Jasper Stubbs has never played at the famed course before - but thousands of rounds on his video game might have given him a head start.
A young Australian amateur golfer reckons he was so unbeatable at Augusta National that his brother and sister spat the dummy.
“There was one game, Tiger Woods 2012 at The Masters,” laughs Jasper Stubbs. “Oh, it used to be my favourite. If there was an esports competition for shooting a low score at Augusta National, Stubbs might be in with a shot at winning. Luckily for him, he can now play his video game obsession out in real life.
For now, there’s no time to rest. He jumped straight on the plane the day after his Royal Melbourne triumph and shot three-under 69 in the first round of the New Zealand Amateur on Wednesday, a tournament he won last year.He will be teeing it up alongside compatriots Cameron Smith, Adam Scott and Jason Day at Augusta National next year, but only after working with his father, Peter, and the family’s skip bin company to make ends meet.
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