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Amateur golfer Sam Bennett is having his time out there at the Masters 2023. He currently stands 3rd on the leaderboard with a score of -8 (136). Every golf fan on the internet is out there searching for things about Bennett and his life.
One such question is regarding the caddie of this illustrious 23-year-golfer. So the answer is Brian Kortan, who also happens to be the head coach of Texas A&M University.
Korton, who is a native of Yankton, South Dakota, has been serving as a head coach for Texas A&M University for the past three years now. He started as an assistant coach for the men's golf program in 2013 and has made his way to the top.
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The Aggies qualified for two NCAA Regionals, participated in the 2022 NCAA Championship, and twice reached the semifinals of the SEC Championship in his first two seasons as head coach. In that time, he has also led the Maroon & White to five tournament victories.
What happens if Sam Bennett wins the Masters 2023?
Sam Bennett, who is ranked third on the Augusta Masters leaderboard, looked strong to pull off something incredible to become the first amateur golfer to win the Masters tournament.
If he manages to don the green jacket, he will be left with two choices. The first is to accept the professional card and forfeit the amateur card to accept a whopping paycheck of $2.7 million. The second option is to retain his amateur card and reject the paycheck.
This is due to Rule 3 of the Amateur Prize Money rule i.e. no golfer is allowed to accept a paycheck over £700 or US$1000 while holding the amateur card.
List of Amateurs Participating at the Masters 2023
Seven amateur golfers were invited to the 87th edition of the Masters competition. Gordon Sargent, who is the second-ranked player on OWAR and the youngest player in this year's tournament, was also invited alongside Bennett and Carr.
- Sam Bennett
- Ben Carr
- Harrison Crowe
- Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
- Matthew McClean
- Aldrich Potgieter
- Gordon Sargent
Who is Sam Bennett?
Born on December 21, 1999, in Madisonville, Texas, Sam Bennett is an amateur golfer for the team of Texas A&M University. In 2007, while attending Madisonville High School, he was a state-level golf champion.
Bennett joined Texas A&M in 2018. Since then, he has been making his way to the top with spectacular performances. In 2021, he was announced as the SEC Player of the Year. Later on, in 2021, he was invited to his first PGA Tour event at the Valero Texas Open, where he missed out on making the cut.
In 2022, he was selected to participate in the U.S. Amateur. He won the tournament by beating Ben Carr, who was world no. 1 back then in the Official World Amateur Rankings. This win helped him qualify for the U.S. Open 2022, and he made the cut to finish at the T49 position.
Sam Bennett is currently playing in the Masters 2023 competition. He is having a miraculous run at the Augusta National Golf Club.
