Amateur Jose Luis Ballester plays a round of master practice with his Spnaish Jon Rahm player in Augusta National.
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As a 21-year-old participant for the first time of masters, Jose Luis Ballester face a difficult task by preparing for the first first year of the year in Augusta National. And his preparation work became even more difficult on Monday when his coach started from Augusta’s range for a sartorial insult: wearing short pants.
Ballester won his place in Field of masters BY US AMATOR PROBLEM 2024 in Hazeline. The addition of potential nerves is the fact that Ballester, which goes under the pseudonym Josele, is paired with a twice sample of Masters and no. 1 Scottie Scheffler and the twice champion of PGA Justin Thomas on Thursday and Friday.
This is a lot of pressure for Josele, who will mainly play Golf College this year as an elderly at Arizona State University. To help him prepare to compete in Augusta National for the first time, he brought together his coach at ASU, Matt Thurmond.
The mistake of the great coach of the coach
Thurmond is also in an unknown position this week in Augusta. It is the first time a student of his is in the field of masters.
Augusta National is known for its strict rules, but some of the rules for clients differ from the rules for players and their teams within the ropes.
And Thurmond learned that the difficult way.
On Monday, Thurmond was close to the tournament facility, the official name for the range and the area of Augusta practice. He saw one of his former students hitting, so with the symbol of his coaches around his neck, which he allowed to enter the practice area, he went to say ashes.
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One problem: he was wearing shorts. While customers are allowed to wear shorts during masters week, their players and coaches are not.
His stay in the range will not last more than a few minutes. Long ago, an official or a tour of the tournament came and politely “removed” thurmond from the area to wear shorts.
Thurmond shared the strange story through a post on X, in which he called his short mistake “the first Bogey of the week”.
“I came out in the range without thinking, I gave a hug,” Thurmond relevant Golf. “After about a swing and a quick greeting, they came out and said” I’m sorry, sir, you can’t be in the range with the shorts. “”
Strict Augusta National Rules
Thurmond sent his x x by announcing his removal at 3:49 afternoon et Monday. His late report is due to another of The rules of zero tolerance of Augusta National: No mobile phone is allowed in the property.
While there are some ways to players, customers have to deliver their phones to the gates unless they leave behind before going to the course. Thurmond left his phone in the car before going to the base and resting from his X after leaving.
Among other rules for customers and members alike is that there is no permitted property function. And if you take your pace, someone will correct you quickly.
In the dining room of the club, members and guests are required to wear sports coats and no hats are allowed.
And while customers are allowed to wear shorts, they are required to wear “casual golf dress”. This means that the collar shirts are recommended, and the more casual jeans and dresses are not allowed.
Jason Day becomes stopped sweater
People who run against the august rules that regulate the dress is not a new thing. An apparent example came to last year’s masters.
Jason Day began playing Friday in the 2024 masters with a white Malbon tights presenting blocked letters. The sweater quickly became a theme of conversation. Then it disappeared.
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It turns out that at a moment on Friday, Tournament officials demanded the day to remove sweater Because it was not suitable for masters.
“Yes, they asked me to remove it – the vest yesterday … busy,” Day said at the time. “With respect, you do this because it’s about the tour here, and I understand that. I respect the tournament. That’s what we are here to do is try and play and win the green jacket.”
As for Thurmond, consider it a learned lesson. Ballester, his student, Tees off for his first round of masters Thursday at 10:15 in the morning et.
