The mysterious new mark of the tracker

Augusta, Georgia – At 12:10 pm Saturday, the first partners arrived at the 11th green. But in the untrained eyes, something has been closed: there is only one name, Tom Kim’s name is on that big list in Amen Corner.

The two women watching were confused. Who is the other person? They thought, maybe they were amateurs. Maybe it’s just a friend walking. But this mysterious man also has a caddie, although there is no name behind his children’s jumpsuit. They looked at the serving paper. That didn’t help. They lower their heads and pass through a convenient audience guide.

They were in trouble and finally gave up and asked the nearby reporters.

“Excellent,” I started, “His name is Michael McDermott, who is a member of the place and is called to play the Master Mark when a few players advance. So he is playing with Tom Kim but won’t keep his official score.“

“Wow,” one person replied. “What a wonderful opportunity.”

A great opportunity is right! But I have more No Tell them, especially this: Michael McDermott able Play. And he likes this stage too. McDermott hit the ball in the mountains Friday afternoon when a friend came over and asked if he was playing on Saturday.

“I hope so,” he said. A few minutes later, he was tired of the wind and decided to hit some putts. A few hours later, when 53 players advanced, McDermott knew he made his debut on the weekend.

He wore classic blue and white footsteps with naval pants and Augusta National Belt. He wore Augusta’s National quarter ZIP in a striped Augusta National-Logo polo match. Then he wore an Augusta National Navy hat. His club Caddy tote bags – you guessed it – Augusta National Looo stand stall.

King said he was shocked to see how many customers were on their T-shirts first. He said it was beyond Thursday.

“It almost feels like I’m in the last group on Sunday,” he said. “So many people. I’m nervous today than yesterday.”

Masters tags here are some legends, a kind of golf folk hero who doesn’t play with the best players of the game and has no problem.

McDermott played for the first time in 2023, taking over Jeff Knox’s long-time marking tradition. Kevin Na made a turn on Thursday 2023 and competed in only the 29th game. McDermott started action on Friday and played with 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir. The weekends are even, he doesn’t need to go through, and that’s true in 2024. But now he is back.

You won’t find much information on McDermott on the ground. The club is nervous – they won’t comment on him, and McDermott didn’t do an interview – McDermott’s family and friends followed him.

But if you dig a little, you can find Some Like a father of three, playing at the Llanerch Country Club outside Philadelphia, home to the 1958 PGA Championship (winned by Dow Finsterwald).

He played golf at St. Joseph’s University and in the school’s sports hall of fame. From 2000 to 2008, he was named Philadelphia Player of the Year Golf Association and even won the Krup Cup, which is often considered the Prime Minister’s mid-seater and senior golf game in his spare timeline. He played in the 2003 American amateur competition and defeated future PGA Tour champion JB Holmes.

He lives in the Philadelphia area and is CEO of Kathmere Capital Management, based in Wayne, Pennsylvania (oh, he also coaches youth basketball.)

McDermott’s Ghin Barrier is +3, and he registered with clubs at Merion, Aronimink and Underbrook Farm in Pennsylvania. He is also a member of Pine Valley, New Jersey, the most popular golf course in the world.

Of course, he is a member herealso his stick, hit a mile of ball. There is a famous story about him driving 4-11 green from a 400-yard member T-shirt. He beat Kim for about 40 yards on Saturday, then made a three-pointer for Bogey. (No one is perfect.)

“He played great,” King said. “The ball is really far. His hardcore, sometimes he grabs a club longer than I do. He’s a complete dancer.”

McDermott did not record official scores. His job is to keep things moving forward and not to get in the way of everything, it is worth noting that no It’s easy to do when hundreds of people look at it. As a marshal said concisely: “It’s hard because you want to play quickly, but you want to play well too.”

McDermott did it all. Despite picking up some holes, King said he may still shoot in the 70s.

With each hole, his legend grows. More and more people are starting to doubt who he is. Some customers still think it’s Knox. Some people actually know his name. Near Augusta National, words spread rapidly.

McDermott walked to the 15th green green, greeted several customers he met outside the rope, and said, “What’s the turn of this day?” Michael McDermott was a very good person.

“He definitely helped golf’s rhythm, just hang out and have no motivation or feeding anyone,” said Kim Post-Round, who chatted with friends 15 feet away. “It’s great to be able to have a conversation on the fairway. I really like it.”

Half an hour later, the leader is ready to kick off at the Masters on Saturday. At that time, McDermott was right in front of the clubhouse and had already started the green coat again. But that’s all.

He also has a T-shirt on Sunday.