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On 2026-04-10: Brandon Holtz, the 39-year-old Bloomington, Illinois real estate agent who won the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Troon Country Club, shot a first-round 81 (+9) on Thursday at Augusta National. Holtz tees off for Round 2 at 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday, paired with Bubba Watson and Nicolas Echavarria. Twelve years after stepping away from competitive golf, Holtz earned his spot in the Masters field and his journey from mid-am circuit grinder to Augusta remains one of the best feel-good stories of the week.

On 2026-04-10: The 2026 Society of Seniors Senior Masters presented by Callaway Golf is being contested April 9–11 at Indian Wells Golf Resort in California. The 54-hole stroke-play event features divisions for Senior (55–64), Super Senior (65–69), Legend (70–74), and Super Legend (75+) competitors, making it one of the premier amateur senior events of the spring season.

On 2026-04-10: Colombia's Maria Jose Marin captured the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur title with a final-round 68, finishing at 14-under par. Four AJGA juniors made the cut, led by top-ranked Asterisk Talley of Chowchilla, California, who held the 36-hole lead at 11-under before a quadruple bogey on the iconic No. 12 hole derailed her bid. Talley recovered to play her final six holes at one-under, showing the resilience that has made her the No. 1 player in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.