RECORD NUMBER OF ENGLISHMAN EYE MASTERS GLORY
Tries: George, Goode, Maitland, Brits, Barritt, Ashton 2, B Vunipola. Cons: Farrell 5. Pen: Farrell. Try: Watson. Con: Ford. Pen: Ford. ENGLAND will have a record 11 players at the Masters next week after Ross Fisher qualified by reaching the last eight of the WGC-Match Play.
The former Ryder Cup star beat Bubba Watson in the last 16 before losing to Hideto Tanihara of Japan.
But Fisher, who started the week at No.53, did enough to enter the world’s top 50 and return to Augusta for the first time since 2012. He said: “Getting to the Masters was a goal at the start of the week. “I look forward to taking a week off. I’ll probably stay in the States, rest at Lake Nona and hopefully Jo and the kids will join me at the end of the week. I’ll try to get to Augusta on Saturday to secure one of those nice tee off times for Wednesday. “That would be a dream come true to have my kids Harry and Eve caddie for me in the par-three contest. I played there when they were still too young, but now they are seven and five. It will be a truly memorable week.” English qualifiers for the 2017 Masters: Danny Willett, Justin Rose, Paul Casey, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Lee Westwood, Andy Sullivan, Chris Wood, Scott Gregory (A), Ross Fisher.