The best sports time of the year isn’t slowing down anytime soon with The Masters Tournament arriving next week. From Thursday, April 6 to Sunday, April 9, the world’s top golfers will descend onto Augusta National for a chance to don the green jacket as champion. This year, the field will boast a fellow Texas A&M Aggie.
Senior star golfer Sam Bennett will get the opportunity to tee off at The Masters next week after winning the US Amateur last summer. Bennett opted to return to Aggieland for his senior year, and now he’ll get to add a special moment to his storied career with the Maroon and White.
As is tradition, the US Amateur champion plays alongside the US Open and Masters Champion from the previous year meaning Bennett will play the first two rounds with Scottie Scheffler and Matthew Fitzpatrick. So long as he makes the cut, Bennett will be playing through Saturday and Sunday as well.
The senior met with the media on Thursday and spoke on a number of topics, from realizing a childhood dream come to fruition to preparing for the challenges of the course ahead.
Check out everything Bennett had to say below: