Rory McIlroy makes his return to Augusta National this week as the defending Masters champion, unlocking parts of the famous Georgia venue he has never previously accessed despite years of competing there.His triumph 12 months ago brought with it a host of privileges beyond the coveted Green Jacket, including a permanent invitation to the tournament and a unique Sunday tee time before play begins.For the first time in his extensive Masters history, the Northern Irishman will step inside the Champions Locker Room and use the exclusive practice facility reserved solely for former winners.McIlroy will also fulfil his hosting duties at the traditional Champions Dinner on Tuesday evening, welcoming fellow past victors to a carefully curated menu of his choosing.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayAugusta National boasts two distinct practice facilities, though one remains far more exclusive than the other.The tournament range visible during television broadcasts is an 18-acre complex that cost $140 million to construct when it opened in 2010, featuring cutting-edge technology and replicas of several holes on the course.This impressive facility sees action just three times annually: during Masters week, the Women's Amateur, and the Drive, Chip & Putt competition.However, a separate strip located to the right of Magnolia Lane offers something even more rarefied.This members' facility became the designated practice area for past champions following the new range's construction 16 years ago.Television crews, journalists and spectators are strictly prohibited from entering, providing former winners with invaluable privacy during one of golf's most demanding weeks.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Man City confirm departure of club legend Bernardo Silva after nine glittering years at Etihad StadiumLuke Littler's celebrity friend defends darts star after furious Premier League bust-up with Gian van VeenMegan Rapinoe 'sickened' and says 'it's not based on science' after Olympic ban on transgender athletesThe Champions Locker Room represents perhaps the most exclusive changing facility in global sport, and McIlroy will experience it for the first time this week.Space constraints mean past winners must share lockers with one another, creating some remarkable pairings across golfing generations.McIlroy recently disclosed that he shares his locker with two legendary figures: Ben Hogan and Raymond Floyd.Two-time champion Scottie Scheffler, meanwhile, has been assigned a locker alongside Charles Coody and the late Byron Nelson.McIlroy will welcome Scheffler and the rest of the former champions to Tuesday's dinner, an occasion he has approached with considerable personal investment."It was just from the heart and from personal experience, and I guess a little bit of nostalgia for me of what I wanted to serve," he said of his menu choices.The menu for Tuesday's gathering showcases McIlroy's refined tastes, featuring peach and ricotta flatbreads, grilled elk sliders, wagyu filet mignon and tuna carpaccio.The tuna dish pays homage to his favourite New York restaurant, Le Bernardin, with Augusta's chefs travelling to the establishment to perfect the recipe."It's a really simple dish, but every time we go to that restaurant, that's the one thing that I have to have," McIlroy explained.His passion for fine wine, cultivated over the past decade as a collector, shaped the evening's drinks selection, with certain bottles reaching $1,700."I wanted to be really intentional with the wines," he said."To work with the sommeliers at the club and be able to choose these wines was a lot of fun."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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Construction workers in the United Kingdom recently unearthed a 300-year-old cannon during a routine day on the job.The find was made during work in Kingston upon Hull, a city in East Yorkshire, according to an announcement earlier this year from the Hull City Council.After the cannon was found, archaeologists from Humber Field Archaeology, a unit of Hull City Council, examined it.WORLD'S LARGEST MEDIEVAL CARGO SHIP EMERGES FROM ITS UNDERWATER GRAVE OFF ONE COUNTRY'S COASTThe cast-iron cannon likely dates to the late 17th century or early 18th century.The artifact measures nearly nine feet long and weighs over a ton, officials said."Initial observations indicate the cannon had been decommissioned, with the nozzle deliberately capped," the announcement said."Archaeologists believe it was likely repurposed as a mooring post, a common practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before being pushed into the dock area prior to it being infilled in the 1930s," the council noted.Pictures show the iron cannon heavily encrusted with dirt and corrosion after being unearthed at the site.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZThe discovery was "very unexpected," said Peter Connelly, archaeology manager for Humber Field Archaeology.Connelly told Fox News Digital the contractors "certainly werent expecting a cannon to turn up" and didn't even realize it was a cannon at first."The archaeologists weren't expecting it because they knew that the deposit being dug into was dock backfill," he said.He observed, "This discovery just goes to show that people will deposit anything in a conveniently large hole in the ground when it is being backfilled."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERWhile such finds are not unheard of, Connelly described the find as "definitely very rare."Hull archaeologists previously found a Henry VIII-era cannon in the late 1990s, as well as a fragment of a cannon from just before the English Civil War."This new cannon discovery is only the third of its kind in 30 years," said Connelly.Archaeologists were instead expecting typical 20th-century "domestic refuse," he added, as well as the "occasional accidental loss."CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES"For example, a complete late 19th century glass decanter was recovered from the dock backfill somebody was probably quite upset when they lost this," Connelly recalled.The archaeologist said the cannon showed clear signs of being deliberately decommissioned before being reused."After the dock fell out of use, and as it was being backfilled and converted to a garden, this mooring post no longer had a function and the cannon was tipped with the backfill," he said.Researchers will analyze the cannon to see whether it was made in Hull, as the city had its own cannon makers in the late 18th century."Further work is still to be carried out on the cannon to focus on when exactly it was cast, where it was made and hopefully find out who made it," Connelly said.

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