This is my opportunity. My Golf Monthly colleague, Mike Bailey, has been afforded one of the golden tickets: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play Augusta National courtesy of his name being drawn out of a hat (it’s not done quite like that) in the media ballot. He’ll be playing Dr Alister MacKenzie’s world famous creation tomorrow (Monday). Or will he?
I was not one of the lucky media bods to see my name revealed on the TV screen in the press building on Friday – and I’m still hurting. Badly. Mike has to attend a mandatory meeting in the interview room at 10.30am today to go through the dos and don’ts of playing the course (mostly don’ts, I reckon). Understandably, he’s buzzing, excited to complete the trio of of St Andrews, Pebble Beach and Augusta National.
