The Relentless Pursuit | A Momentous Friday at the 89th Masters Tournament

The Green Jacket requires patience, persistence and skill. Over the next two days, one person will display all three. #themasters

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Since 1934, the Masters Tournament has been home to some of golf’s greatest moments. Amidst blooming azaleas, towering pines and flowering dogwoods, the first full week of April ushers in a stage unique to golf and to sport. Over four days and 72 holes, the smallest field in major championship golf competes for a chance to capture the Green Jacket and a place in Masters history.

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Of all the stories this week that have presented themselves for inspection, and there are many, none have likely been the object of more relentless attention once again than Rory Mroy. And his pursuit of a green jacket again. This is right. Enough. What a shot. [Applause] How about this second nine? 11 years, much of it at the top of his game. He has been chasing the career grand slam. All he has gotten is hard. Thursday, a good solid start and all of it wiped out in just two holes. But Friday, he was the picture of resilience. Not a single bogey in route to 66. He is two off the 36 hole lead. I just had to remind myself that I was playing well. You know, I I couldn’t let two bad holes, you know, sort of dictate the narrative of the 16 good ones. As much as the top of the leaderboard is always in sharp focus, Friday at the Masters draws our eyes to the cut. And this year, narrowly missing, a feat remarkable in and of itself, was 67year-old Bernard Langanger. Playing in his 41st and final masters, he has been a wonder, making 27 cuts, recording nine top 10s, and of course, winning twice. From Anhazen, Germany to Augusta, Georgia. What a remarkable life. Langanger has a pair of green jackets. So too does the defending champion. Scotty Sheffller has been the model of consistency in his career so far. But battling through an uncharacteristic rough patch on Friday, he got a good break when his T-ball on 12 bounced out of the bushes. He promptly converted it into some entirely characteristic magic. Oh gosh. Oh my gosh. 10 left. Oh my goodness. Oh, there it comes. came all the way out of that [Applause] bush. He’s got a chance. Oh my goodness. He did it. What a massive break for the defending champion. It was one offering on the day’s buffet of brilliance. [Applause] Now it is on to the weekend with major champions like Bryson Dashambo and Jason Day in hot pursuit along with proven winners like Terrell Hatton and Cory Connors. Men who are searching for that first career defining win. Another chapter soon to be written in a glorious history of a special place. It won’t be long now.