyage to Japan.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
British Triple Amputee Is Making Record-Breaking Sail Across The Pacific Ocean
British Triple Amputee Is Making Record-Breaking Sail Across The Pacific Ocean. Afghan war veteran Craig Wood is sailing over the entirety of the Pacific Ocean despite being a triple amputee. The British hero is currently, as of 23 April. well over 3000 nautical miles into his epic voyage - having caught the trade winds to boost his progress. The 33-year-old former Army rifleman from Doncaster, United Kingdom is sailing 7,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean in total. He set off from La Paz in Mexico on 25 March and his gruelling expedition will end in Osaka in Japan after a predicted 80 days. Despite the hardships he is relishing the epic trip - one that has caused fully able bodied sailors huge problems in the past. Craig lost both legs and his left hand in an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2009. His face was also ravaged by shrapnel. Waking up 14 days later from an induced coma, nothing would ever be the same again. It took eight months for Craig to learn to walk again and four-and-a-half years of rehabilitation work to improve his quality of life. It should come as no surprise that he is doing well, however, as Craig is the world's first triple amputee to achieve a RYA (Royal Yachting Association Yachtmaster) qualification. Supporting his record-breaking sail are his partners Team Forces, Boxxe, Collins Aerospace, Ottobock and Palo Alto and you can follow his adventures on Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms on @Craigwoodsails.
USA Today
10-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Has anyone won the Masters from start to finish?
Has anyone won the Masters from start to finish? Everyone wants to start fast at the Masters, but the list of champions who lead wire-to-wire is surprising. Editor's note: Golfweek is providing live coverage from Thursday's first round of the 2025 Masters. To follow along, click here. Every player who competes at Augusta National wants to get off to a good start, but how often does it turn out that the player who gets the first-round lead winds up winning the Masters? It turns out only five times in the tournament's history has the player who led the Masters after the first round gone on to hold that lead after the second and third round and then win the tournament. The first player to ever lead the Masters from start to finish was Craig Wood, who won in 1941 after shooting 66-71-71-72 (280) and defeated Byron Nelson by three shots. Nineteen years later, Arnold Palmer won the 1960 Masters, going wire-to-wire with scores of 67-73-72-70 (282) to defeat Ken Venturi by a shot. Jack Nicklaus won the 1972 Masters after holding the lead after every round with scores of 68-70-73-74 (286). The Golden Bear was three shots better than runner-up Bruce Crampton. Four years later, Raymond Floyd went wire-to-wire and won the 1976 Masters by shooting 65-66-70-70 (271). He cruised to an eight-shot win over Ben Crenshaw. The fifth and most-recent player to win the Masters after holding the lead after every round was Jordan Spieth, who, a year after nearly winning at Augusta National, slipped into a green jacket after posting rounds of 64-66-70-70 (270).
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What is the most-common winning score at the Masters?
The Masters is filled with iconic moments and dramatic Sunday charges on the back nine, and that might make you think that in order to win at Augusta National, golfers need to make a ton of birdies and shoot low scores every day to win. The reality, however, is that's not typically the case. The most common winning score at the Masters is 8-under 280, having been shot by the winner 13 times since Jimmy Demaret won with it in 1940. That same score won the Masters for Craig Wood and Byron Nelson the following to years as well. More recently, Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999, Trevor Immelman in 2008 and Bubba Watson in 2014 won at 8 under. Other common winning scores at the Masters include 12-under 276, which has won nine tournaments, and 9-under 279 which has won eight times. Par at Augusta National is 72, so a golfer can shoot 70 each day and achieve a final score of 8-under 280. The chart below shows the winning score at every Masters Tournament since it started in 1934. While 8 under is the most-popular winning score at Augusta National, the trend since the 2000 Masters when Vijay Singh won with a score of 10-under 278 has been for lower scores to be needed to win. The average winning score of Masters winners from 2000 through 2024 is -10.96, which includes Zach Johnson's winning score of 1-over 289 in 2007, just the third winning score at Augusta National that was over par. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: What is the most-common winning score at the Masters?
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What is the most-common winning score at the Masters?
What is the most-common winning score at the Masters? The Masters is filled with iconic moments and dramatic Sunday charges on the back nine, and that might make you think that in order to win at Augusta National, golfers need to make a ton of birdies and shoot low scores every day to win. The reality, however, is that's not typically the case. The most common winning score at the Masters is 8-under 280, having been shot by the winner 13 times since Jimmy Demaret won with it in 1940. That same score won the Masters for Craig Wood and Byron Nelson the following to years as well. More recently, Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999, Trevor Immelman in 2008 and Bubba Watson in 2014 won at 8 under. Other common winning scores at the Masters include 12-under 276, which has won nine tournaments, and 9-under 279 which has won eight times. Par at Augusta National is 72, so a golfer can shoot 70 each day and achieve a final score of 8-under 280. The chart below shows the winning score at every Masters Tournament since it started in 1934. While 8 under is the most-popular winning score at Augusta National, the trend since the 2000 Masters when Vijay Singh won with a score of 10-under 278 has been for lower scores to be needed to win. The average winning score of Masters winners from 2000 through 2024 is -10.96, which includes Zach Johnson's winning score of 1-over 289 in 2007, just the third winning score at Augusta National that was over par.
