About this episode

The episode recaps the second day of the Masters Tournament, highlighting Rory McIlroy's performance and discussing other players' chances.

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People in this episode

Host: Joe

Topics covered

• Masters Tournament
• Golf Performance
• Rory McIlroy
• Golf Equipment
• Leaderboard Analysis

Keywords

• Masters Day Two
• Rory McIlroy
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Callaway Quantum Irons
• Golf Strategy

Sponsors

Callaway

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Augusta National

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