Shane Lowry has been left speechless by the magic of the Masters. But while the Clara star is also keen to make his voice heard when the action starts today, he knows that he has to accept that he won’t get everything right on his first competitive trip around Augusta National.

PGA Tour — Shane Lowry didn't appear to perturbed to finish 21 shots behind Jimmy Walker in the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. But it was a decent week for Seamus Power on the Web.com Tour and an excellent one for Chris Selfridge in Charleston.

Butch Harmon gave Newstalk's Off The Ball some juicy pre-Masters chat, covering the world No 1's love the gym, Tiger Woods and the form of clients Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker.

Pádraig Harrington will take plenty of positives into next week's McGladrey Classic despite missing the secondary cut in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.

Graeme McDowell began his year with a Top-10 finish for just the third time in 13 seasons as Jimmy Walker claimed his third win from his last eight starts with a nervy victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.