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Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the 2026 Masters second round. It doesn't appear Robert MacIntyre is feeling too sorry about his crude gesture at the 2026 Masters. After finishing the second round ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — John James arrived at Augusta National an hour before the gates opened to patrons for the 90th Masters — all for the purpose of securing a 13 1/2-inch tall gnome. Subscribe to read this ...

A patron carries a 2026 Masters gnome, the hottest item at Augusta National this week. Andrew Redington/Getty Images Kelley McWhirter attended The Masters last year and brought home an unexpected ...

Just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday, moments before sunrise, a wave of patrons swept up toward me from the main entrance at Augusta National Golf Club. Together, we approached a line of security personnel ...

The most popular attraction at Augusta National during this week's Masters may not actually be on the golf course. Instead, it's a gnome. Seriously -- the Masters lawn gnome is a beloved item to be ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Sorry, Rory. Step aside, Scottie. Back up, Bryson. With all due respect to the greats of the game gathered at Augusta National this week, the figure ...

2026 edition retailing at $49.50 inside Augusta National Everyone says goodbye to the Masters eventually. Sandy Lyle, Ben Crenshaw, Ian Woosnam and Bernhard Langer used recent years to wave goodbye.

Arch Linux users are among the first to experience the latest GNOME desktop, as GNOME 50 has begun rolling out through Arch’s repositories. Thanks to Arch’s rolling-release model, new upstream ...

Accessibility is a cornerstone of GNOME 50, with substantial updates to the OrCA screen reader. These updates include global settings, automatic language switching, and improved compatibility with ...