Golf - Mexicans serve up Latin flair ahead of Masters


  • Golf
  • Tuesday, 09 Apr 2019

FILE PHOTO: Alvaro Ortiz of Mexico chips to the 2nd green during practice for the 2019 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - The Mexican flag has been waving proudly at Augusta National with amateur Alvaro Ortiz taking the baton from Maria Fassi and carrying it into this week's Masters with his eyes on a Green Jacket.

After a four-decade absence, Augusta National is getting a fresh taste of Latin flair served up by a new generation of Mexican golfers primed to battle for titles.

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