Over 70,000 head to Hillside... It’s hard to believe that the British Masters was under threat last year given the bumper crowd of over 70,000 people who attended 2019's event - no doubt drawn in by home town hero and tournament host Tommy Fleetwood. The galleries were treated to glorious golf, wonderful weather and fantastic facilities (despite its questionable timing in the golfing calendar). Come Sunday afternoon, it looked as though a playoff would be the most likely outcome, until Marcus Kinhult birdied his final two holes to win by one from Matt Wallace, Eddie Pepperell and Robert MacIntyre.
Englishman Wallace slammed his putter into the ground after squandering good chances for birdie on both 17 and 18, but can take heart from yet another fantastic performance as he makes his away across the pond to tee it up at the PGA Championship this week.
Quiz time In 2020, Marcus Kinhult will aim to become only the third man to win back-to-back British Masters titles. Can you name the two men to have achieved this? |