Japan's Ryo Ishikawa is set to become the second-youngest player at the US Masters after receiving an invitation.
The 17-year-old will be the youngest at Augusta since Tommy Jacobs appeared as an amateur in 1952 at 17 years, one month and 21 days.
"At a young age, Ishikawa has shown the skill and competitiveness to make him a deserving recipient of this invite," club chairman Billy Payne said.
Ishikawa, the youngest player to break the top 100 in the world rankings, already was at number 60 and might have been able to qualify on his own depending on his results over the next two months.
The size of the Augusta field is now 89, with Davis Love III, David Toms and J.B. Holmes, the only player from the Ryder Cup still not eligible for the Masters, still trying to qualify.
The Guardian:
Violence erupted at the Australian Open today when dozens fought after the big-screen viewing of the third-round match between the Serbian defending champion Novak Djokovic and Amer Delic, who plays for the United States but was born in Bosnia.
Djokovic lost a set for the first time in the tournament and had to fend off two more set points in the fourth before beating Delic 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, but moments after the pair had embraced at the net and waved to all parts of the Rod Laver Arena, water bottles and plastic chairs were hurled between the Bosnian and Serbian fans who had been watching the match in a garden adjacent to the arena.
In a separate incident, police said a man was charged with indecent exposure after running naked from the waist down on to Court Three during Serena and Venus Williams's 6–3, 6–3 win over Ayumi Morita and Martina Müller in a second-round doubles match.
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