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Michael Bamberger
Michael Bamberger writes for GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. Before that, he spent nearly 23 years as senior writer for Sports Illustrated. After college, he worked as a newspaper reporter, first for the (Martha’s) Vineyard Gazette, later for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has written a variety of books about golf and other subjects, the most recent of which is The Second Life of Tiger Woods. His magazine work has been featured in multiple editions of The Best American Sports Writing. He holds a U.S. patent on The E-Club, a utility golf club. In 2016, he was given the Donald Ross Award by the American Society of Golf Course Architects, the organization’s highest honor.
Something was missing from Rory McIlroy’s stirring Masters win
By: Michael BambergerBryson DeChambeau didn't win the Masters but keeps winning over fans
By: Michael BambergerWho will win the 2025 Masters? Here's a handy checklist
By: Michael BambergerPatrick Reed is within reach of his second Masters title — and so much more
By: Michael BambergerNick Dunlap opened this Masters disastrously. Then he opened his soul
By: Michael BambergerFred Couples shuns attention. But at Masters, he’s at center of it again
By: Michael Bamberger
There is Tiger Woods news at this Masters. But no Tiger Woods
By:Michael Bamberger
Augusta National boss takes dead aim at one of game’s chronic issues
By:Michael Bamberger
‘This is it’: Inside Arnold Palmer’s emotional final moments at Augusta National
By:Michael Bamberger
My 7 favorite Augusta-area golf courses, ranked by their accessibility
By:Michael Bamberger
You don't know pressure until you know Masters pressure
By:Michael Bamberger