American Scottie Scheffler, the current world No.1 and FedEx Cup points leader, capped a magical run of form by winning the Masters Tournament, the first Major victory of his career. It was a remarkable fourth PGA Tour title within a span of just 57 days, marking the shortest stretch from a first-to-fourth victory in PGA Tour history.
Only four times since 2002 has a player won the Masters while ranking outside the top seven in greens in regulation, and Scheffler continued that trend, ranking T-5 while hitting 68.06 percent of his greens.
Australia’s only Masters champion has urged debutant Min Woo Lee to ignore the ghosts of Augusta National and create his own slice of history when the tournament begins on Thursday night AEST.
The same golf gods who ensured an historic first Masters Tournament triumph for Asia 12 months ago are now being called upon to ensure Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama is fully fit to put up a worthy title defence this week.
At Wednesday’s annual pre-Masters address with the media, Ridley seemed to concede that both the rules and the course may change, and the latter likely will not depend entirely on the former.
Speaking to the media during his annual press conference, Ridley said that Mickelson’s absence at the 2022 Masters came from Mickelson and Mickelson alone.
Australian Golf Digest
