US EditionU.S. Amateur Champ Mason Howell Is Missing School While He Soaks up Playing in His First Masters
Ethan Fang, Jackson Herrington and four others earned spots by winning major amateur events, with the Silver Cup signaling a possible breakthrough.
- On Thursday, six amateur golfers will tee off at Augusta National for the 2026 Masters Tournament, competing against the world's top professionals for the prestigious Silver Cup.
- The Silver Cup has historically served as a springboard for future champions, as legends including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson claimed low amateur honors before winning the tournament.
- U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell, 18, will play his first two rounds alongside defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy, continuing the tradition for the reigning amateur winner.
- Making the 36-hole cut has proven a significant hurdle for amateurs, with recent Masters tournaments seeing multiple years where no amateur advanced to the weekend.
- Among the field, Ethan Fang, the highest-ranked amateur, looks prepared to contend as these golfers aim to leverage their Augusta experience into professional success, following Sergio Garcia and Hideki Matsuyama.
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U.S. Amateur champ Mason Howell is missing school while he soaks up playing in his first Masters
U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell is soaking up his first Masters experience. He played a practice round Monday with PGA Tour winner Jacob Bridgeman.
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