Sam Bennett was thrown into the final third-round group with a pair of major champions and former world No. 1 golfers: Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm.
And yet some people who heard Bennett say that Friday were a bit taken aback. No amateur has ever won the green jacket, and it has been nine decades since one captured a major championship trophy of any kind. Should a Masters rookie really be saying those things halfway through the tournament?
And surely enough, after firing consecutive 68s to stand in third place at 8-under, four strokes off Brooks Koepka’s lead, Bennett was given a grand opportunity to walk his talk. After the weather-delayed second round was completed Saturday morning, the Texas A&M star was thrown into the final third-round group with a pair of major champions and former world No. 1’s with heavyweight dispositions: Koepka and Jon Rahm.
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