The 88th Masters Match is upon us. It’s the occasion that for a lot of golf followers marks the start of spring. With it, brings the mystique and aura of Augusta Nationwide.
There are at all times so many storylines at play this week. This 12 months isn’t any exception.
The emergence of LIV Golf and its 13 members who will tee it up as clearly a significant speaking level. Rory McIlroy going after a Inexperienced Jacket to finish the profession Grand Slam is at play for the tenth time.
Tiger Woods expressed full confidence that McIlroy will certainly full the feat.
However an surprising story has emerged as gamers put together for The Masters.
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Min Woo Lee, a rising star on the PGA Tour, broke his hand whereas figuring out just lately. Unbelievably, he’s nonetheless giving it a go.
“I used to be within the gymnasium on I feel Saturday. Yeah, Saturday final week. I used to be simply doing like a facet bridge glute factor and it was actually my final rep, final set factor, and I like threw the dumb bell down and one way or the other clipped my proper ring finger,” Lee mentioned Tuesday.
“Broke it. However, yeah, I’ve it bandaged up proper now. You understand, I hit my first shot for the final week on Friday, so hit my first full driver… It’s truly wonderful how briskly the restoration was. It was bruised, nonetheless swollen, however not truly that painful which is admittedly unusual.
“By some means recovering excellent, so icing and elevating as a lot as I can. Yeah, I suppose it wasn’t the most effective prep.”
Not solely is he coping with a damaged hand, but in addition an sickness.
“I received the flu two days in the past. Yeah, it’s going nice,” Lee mentioned sarcastically.
He will likely be seeking to enhance upon final 12 months when he went 75-75 to overlook the lower. The 12 months prior, his debut at Augusta, he posted a T14 end.
The 25-year-old is and not using a win on the PGA Tour. But, he posted 5 top-10s in his 14 begins final 12 months. That features a T5 end at The Open and ending tied for sixth at The Gamers.
He has proven a penchant for enjoying huge in huge event throughout his younger profession. However how will he fare with a damaged hand and the flu? Solely time will inform.
Lee tees it up alongside Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler at 10:06am ET Thursday morning.
Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Enjoying By way of. For extra golf protection, comply with us @_PlayingThrough on all main social media platforms.
