Masters 2012 Coverage Plan

Here's the coverage plan for this year. I will be in Augusta, so early in the week I hope to bring you a little of the flavor from the on site scene, media regulations permitting. Twitter will still be the primary means of communication, even though smart phones are restricted to the media center.

Postings will be a bit more sporadic based on expected WiFi access issues and my evening social schedule.

Readers who may recall my daily clippings collection will, sadly, have to do without this year. There just will not be 3 extra hours in the day to read all of the fine dispatches and summarize them, but I'll do my best to highlight the must-reads. Naturally, all reader support in the form of emailed links is, as always, greatly appreciated. (GeoffShac@me.com works best).

Starting Thursday, GolfDigest.com will be hosting a daily Cover It Live package, starting each day with a 2 p.m chat featuring a different writer each day (Johnson, Rosaforte, Diaz and Jenkins). Then at 3 pm, the Live Chats begin with the telecasts.  

Those chats will be embedded here as well as at GolfDigest.com. I will be hosting from 3-4:30, Thursday and Friday, 3:30-4:30, Saturday, and Sunday from 3-4. John Huggan and Matt Ginella will follow me each day, and I expect to stay around as much as I can resist visits to the course.

Vets of past Cover-It-Live events here can attest that these live blogs are great fun, especially now that Cover It Live allows for Twitter feeds to be embedded in the chats, making it your perfect laptop or iPad-friendly sidekick for insights and tournament updates during the telecasts.

And Monday I'll be hosting a follow-up chat at 2 p.m. from the majestic Atlanta airport. All times are Eastern.

Looking forward to what should be a great week!