Fred Couples shot a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the Masters on Thursday, the 65-year-old former champion proving to himself as much as anyone else that he still belongs.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples is taking a mulligan. Not on anything he did Thursday, not when he carded a 1-under 71 at the Masters at the age of 65. A round that featured what he believes to be ...

Fred Couples is tied for 11th at the Masters after an improbable opening 71. Don't ready his retirement party just yet. The post Fred Couples shuns attention. But at Masters, he's at center of it ...

Roommates at the University of Houston, Jim Nantz and Fred Couples share a special friendship. In 1992, Couples and Nantz came together for a Green Jacket presentation they'll never forget.

Fred Couples waves as he walks off the 18th green during the completion of the weather-delayed second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2023.

Fred Couples waits to tee off on eight during the Pro-Am at The Galleri Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Couples, 55, isn't a "task force" guy, either, to the point that he puts air quotes around the term for the 11-member group created to determine what has been wrong with losing teams and fix it.

Fred Couples shot a 1-under 71 in the opening round of the Masters on Thursday, the 65-year-old former champion proving to himself as much as anyone else that he still belongs.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples is taking a mulligan. Not on anything he did Thursday, not when he carded a 1-under 71 at the Masters at the age of 65. A round that featured what he believes to be ...