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Golf ChannelMatt McCarty goes from KFT to the Masters after winning in third PGA Tour start
McCarty was recently promoted after a three-win Korn Ferry Tour season.
Associated PressMatt McCarty goes from Korn Ferry to the Masters after winning in Utah for first PGA Tour title
Matt McCarty started the year on the Korn Ferry Tour and now is headed to the Masters, winning his first PGA Tour title Sunday at the Black Desert Championship with a 4-under 67 and one swing that all but sealed it. McCarty won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn an instant promotion in August. In his third start on the PGA Tour, he made winning look just as easy.
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Wenyi Ding wins the Asia-Pacific Amateur and might turn down spots in the Masters and British Open
Wenyi Ding capped off a marathon Sunday with a 3-under 67 that carried the 19-year-old from China to a one-shot victory in the Asia-Pacific Amateur and earned him an invitation to the Masters and the British Open next year. Golf Digest reported that Ding plans to take up European tour membership through the new “Global Amateur Pathway.” The Masters and British Open typically require players to remain an amateur to use such exemptions.