It’s one thing to have confidence in your teenage son’s abilities as a golfer. It’s another thing entirely to plant your flag when he’s just 15 years old and bet on him winning a major championship some day.
McIlroy finds himself this year on the verge of missing the cut for just the second time at Augusta National and for the first time since 2010, his second time playing the tournament.
Perez was ranked 184th in the world when the week began, and neither his professional career nor his recent form gave any hint that this was to be a career-defining week.