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Russell Gould is a senior sportswriter with nearly 20 years’ experience across a wide variety of sports including AFL, cricket, golf, rugby league, rugby and horse racing. Starting as a sports reporter at MX, then the Herald Sun, he has written news and in-depth features as well as covering major events in both Melbourne and around the world, from the 2003 rugby World Cup, though to the 2019 Ashes in England, two US Masters at Augusta and every Boxing Day Test since 2010. Having also spent four years as the Herald Sun sports chief of staff, he is now the founding sports editor of NCA NewsWire.

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TUCSON, ARIZONA - MARCH 19: LIV Golf CEO; Greg Norman greets captain Sergio Garcia of Fireballs GC during Day Three of the LIV Golf Invitational - Tucson at The Gallery Golf Club on March 19, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona. Christian Petersen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘What people want’: Norman drops LIV Masters bomb

If one of the 18 LIV golfers win the Masters next week they might need to make room for all of them at the 18th green.

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 14: Adam Scott of Australia celebrates after making a birdie on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Masters moment that changed everything

It was a Monday morning in Australia a decade ago when Adam Scott sank a putt that brought the nation to a standstill.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 31: Captain Cameron Smith of Ripper GC looks on during the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational - Orlando at The Orange County National on March 31, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Masters ‘mojo’ is Smith’s secret weapon

Cameron Smith knows he needs to be playing better to win the Masters but has a little secret about Augusta which may light his fire.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 10: Cameron Smith of Australia plays his shot from the 10th tee during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2022 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

‘Just BS’: Smith hits back at hurtful swipe

The 18 LIV players heading to the Masters have a chip on their shoulder, with plenty suggesting their 54-hole events don’t provide the competition needed to contend.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 10: Cameron Smith of Australia plays his shot from the 10th tee during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2022 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

‘Just BS’: Smith hits back at LIV critics

The 18 LIV players heading to the Masters have a chip on their shoulder, with plenty suggesting their 54-hole events don’t provide the competition needed to contend.

TUCSON, ARIZONA - MARCH 18: Marc Leishman of Ripper GC plays a tee shot on the 18th hole during Day Two of the LIV Golf Invitational - Tucson at on March 18, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

No regrets as 30-major streak ends

Moving to LIV Golf had a major consequence for one Aussie star, but missing the Masters isn’t enough for him to regret it.

Australian golfer Cameron Smith takes part in a press conference at the end of the semifinals the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Miami at Trump National Doral Miami golf club in Miami, Florida, on October 29, 2022. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP)

‘Beat them all’: LIV rebels defiant for Masters

Even the Masters chairman suggested LIV players have divided golf, but Greg Norman’s rebels are ready to head to Augusta anyway.

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: Cameron Bancroft of Western Australia celebrates scoring a century during the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and Western Australia at Blundstone Arena, on February 23, 2023, in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Former opener should be Ashes bound

Cameron Bancroft played the opening two Ashes Tests in 2019 before being axed, but there’s support growing for a return to England.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 23: Jason Day of Australia plays his shot from the ninth tee during day two of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Mike Mulholland/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Mike Mulholland / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Tiger’s advice driving Aussie’s success

There’s a strong Masters buzz brewing around Jason Day as his resurgence continues, and he’s got Tiger Woods’ words ringing in his ears.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 21: Cameron Munster of the Storm looks on during a Melbourne Storm NRL training session at Gosch's Paddock on March 21, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Star waiting for medical OK to play

Cameron Munster thinks he’s ready to play again and so does his coach, but the decision isn’t theirs to make.

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