Epson Tour player Laura Restrepo had a life-changing experience at the Masters two weeks ago.
As Tiger Woods made his way to the 14th tee, Restrepo and longtime boyfriend Trevor Sluman were among the few patrons who remained around Amen Corner.
While a Woods sighting in 2022 is particularly unforgettable, it paled in comparison to the events that followed.
“You’re not allowed to have a phone [on the grounds] but you can bring a camera on practice days,” Restrepo told epsontour.com. “We asked a guy that was standing nearby if he could take our picture. He said, ‘Of course. It’s a good thing you asked me because I’m a photographer.’ After taking it, he wandered down about 15 yards and Trevor thought that was a perfect in.
“He told me, ‘I’m going to ask him to retake it so you can see the green better.’ And I was like, ‘Sure.’ Trevor went over to the guy and must have told him that he was about to propose and if he would take pictures. I was standing by the green ready to take another picture and Trevor pulled out a ring. I was so shocked. I couldn’t believe it.”
The couple met while playing collegiate golf at Louisville and started dating in 2014. Trevor, whose uncle Jeff Sluman won six times on the PGA Tour and competed in 17 Masters, won the 2019 Sanya Championship on the PGA Tour Series-China, months before Restrepo won her first Epson Tour title at the Guardian Championship.
Restrepo, 28, is one of 120 players in the field for this week’s Copper Rock Championship in Hurricane, Utah. She tied for second last month at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic. Sluman is back to work competing this week in Brazil.
“I couldn’t think of a better place for Trevor to propose,” Restrepo said. “It was incredible. Every time we were watching after on TV and they showed 13 we were like, ‘That’s where it happened.’
“The Masters is always going to be very special to us. Trevor was on the Korn Ferry Tour the last two years and now he’s playing the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Hopefully one day when Trevor is playing in the Masters, it’ll take on even more of a special meaning.”
