Young amateurs Justin Hastings, Hiroshi Tai part of Masters field repping 26 nations and territories

Mike Weir part of international flavour at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Justin Hastings grew up on a Caribbean island akin to a tropical paradise, a golfer’s nirvana if only it had a few more holes.

Young amateurs Justin Hastings, Hiroshi Tai part of Masters field repping 26 nations and territories

Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands and Hiroshi Tai of Singapore each took long and unusual paths to reach Augusta National. Now, the two amateurs are part of a Masters field of 95 teeing off Thursday that represents 26 countries…

Hong Kong-born Hiroshi Tai makes history as first Singaporean to play in Masters

The 23-year-old won his place by winning NCAA collegiate championship with Georgia Tech – also the alma mater of US golf great Bobby Jones.

Tai 'honored' to be first Singaporean to play in the Masters

Hiroshi Tai will make history as the first Singaporean golfer to play in the Masters this week, but the 23-year-old can count on a strong Georgia connection to buoy his bid for low amateur honors at Augusta National.

Singaporean Tai Proud to Tread Augusta's Fairways

Augusta, Georgia, United States: Singapore history-maker Hiroshi Tai will set off on his Masters Tournament debut alongside former champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and American Denny McCarthy. With the conspicuous absence of reigning Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) winner Ding Wenyi, 23-year-old Tai will fly the flag for the region’s elite amateur in the year’s first Major championship. While China’s Ding passed up his opportuni…

From a national holiday to a dream come true: Justin Hastings set to compete in The 2025 Masters in his third PGA event

For Justin Hastings, the start of The Masters was no ordinary Thursday. “I would come to my parents with a sickness. And it took them about two years to catch on,” Hastings said in a press conference Monday. “Eventually, that just became a thing in my household that the Thursday of The Masters, Justin would stay home.” This day off has quickly turned into the experience of a lifetime, where he will compete at Augusta National for the biggest ach…