2026 Masters is Tomorrow - What You Need to Know

Tomorrow, Masters 2026 will officially commence at Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia. Here's the Hound's official guide, covering all sections to know about the best golf event in the world.

To start, the Masters is one of the four major championships for men's golf, being the only one being held exclusively in Augusta. To watch the Masters, it is a bit of a mess, but for Canadians, TSN holds the streaming rights for us. In case you do not have TSN, coverage is on ESPN for the Par 3 Contest tomorrow, while the first & second rounds will be on Amazon Prime & ESPN. The third and forth rounds, on April 11 - 12, will be on CBS. However, the app has free live streams.

The main players to be in contention to win it all is Rory McIlroy, the defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, the champion is 2022 and 2024. But, the most likely contender has to be Bryson DeChambeau, who I personally like to watch on YouTube, who won titles in South Africa & Singapore. Tiger Woods, who was planned to be playing, will not be playing due to a DUI charge after being involved in a car crash on March 27 in Florida.

Last year, Rory McIlroy won the Masters. He started it off good, with starting the final round with two shots clear. However, he had a double bogey (two strokes above par), but managed to recover. Justin Rose was the runner-up for the second time in his career, with two-time champion Patrick Reed ending up third, and Scheffler in forth.

Every year, the Masters have a dinner menu that is ate by the past champions of the Masters. The menu is always posted publicly, so here is The Masters' Club 2026 dinner.

In this, we can see sticky toffee pudding and grilled elk sliders being the yummiest of the foods here.

There are a lot of different terminology in golf, that frankly confuses me too, so here are a few phrases and words you might see at The Masters if you decide to watch.

Amen Corner - The three hole stretch from the 11th to the 13th at Augusta National, which is one of the most difficult section of the whole course. The image below is what the Amen Corner looks like at Augusta.

First and second nine - Typically, this is called the front nine and back nine in typical golf, however, the masters have it as first and second nine. The first nine refers to holes one to nine, while the second nine refers to 10 to 18 holes.

First cut - Instead of being in the rough where the players miss the fairway, Augusta has the "first cut" and "second cut" of grass.

Patrons - Patrons are the people watching the Masters at Augusta, they are basically fans or spectators, but patrons are just fancier, I guess.

Rae's Creek - It is a very scary stretch of water that overlooks the 12th and 13th green. It is 60 feet wide and four feet deep. It is the image below.

Tea Olive - It is the name of the opening hole at Augusta. The Tea Olive is a shrub from eastern Asia, that is found on the right of the fairway.

So, the question on everyone's mine -- who will win the Masters? Well, the competition is very tough, but I hope this article gives you enough information to watch the Masters' and watch when the winner is announced.