Gary Woodland has returned to the Masters just seven months after undergoing brain surgery to remove as much of a tumor as possible. The 39-year-old from Kansas had been experiencing symptoms for months before doctors discovered the tumor, which turned out to be benign.
Gary Woodland warms up on the practice range during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Augusta , Ga. Scottie Scheffler hits from the bunker on the 12th hole during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Augusta , GA.
“Walking around here today, there’s not one person who said to me, ‘Why did you do LIV?’” Norman told The Post. “There’s been hundreds of people, even security guys, stopping me, saying, ‘Hey, what you’re doing is fantastic.’ To me, that tells you that what we have and the platform fits within the ecosystem, and it’s good for the game of golf.”
Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, is due to give birth to the couple’s first child later this month, and he said he would withdraw even if he was leading the tournament so that he could jet back to Dallas if she went into labor. New testing standards are designed to make elite players hit up to 15 yards shorter, but they don’t go into effect until 2028. The PGA Tour and the PGA of America are opposed to rolling back how far the golf ball can go, but Ridley was hopeful they adopt the standards to avoid “a great deal of stress in the game, which it doesn’t need right now.”
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