On Wednesday, Verne Lundquist announced that the 2024 Masters will be the last time he calls the event.

Lundquist has had some legendary calls at the Masters and his iconic voice is recognized by many generations. The 83-year-old retired from broadcasting football games back in 2016 but continued with the Masters through what will be his 40th time this year.

Yes Sir!

As Verne Lundquist gets set to call his 40th Masters on CBS in April, he has announced that it will be his final Masters for the Network. pic.twitter.com/y9VxlliQKJ

— Golf on CBS ? (@GolfonCBS) February 14, 2024

Fans will surely miss Lundquist’s legendary calls and took to social media to express their gratitude for his career.

The most memorable calls always seem to come from Verne.
“Maybe…YES SIR!”
“Oh. My. Goodness…Wow!…In your life have you seen anything like that?”

— Steve Eubanks (@jseubanks) February 15, 2024

“In your life have you heard a better call?!”

— Luke Elvy (@Luke_Elvy) February 14, 2024

We all love Verne, and can’t imagine the Masters broadcast without him. #YesSir

— Maybe Yes Sir (@Maybe_YesSir) February 14, 2024

The Masters won’t be the same without Verne, so we should all enjoy one last week with him April 10-13.

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In Tiger Woods pre-tournament press conference for the Genesis Invitational, he touched on many topics including a potential deal between the PGA Tour and the PIF.

The PGA Tour received roughly 1.1 billion dollars from the Strategic Sports Group which also includes a possibility for a future “co-investment” from the Saudi PIF, but according to Woods, the Tour may no longer need that additional investment.

“Financially, we don’t right now, and the monies that they have come to the table with and what we initially had agreed to in the framework agreement, those are all the same numbers.

“Anything beyond this is going to be obviously over and above.”

Woods added that while the PGA Tour doesn’t necessarily need the additional investment, they are still open to dealing with the PIF and negotiations are ongoing.

“Ultimately we would like to have PIF be a part of our tour and a part of our product.”

When asked if he knew what the PIF’s ultimate goal was, he said “yes and no”.

“From what their representatives have discussed with us, yes and no, because that changes and that evolves from a few months ago to what it is currently now.

“I don’t know if it’s good or bad, it’s an ongoing, fluid process.”

Since LIV’s inception, Woods has been one of the more outspoken players against the PIF’s involvment with professional golf in the United States, and voted in favor of the deal with SSG.

“The consortium that they have at SSG, the partners that have come together to be a part of this group is quite remarkable to be honest with you in the sports industry,” Woods said.

“They’re unbelievable leaders. At the time that we need great leadership going forward, I think this elicits that.”

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This week, TayorMade and Tiger Woods released their new clothing line, called “Sun Day Red”.

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It started with a passion. The passion of competing. Of competing against ourselves. The field. The course. Life. Out of that passion, @SunDayRed rises.
 
Start your journey with us: https://t.co/MOv7rk5dYT pic.twitter.com/3aQWBHhIci

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 13, 2024

The promotional video was fantastic, but golf fans were a bit perplexed by the fact that “Sun Day” was two words rather than one.

While speaking to the New York Times, TaylorMade’s CEO, David Abeles, explained the meaning.

“Sunday red is the color that Mr. Woods has made very famous on Sundays, but Mr. Woods plays golf on more than just Sundays.”

Abeles also talked about the importance of “three’s”

Why Sun Day Red is three words: pic.twitter.com/BwgZjOS23L

— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) February 13, 2024

That clears it up, right?

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