Over 70,000 head to Hillside... It’s hard to believe that the British Masters was under threat last year given the bumper crowd of over 70,000 people who attended 2019's event - no doubt drawn in by home town hero and tournament host Tommy Fleetwood. The galleries were treated to glorious golf, wonderful weather and fantastic facilities (despite its questionable timing in the golfing calendar). Come Sunday afternoon, it looked as though a playoff would be the most likely outcome, until Marcus Kinhult birdied his final two holes to win by one from Matt Wallace, Eddie Pepperell and Robert MacIntyre.
Englishman Wallace slammed his putter into the ground after squandering good chances for birdie on both 17 and 18, but can take heart from yet another fantastic performance as he makes his away across the pond to tee it up at the PGA Championship this week.
Quiz time In 2020, Marcus Kinhult will aim to become only the third man to win back-to-back British Masters titles. Can you name the two men to have achieved this?
Can Tiger make it two from two? Here's an omen for you: In the last 50 years, only three players have won the first two Majors of the year. Tiger Woods managed the feat back in 2002 when he was victorious at both Augusta National (The Masters) and Bethpage Black (US Open) - the same venues as the first two Majors this time round. Having already donned the Green Jacket in 2019, it wouldn't come as a surprise to see Tiger add to his haul of Major victories and repeat this achievement once more.
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