AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hello, friends, and welcome to today’s edition of the Rogers Report! I write to you all from the press building at Augusta National, where I’ve had two iced vanilla oat milk lattes and the best french fries of my life today. I took a long walk around the Masters yesterday and decided to take a more casual approach today. I posted up by the 17th green and 18 tee box for a few hours so I could watch groups come through there, and then spent some time people watching by the clubhouse. The best places in the world for people watching (in no particular order) are on the subway in New York City and by the first tee at the Masters, and I had the time of my life meeting new people and observing all of the stylish outfits here today. As I was summing up the highlights of my day to my sister via text message, I realized a lot of the things I saw (both on the course and the internet) can be divided into distinct categories. So without further ado, I present to you all the best things you missed at the Masters today.
The best outfits
Let’s start out with the most important category: players’ outfits. I’m going to be very honest here: I haven’t been blown away by many of the looks so far this week. What happened to pastel pants at Augusta? What happened to dozens of Masters-inspired shirts? By non-Masters standards, the outfits have been totally fine. But I want more from the brands dressing these guys.
You know who did their Masters looks perfectly? Ralph Lauren. Billy Horschel’s looks have been the best by a mile. The pink floral shirt and yellow pants scream Augusta National.
Other brands should take note!
Ludvig Aberg was the second-best dressed here at the Masters today. He’s rocking Adidas’ “Originals” line this week, and everything looks great. See how easy it is to incorporate the Masters colors into a player’s daily looks? We need more of this in 2026!
While Jason Day’s Malbon outfit didn’t turn heads in the way some of his other looks do, I’m a big fan of this clean look. However, I am a little confused because earlier this year, he stated that he had to get his scripting cleared by Augusta National, so I was expecting his looks to be the talk of the town and this is pretty par for the course. I selfishly have to admit that the reason I’m so happy Day is playing well this week is because I want to see what he and Malbon Golf have in store for this weekend. I’ll be rushing to social media all weekend to see what outfits he has on.
And for the final best outfit of the day, we have Jordan Spieth. Specifically, Jordan Spieth’s shirt.
This is proof that a little detail can go a long way. An outfit doesn’t need to go overboard to pay homage to the Masters.
The best player quotes
Bryson DeChambeau
My coworker and pal James Colgan wrote all about the wild number of swing thoughts Bryson DeChambeau says he has a week, but that wasn’t the only gem in his press conference on Friday afternoon at the Masters.
Here’s what the U.S. Open champion had to say about his YouTube Channel and how his enjoyment of that has carried over to tournament golf:
“YouTube golf has made me feel like a kid again. When I started out, I was like, man, this is going to be a lot of work. And once we started putting in challenges that were fun and interesting and different, it kind of made me feel like I was that, you know, 11-, 12-year-old going out with your friends and just trying to play as good as you can and do something crazy and different.
“It really makes you think, as well, when you get a different set of golf clubs in your hand, as a kid you get another club if your hand, OK, maybe it’s not perfect, but you have to figure out a way to get it done. So that kind of brought out that aspect of me, and I do feel like it’s aided in that.
“When I am doing the course-record series, it’s focusing my brain up to the maximum extent. So it’s not like it’s costing me a lot of energy and I’m not gaining much out of it. I’m actually focusing myself and saying, hey, you’re on camera, you have to execute. There’s nothing else you can do besides play your absolute best. So it gets me in a really cool mentality, as well. It’s been a great benefit.“
It’s times like this when you can tell DeChambeau is being as earnest as can be. He lights up when discussing the things he’s passionate about, and I think he hit the nail on the head when describing the youthful excitement that YouTube golf brings him. There’s a reason so, so many teenagers are obsessed with DeChambeau. He leaned into his quirkiness during his chat with the media on Friday, and I left his press conference an even bigger fan of his.
Matt McCarty
Next up we have Matt McCarty, who is making his Masters debut and second major-championship start this week. He’s heading into the weekend three shots off the lead, and I really like what he had to say about getting nervous out there.
