There stood 12 men, wearing shorts (except for Patrick Reed who wore long pants) and patient smiles, standing together in the Ivanka Trump Ballroom inside the Trump National Doral clubhouse, awaiting a group photo of the LIV players who will tee it up in the Masters next week.
“Where’s Tyrrell?” someone asked, noticing that the 13th Masters qualifier – Tyrrell Hatton – was missing.
About that time, Hatton appeared from around a corner, carrying what appeared to be an iced coffee and apologizing for being tardy because he was tied up in an interview.
After the first batch of photographs, the group was culled, leaving six Masters champions – Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, Patrick Reed, Sergio García and Phil Mickelson – for a winners-only session.
There were no green jackets, but Mickelson was wearing a light green golf shirt.
When the photo session broke up, the Masters felt a little bit closer.
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