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No amateur golfer has ever won a green jacket, but after two rounds, the 2022 US Amateur champion and Texas A&M senior, Sam Bennett is in a position to shock the world and make history. And he believes he can do it 👀.
Amateur Sam Bennett isn't shying away from the moment 😤
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
7:42 PM • Apr 7, 2023
After earning his spot into this weekends tournament by winning last year's U.S. Amateur tournament defeating some of the top players from around the world, Sam Bennett is currently in 3rd place and only 7 back of the leader heading into Sunday.
Amateurs aren't suppose to win majors but Bennett has proven he has the game and the swagger to compete with the best players in the world. Vegas is even starting to believe this kid can win it shifting his odds from +100,000 pre-tournament to now +9,000 👀
⛳️ Tournament: Masters Tournament
📍 Location: Augusta, GA
💰 Purse: $15,000,000
🎥 Watch: CBS from 2-7pm EST
🏆 Final Group: Tees off at 8:30am EST
It's been a wild and wacky few days in Augusta Georgia. Here are the top stories to bring you up to speed going into Sundays final round 👇
1) A healthy Brooks Koepka is back and looks to be in full control.
Brooks Koepka eagles hole No. 8 to reach 10 under par and extend his lead to three strokes. #themasters
— The Masters (@TheMasters)
2:27 PM • Apr 7, 2023
2) A tree fell mid-round on Friday nearly taking out a few fans.
Scary moment as a tree falls at The Masters
— Pickswise (@Pickswise)
8:38 PM • Apr 7, 2023
3) Sam Bennett has the confidence, the swagger and the mindset of a seasoned professional. Here's why 👇
"Don't wait to do something."
Sam Bennett's late father gives him inspiration before every single shot.
Today, he made history.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
11:30 PM • Apr 6, 2023
Brooks Koepka is known as the "bad boy" of golf and became one of its biggest stars after winning four major championships between 2017 and 2019.
His run at the top came to sudden stop after he suffered a gruesome knee injury at home back in 2021 when he slipped, dislocated his knee, shattered his kneecap and and tore is MPFL 🤕.
The injury sent the 32-year-old into a spiral of anxiety & depression over the last two years and for the first time, he opened up to the world, showcasing just how vulnerable he was in Netflix's "Full Swing" series.
Many believe it was his injury and state of mind that influenced his decision to leave the PGA TOUR and take the big paycheck from LIV, being quoted saying, "I'll be honest, I can't compete with these guys week in and week out.”
Well that might have changed. Last week Koepka won his first tournament on LIV and has had the look of being unstoppable all this week at Augusta. We’ll have to see if Brooks still has
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