“I think you’ve got to kind of just reframe that. I think I’ve learned over the last few years, reframe that nervousness into excitement. I think those feelings are the same in the body, and if you just tell yourself you’re excited, and who’s not excited to come out and play in the Masters and who’s not nervous to come out and play in the Masters.”
So friends, if you see me looking super excited on a plane during turbulence, just know I’ve reframed my nerves to excitement.
Nick Dunlap
I want to take a moment here to say just how much respect I have for Nick Dunlap this week. He shot 90 on Thursday at Augusta National, and it would’ve been easy to withdraw or throw in the towel. It takes a lot of strength to show up after a day like Dunlap had on Thursday, and even more to improve his score by 19 shots. Yes folks, you read that correctly.
Here’s what the 21-year-old hat to say about his second round at Augusta:
“I think a lot of people would have maybe backed out, maybe not. Certainly I wanted to at times. I know that. There’s a lot of things I could have done that would make me a lot more happy to come out and feel like I’m not playing well at all and come play golf in front of a bunch of people. But yeah, I’m never going to quit. I’m always going to show up.”
While most people Dunlap’s age are finishing up their junior year of college, he’s out here setting an example for kids and adults everywhere. I’m predicting a lot of success in his future.
Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer headed to the press room after missing the cut in his final Masters start on Friday.
Langer kicked things off by looking back at his childhood and explaining just how far-fetched his Masters career once seemed.
Q. Could you ever have imagined as a young boy, earning a few coins as a caddie in Germany, that you would go on to play in 41 Masters?
“No. I had no clue. I had no idea, period. I mean, just the golf was nothing in Germany, and when I became an assistant pro, just to teach golf and to help others to improve my game, I thought that was going to be my life. Then I became a fairly good player during those three-and-a-half years, and I thought, well, maybe I should try the European Tour for a couple years and see if I can make a living playing golf, because it’s probably more fun than teaching golf on the range for eight hours a day. We know the rest, right. But I had no clue I would ever play in America and end up living in America and marrying an American, raise my kids here, and then win the greatest tournament in the world, and on and on. Yeah, it’s truly a fairy tale.”
I always get emotional when pros have their final day of competition at the Masters. It makes me think about father time, and how one day we’ll watch today’s young stars take their final lap around Augusta National. The way Langer summed up just how much of a dream come true his career has been sent me over the edge. He’s right. It really has been a fairy tale.
The best social posts
Say what you want about social media, I’ve heard it all. It’s toxic! It’s rotting our brains! You know what else it’s doing? Providing the world’s best content during major championships. We’ll start with the most viral moment of the day, when Scottie Scheffler found himself hanging out in the bushes on No. 18.
Thank you, Scottie Scheffler, for the meme content. And thank you, Art But Sports, for the way your brain works.
Next up we have this tweet from Sean Martin, who highlighted the longevity we see in golf. That and how great Fred Couples’ hair has always been.
And now for the wholesome division. We’ll start things off with this clip of Bernhard Langer finishing his last-ever round in the Masters, a standing ovation and hugs that followed.
My favorite part of this video is when Langer is greeted by his young granddaughter, and you can tell that for a brief moment, his mixed emotions turn into pure happiness. Langer may not be teeing it up this weekend, but the good news is he’s got 40 years of Masters memories to look back on. Oh, and a brand new Masters-themed Mercedez-Benz.
Next up we have Billy Horschel, TGL’s biggest hype man, being a hype man for Nick Dunlap when he probably needed it most.
There’s nothing I love in golf more than players having each other’s backs, and that’s exactly what Horschel did today.
Miscellaneous tidbits
The way the 36-hole Masters leader recovers from his time on the course is nothing short of aspirational. Justin Rose travels to most events with a decked-out recovery vehicle that features a steam, sauna, cold plunge, oxygen machine and a whole lot more.
Here’s my petition for a golf media recovery vehicle.
And finally, I present to you all the full experience of getting lunch at the Masters. Enjoy!
