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Masters notebook: For Champ, 10th place means a 2023 invite

Scottie Scheffler can play in the Masters forever now.

Riviera has a new president and big events headed its way

Megan Watanabe is the first woman to be president at Riviera Country Club.

In firm conditions, Masters in November a distant memory

No one needed to see the colorful blooms at Augusta National to realize this will be a much different Masters than the last one.

Els adds 2 more Presidents Cup rookies with captain's picks

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Ernie Els filled out his International team already loaded with newcomers by choosing two more Presidents Cup rookies with his captain's picks Wednesday night. Day is playing the Presidents Cup for the fifth time, but first as a captain's pick. He would be the first playing-captain since Hale Irwin at the inaugural Presidents Cup in 1994. Unlike the Ryder Cup, where the captain's picks are decided two weeks before the matches, the Presidents Cup is still six weeks away. Niemann, the first player from Chile to be in the Presidents Cup, earned his PGA Tour card the year he turned pro.