Inside Golf went contained in the grounds at Augusta Nationwide, with Editor Rob Willis conducting an unique interview with Warren Smith, host of the Fox Sports activities protection of the 2025 US Masters.
THE hype is actual across the 2025 US Masters, as the most effective gamers on this planet assemble for the primary of this yr’s 4 main championships.
Within the construct as much as the Masters, with spherical one now lower than two days away, Inside Golf went ‘Inside’ Augusta Nationwide, with Editor Rob Willis chatting to Warren Smith the host of the Fox Sports activities telecast.
For the primary time, the one place to look at the Masters reside is on Kayo Sports activities and Foxtel, and Smith, who’s on website and dealing alongside media character and former match skilled Paul Gow, is worked up to have the ability to relay the ambiance and pleasure to viewers watching again residence, with a deal with monitoring the fortunes of the Australian contingent.
“It’s a particular place,” Smith stated in an unique interview from the grounds of Augusta. “The colors are wonderful, the flowers, the azaleas, the dogwood, the ridiculously inexperienced fairways, the white bunkers, and the followers are already right here of their 10’s of hundreds.
“In addition they have a patron first philosophy and attempt to make the expertise nearly as good as they presumably can. They usually excel at that,” he stated.
As for the course itself, at this his second go to after additionally being on the right track for Fox Sports activities and Kayo in 2024, whereas Smith and Gow will do their finest to element the distinctive elements of the course, he explains that maybe it must be seen to be believed.
“It’s an excellent cliché, you’d by no means imagine how hilly it’s but it surely’s the truest factor ever,” Smith expressed.
“For instance, you stand on 10 and say I can’t imagine how downhill that gap is. You may placed on some skis and ski down it.”
Since arriving on the match website, Smith has taken the chance to meet up with the Australians, former champion Adam Scott and the 4 different Aussies trying to be a part of him as a Masters champion.
A primary-time father lower than two weeks in the past, Cam Smith is catching up on his sleep, was eager to speak NRL with Warren who additionally heads up the Fox Sports activities NRL commentary group, whereas additionally talking positively about the place his sport is at.
“Cam was very pumped concerning the Broncos, he’s very eager on their probabilities within the NRL,” Warren stated.
“However he’s in house together with his sport, he appears fairly relaxed and he’s assured about his probabilities. He likes the observe, he’s had 5 prime 10’s in eight tournaments right here.
“Cam, Min Woo and Jason Day performed (a apply spherical) collectively right this moment. Min Woo needed to cough up the money, the 2 boys beat him.”
Coming into the match following a latest victory, Smith was additionally fast to speak up Min Woo who comes into the occasion with loads of confidence
“They’ve been saying if he wins one, the lid may come off. That is one other stage, however the course units up for him, he hits it to date and if he has week with the driving force, he’s some form of prospect.”
The one Australian winner again in 2013, Adam Scott has loved a profession resurgence during the last 12 to 18 months, maybe due partly to some assist he’s receiving from longtime pal and the 2008 Masters champion South African Trevor Immelman.
In exploring the apply areas at Augusta on Tuesday, Smith caught a glimpse of the pair exhausting at work forward of Thursday’s first spherical.
“Scottie was working carefully with Trevor Immelman on the placing inexperienced right this moment. I noticed Trevor protecting an in depth eye on what he was doing.”
As for Cam Davis, Smith and the Fox group hadn’t noticed the proficient Sydneysider as of the Tuesday afternoon, nonetheless regardless of some detached kind in latest instances, Smith supplied a reminder that the course units up properly and that Davis was in competition for a protracted whereas in 2024.
“He completed twelfth final yr. A bit like Cam (Smith) he simply by no means actually acquired it happening the weekend final yr. However he does are available having missed 4 cuts in a row. “
Glorious insights, with extra certain to return from the Fox Sports activities group in the course of the lead-up and the 4 days of the 2025 Masters championships.
Each spherical of the Masters is reside and unique on Fox Sports activities, obtainable on Kayo Sports activities and Foxtel, the one place to see all 4 golf majors LIVE in 2025.
