(Editor’s note: With ESPN replaying the 1997 Masters tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, we asked legendary Augusta Chronicle golf writer David Westin for his recollections of covering that tournament.)
I was one of those Tiger Woods doubters in the press room before the 1997 Masters Tournament.
As The Augusta Chronicle golf writer, I kept getting questions around town about Woods and his first Masters start at a professional. Could he win it?
No, I’d say, I didn’t think he was ready to break through, especially in his first major championship as a pro, at age 21. His record as an amateur at Augusta National (tied for 41st in 1995 and a missed cut in 1996) wasn’t impressive enough for me to think 1997 would be anything different.
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