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South Bay 12-Year-Old To Compete At Augusta National Golf Club
A boy from Los Gatos will compete in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia next month.
SOUTH BAY, CA -- A Los Gatos boy will be on his way next month to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals a week before The Masters tournament, a famed professional golf tournament.
Marcus Page, 12, is one of only eight junior golfers from the San Francisco qualifying tourney to move on.
Marcus had to compete in three qualifying stages to earn the prestigious spot in the finals.
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He's been playing golf since he was three years old and has been a leader in La Rinconada Country Club's Junior League Golf Team.
Club members are excited to have one of their own playing at the historic golf course in Augusta, Georgia.
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Marcus was born on the same day that famous golfer Phil Mickelson won his first Masters tournament. Like Mickelson, Marcus is a left-handed golfer.
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