The golf world is one of the many sports that have been shook by COVID-19. Although the sport may be a one-man game, there is a great deal of people associated with the successfulness of it. The Masters is the most recognized tournament in golf and with the impact the virus has had on the world, the tournament was forced to reschedule. The legendary event has been taking place since 1934 in Augusta, Georgia. The course is known to be one of the hardest in the world and has been played by all the prominent figures in golf over the years. It has a length of 7,475 challenging yards with a par of 72, and has never come easy to any professional golfer.
This year’s tournament presented many challenges, one of which is the change of date for the Masters Tournament itself. Usually, the event is held in April but due to the Coronavirus it was postponed till November; this is the first documented postponement since 1946 when it was rescheduled due to World War II. The winner of the tournament collects their portion of the purse worth $11.5 million dollars and the honor of being presented with the historic green jacket.
Canadians golf fans are hopeful with the presence of Corey Conners this year at the Masters. At the age of 28, he turned pro in 2015 and is currently sitting in 15th place after the third round. It didn’t hurt that Corey shot a record low score for a Canadian of 65 in the tournament. Two other top Canadians Mike Weir and Nick Taylor made the third round cut to 60 players. Unfortunately, our fourth Canadian Adam Hadwin did not make the cut in spite of shooting one under par on his second round.
Be sure to tune in Sunday to watch the tournament come to an end, cheer on our fellow Canadians and enjoy the legendary event!