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TAI LOOKING TO THE MASTERS AND BEYOND
The Straits Times
|December 21, 2024
S'porean debuts at Augusta 2025 and hopes to turn pro in 2026, with eye on PGA Tour
For the past few years, Hiroshi Tai and his Georgia Institute of Technology teammates would take a two-hour drive to Augusta National for a round of golf every January.
The legendary grounds have always been quiet and serene during the Singaporean's yearly visits, perfect to soak in the beauty of one of golf's most hallowed courses.
It will be a vastly different atmosphere, with spectators in tow, when he tees off on those grounds in April 2025 for his Masters debut. But the 22-year-old is looking forward to the experience.
Speaking at a media session arranged by the Singapore Golf Association on Dec 20, the Georgia Tech junior said: "The Masters is probably one of the most special experiences in golf. US Opens are cool, British Opens are cool, but the Masters - they keep it at the same course every year, and then the caddies are all wearing the white bib, so that is pretty cool.
"I really enjoy the tradition aspect of it, and that's probably why I liked it the most since I was young."
This story is from the December 21, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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