Indiana Golf Journal May 2022

and Matthew Fitzpatrick. I was introduced to Rory’s parents and had a chance to speak with past Masters champion, Sandy Lyle, while he was standing on the 9th tee. I asked him about the Champions Dinner meal. After he answered my question, he hammered a drive down the middle of the fairway. Patrons never run, everyone walks. There were many Augusta National members wearing their traditional green jackets around the course. I took the opportunity to thank them for staging a wonderful event and they always replied with a nod. It was dark at the conclusion of our day at the Masters, as we were some of the last patrons to leave. Maintenance crews and mowers with headlights beaming were prepping the golf course for day two. We didn’t want to leave and cannot wait to return. If you are a golf fan and have never been to the Masters, it is truly a day you will remember forever. Everyone deserves a day to bask in the beauty and tradition of the Masters.

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