With a 1-under par 71 Thursday, Fred Couples, who turned 65 last October, became the second-oldest player to shoot under par in a Masters round. Only Tom Watson, at a month older than Couples, pulled ...

Fred Couples, who turned 65 back in October, has already made some history at Augusta National this week; with an opening-round 71 on Thursday, he became the second-oldest player to ever shoot under ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — His yellow lanyard had a single and accurate word on it in black ink: PLAYER. The player himself needs no introduction. The silver hair, the white sneakers posing as golf shoes, the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Fred Couples was so unflappable during the first round of the Masters that ...

65-year-old Fred Couples shot 1-under par in the first round of the 2025 Masters Tournament. Couples' score ties him with Tom Watson for the second-oldest player to shoot under par in a Masters round.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — More than 30 years ago, Fred Couples helped Bernhard Langer slip back into the green jacket at the Masters. On Friday, both of them nearly made the cut. Langer, playing in his 41st ...

Editor's Note: A version of this story was published in 2023. It has been updated. Fred Couples has played on the PGA Tour Champions since 2010, but as the 1992 Masters winner, he has a lifetime ...

This week marked the final Masters Tournament for Bernhard Langer, but Fred Couples feels he has at least one more in him. Both Langer and Couples were on track to make the cut late in the second ...

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 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The early part of the week at the Masters is usually where Fred Couples thrives. He plays with Tiger Woods, skips balls across the 16th hole pond, gives interviews with plenty of color ...