Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launched a charm offensive ahead of this week's Masters as they flew the proverbial PGA Tour flag during a practice round at Augusta National on Monday while a number of LIV Golf players also began their preparations.
There is some added intrigue ahead of this year's Masters as it will be the first since the launch of the controversial LIV Golf circuit last June and will feature competitors from both circuits on one of the game's most hallowed layouts.
The group were cheered at every turn, with perhaps the loudest when they opted to partake in a Masters practice-round tradition and tried in unison to purposefully skip their balls across the pond at the par-three 16th. Former word number one Johnson, wearing a shirt with the logo of the 4Aces team he captains on LIV Golf, practised with current PGA Tour players Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman and Gary Woodland.
"For me it's the same. All my buddies are still my buddies, and we play, and it's still golf. So it doesn't matter where you play at," said Johnson.
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