Grading 2026 Masters Performances Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna grades the best and worst 2026 Masters performances at Augusta National, from Rory McIlroy to Sergio Garcia.

2026 Masters Grades are in!

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Documenting Ryan Gerard’s 2026 Masters Sunday Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna profiles Ryan Gerard’s final round at Augusta National and what the rookie learned in his debut at the 2026 Masters.

Classy of Ryan Gerard to speak at length with me yesterday after a disappointing Sunday final round.

He reflected on the full week: his play, the course, and more. Some great nuggets.

Ryan Gerard’s First Masters: Episode V

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Documenting Ryan Gerard’s 2026 Masters Saturday Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna profiles Ryan Gerard’s third round at Augusta National in his debut at the 2026 Masters.

A third round 68 (-4) has Ryan Gerard right on the cusp of the top 10 in his first Masters. Talked to him afterwards about his round, par 5 strategy, Augusta patrons, and more.

Ryan Gerard’s First Masters: Episode IV is live:

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Documenting Ryan Gerard’s 2026 Masters Friday Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna profiles Ryan Gerard’s second round at Augusta National at the 2026 Masters.

Highlights from Friday’s round, expected firmness on the weekend, and what’s a good score tomorrow.

Ryan Gerard’s First Masters: Episode III

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Been a delight to follow Ryan Gerard this week and hear his commentary at the end of each day.

Ryan Gerard’s First Masters: Episode II is now live

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you too!

Documenting Ryan Gerard’s First Masters Appearance Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna is profiling Ryan Gerard’s first appearance at the 2026 Masters at Augusta National.

Ryan Gerard is making his Masters debut and has very generously agreed to share insights and notes about his experience this week.

He’s chatted with me last week and after each of his practice rounds this week. You can read about it all here:

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yes there is!

Tiering 2026 Masters Contenders Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna tiers the players who he thinks can contend at the 2026 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

Tiering the Masters contenders, including my pick to win:

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Patrick Reed on Augusta National, Masters Memories, and an Equipment Rollback The 2018 Masters champion sat down for a wide-ranging interview ahead of the year's first major

A good week to revisit the Q&A I did last year with 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed, where he shared a ton of insights on Augusta National (and more)

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PGA Tour Risers, Fallers So Far in 2026 Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna takes a stab at tiering the PGA Tour biggest risers and fallers a third of the way through the 2026 season.

Biggest Risers and Fallers through three months of the pro golf season, including some thoughts on Tom Kim’s on-course and in-arena antics 🙄

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haha unfortunately i am the graphics dept for these and am limited in my abilities but ill see what i can do

Updated Tiering the World's Best Golfers Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna updates his pre-season tiers of the best players in the world from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

An updated tiering of the Best Players in the World for this week’s pro golf update

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Brian Rolapp Lays Out Plan for New PGA Tour at Players Fried Egg Golf's reaction to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's press conference ahead of the 2026 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

Details from Brian Rolapp’s State of the Tour address and reactions from the Fried Egg Golf staff

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Sudarshan Yellamaraju‍: The PGA Tour's Self-Taught Rookie Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna interviewed Sudarshan Yellamaraju‍ and provides five things you don't know about the PGA Tour's self-taught rookie.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju’s path to the PGA Tour is improbable and inspiring. Enjoyed chatting with him to hear more about his journey.

Five things to know about the self-taught PGA Tour rookie:

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Tiering PGA Tour, LIV Golf Players Age 25 and Younger Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna tiers the best PGA Tour and LIV Golf players under the age of 25

In this week’s pro golf update, I’ve updated my list of the best pro golfers in the world 25 and younger.

(I may have put Michael Brennan too low)

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Tyrrell Hatton Is the Most Underrated Golfer In the World Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna calls out the overuse of the word overrated while making the case for Tyrrell Hatton as the most underrated player in the world.

For today’s weekly update, I’ve ranked potential underrated major championship contenders in 2026

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Is Rory McIlroy the Last of His Kind? Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna answers two questions on Rory McIlroy and Jake Knapp (and players like him) two months into the 2026 PGA Tour season.

In today’s Fried Egg Golf Newsletter, I wrote about Two Questions after Two Months of the 2026 pro golf season

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it was unplayable. puddles on the greens

yes 1000%. big part of the pro-rollback argument

yes and no. it’ll be firmer, which is huge. but the ball will also go farther which is a big problem

you’d aggressively roll back the equipment so the design is back at scale. you’d also soften the contours on 10 and restore the risk-reward by bringing the wedge back as an option.

and i’m not an agronomy expert but the Kikuyu has to get replaced

The mowing lines on the first hole are egregious. The Kikiyu grass is a huge problem (which has ruined No. 4 beyond repair).

One of the best-designed golf courses in America, presented terribly. Mediocre pro golf test.

Riviera is a sacred cow in the golf world so nobody wants to call out how poorly it plays compared to its full potential

Fried Egg Golf Pro Golf Survey Fried Egg Golf's panel of industry experts (composed of players, coaches, broadcasters, and agents) ranks the best players in men's golf. Rankings also included most over-rated and likely breakout sta...

Our first Fried Egg Pro Golf Survey is live!

During the offseason, our team assembled an expert panel of golf insiders — players, caddies, coaches, network analysts, agents, and others — to share their anonymous perspective on the men's professional game.

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NFL Indoor Stadiums and the TPC-ification of Pro Football Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna and Brendan Porath discuss the TPC-ification of the NFL, the growing trend of football teams building indoor stadiums.

A back-and-forth with Brendan Porath on the TPC-ification of the NFL

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i could’ve included him. maybe should’ve. just multiple gaps in his game right now but he could go in there

PGA Tour, LIV Golf Player-Specific Skills to Track in 2026 Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna tiers player-specific skills to track in 2026, from driving to putting.

This week’s update focuses on player-specific skills to track as we enter the heart of the golf season.

Viktor Hovland’s driver tops the list

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The Players Championship Should Not Be a Major Fried Egg Golf's Joseph LaMagna explains why the reasons against the Players Championship being a major heavily outweigh the reasons for elevating the PGA Tour's flagship event.

Yes, @josephlamagna.bsky.social

yeah originally it was going to be a full-blown thing about how short our attention spans are and why that conflicts with evaluating golf.

Ludvig is 26! JJ Spaun broke out last year at 34!!