PGA Tour
Australian late bloomer Matt Jones can contend at Masters, says coach
He’s been waiting seven years for a second title but now feels his game is getting better as he gets older
22 March 2021 - 17:54
Melbourne — Honda Classic winner Matt Jones had to wait seven years and the arrival of middle age to capture his second PGA Tour title, but his coach Gary Barter is confident the Australian’s best golf is still ahead of him.
Jones’s five-stroke win at the PGA National in Florida on Sunday booked the 40-year-old a ticket to April’s Masters, the first Major of the year. Jones was in touch with Sydney-based coach Barter before the start of the final round as he looked to seal his first Tour win since the 2014 Houston Open...
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