11.Harry Higgs has emerged as one of the most prominent golfers in recent years, capturing the hearts and attention of fans worldwide with his unique personality and phenomenal skills on the golf course. Stewart Hagestad, who in 2017 became the first Mid-Amateur champion to make a Masters cut, went from shooting even-par on the front nine Thursday to finishing with a 7-over 79, thanks in part to a triple bogey on No. APĬameron Young, from Westchester and Sleepy Hollow Country Club, had a rough start to his first Masters, shooting a 5-over 77 thanks to a double bogey on No. Westchester, N.Y.’s Cameron Young is playing in his first Masters this week. The good Lord willing the creek don’t rise.’’ “Then he followed up very quickly and he said, ‘Tom, you can do it for as long as you’d like. I don’t deserve to be there.’ He said, ‘No, we’d really like you to do this.’ “People had asked me, ‘When are you going to be the honorary starter at Augusta?’ for the last several years, and I said, ‘Well, I don’t belong there.’ Chairman Ridley called me, ‘Tom, we really would appreciate it if you would accept our invitation to be an honorary starter with Jack and Gary.’ And I told him, ‘I feel very humbled. Watson said when he got the call from Masters chairman Fred Ridley inviting him to join the group, he said, “I was very humbled about it, and I didn’t feel I was in the same category as these two. Tom Watson, winner of two Masters and having played in 43 of them, made his debut as one of the honorary starters, joining Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player on Thursday morning to hit the ceremonial first tee shots to commence the tournament. “No, they can claim me all they want, but Camden was strictly the hospital. You can’t get great pizza in Dallas, or really Kansas City for that matter. EPAĪsked if Jersey people “claim’’ him as theirs, Higgs, who’s known for his fun social media presence and for is golf shirts unbuttoned to show his chest hair, said, “I got tons of friends and family in Jersey and the Philadelphia area, so, yes, absolutely. Some guys are just so wildly disappointed if I take a second to like, ‘No, man, it was just where the hospital was.’ ’’ Tom Watson, right, joined Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player the Masters’ ceremonial opening tee shot. I figured, I live in Dallas, they would have said Dallas, Texas, right? Sure enough, the darn thing says Camden, New Jersey. “Hometown, we spend more time in Kansas City, so I put Overland Park, Kansas, and then I live in Dallas. We lived just across the river just outside of Philadelphia. ‘Birthplace, hometown, resides in.’ The hospital was in Camden. “I filled out my bio eight years ago, 2014. “Yeah, yeah, yeah, I was just born there, that’s where the hospital was,’’ Higgs interrupted. “Harry, there’s not many professional golfers that have Camden, New Jersey as their … When asked about being “from’’ Camden, N.J., which is where his PGA Tour bio states as his birthplace, Higgs sounded like someone who was ready to have his bio edited. Harry Higgs, one of the most colorful personalities on the PGA Tour, wanted to clear a few things up after he posted a 1-under 71 in his first career Masters round Thursday. New York-area golfer on door step for first career victoryĪUGUSTA, Ga. Justin Thomas’ missed cut followed on-course TV interview at MastersĬameron Young makes early statement at Masters Cameron Young was ‘proud’ to be in Masters top mix despite shortfall
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