The male golf coach of the state of Arizona, Matt Thurmond, discovered on Monday that Augusta National does not yield its rules on the shorts that cross the strings and enter the course or the practice range.
Thurmond needed to abandon the practice range because he decided to wear shorts instead of pants, confirmed in an X post on Monday.
“I went out to the august range today with my coaches badge,” Thurmond wrote. “They took me out of wearing shorts. First flag of the week. Celebrated with a egg salad sandwich. Tomorrow pants.”
Thurmond attended the teachers with the senior of the state of Arizona, José Luis Ballester, according to USA Today, and was talking to the student of the state of Arizona Kevin Yu while he was in the range of practice.
After revealing the error in social networks, Thurmond joked in the comments of his publication, writing: “Apparently not” in response to a Wroe user, “let’s go Matt. You are smarter than that!”
“I went out to the range without thinking, said [Yu] A hug, “Thurmond told Golfweek.” After approximately a shot and a quick greeting, they left and said: “Sorry, sir, you can’t be in the range with your shorts.” “
Ballester, the current United States amateur champion and current Sun Devil, will participate in his second major this weekend, withdrawing with Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas when the first round begins on Thursday.
The trio will also combine on Friday before that changes for the two final rounds depending on who makes the cut.
Ballester also competed in the British Open during the 2023 calendar, shooting 5 and losing the cut.
“Masters is such an emotional week, you try to do everything perfect,” Ballester told journalists this week, according to Golf Week. “Coach [Thurmond] He told me not to begin to do different things or prepare for this tournament in a different way, just because it is more special. “
The state of Arizona hired Thurmond in 2016 after his 15 seasons with Washington, and inherited a program with a historical story that includes Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson and the four combined teachers who won through their respect races.
And now, after this week, he will remember using pants while in the range of Augusta.
“My bad, it was a mistake I made,” Thurmond told Golfweek. “I want to follow the rules here when I am in August and do everything right. Good to be here and appreciate everything here. I just made a mistake.”
