Couples apologized for previously saying he would quit the Masters before looking like a "clown." He made an eagle on a par 4, a first for him at Augusta National, and holed out from 186 yards on No.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples put on an ageless performance in Thursday’s opening round at Augusta National, posting a 1-under par 71. The 1992 Masters champion, at age 65 and playing in his ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Fred Couples was so unflappable during the first round of the Masters that not even a sound engineer for one of the broadcasts who wandered down the middle of the fairway as ...

The silver hair, the white sneakers posing as golf shoes, the tanned no-glove left hand. Fred Couples had a first-round 71 in his back pocket and he was feeling good. He was feeling good ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples was so unflappable during the first round of the Masters that not even a sound engineer for one of the broadcasts who wandered down the middle of the fairway as the ...

Until death, at least. Fred Couples started feeling old more than 20 years ago. He had a hard time with it. By 2002, the 14-time winner on the PGA Tour had gone four years without a victory and ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- For the past few years, Fred Couples, 65,has watched as younger players continue to outdrive him off the tee at Augusta National by 20, 30, 40 and even 50 yards. Yet the 1992 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples was so unflappable during the first round of the Masters that not even a sound engineer for one of the broadcasts who wandered down the middle of the fairway as the ...

Fred Couples is still doing it. Couples, 65, made his 40th Masters start on Thursday and continued to impress during the first round of the major tournament. On the 14th hole, Couples was in the ...