English teen Fitzpatrick humming happy tune at Masters


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014

Britain's amateur Matthew Fitzpatrick (C) and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (R) walk up the ninth fairway during a practice round ahead of the 2014 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - English teenager Matthew Fitzpatrick is the youngest player in the field at this week's Masters and over the moon about playing at Augusta.

The 19-year-old reigning U.S. Amateur champion is bubbling with excitement but not expected to be whistling while he works around the fabled Augusta National layout in this year's first major championship.

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