Augusta, GA
Viktor Hovland's Masters ends with bizarre miss from inches away
Viktor Hovland missed the Masters cut, and a late three-putt — and bizarre miss from inches away — didn’t help his cause.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Maybe not now, perhaps not for a while, but Viktor Hovland believes the bad stuff sometimes leads to the good.
Although it’s unclear if he’s still thinking that after he just three-putted from 5 feet — including a miss of about 3 inches — to miss the Masters cut by two shots.
“Yeah, sometimes it’s like, I would say — I don’t know if that’s normal, but I feel like that’s how I’m wired a little bit,” Hovland said earlier this week. “If I play bad, that almost motivates me more than when I’m playing good because when you’re playing good, it’s like, OK, I know what I’m doing, I can kind of take tomorrow off or I know that I’m playing good, so I’ll just chill for a little bit or whatever. You become more complacent. I would say as soon as I play bad or I make a couple of mistakes, that almost motivates me more to come back and get better.”
Now, about that three-putt.
On Friday, during the second round at Augusta National, Hovland had been struggling. It was surprising. A day earlier, he shot a one-under 71. But he succumbed to the wind and the devilishness of Augusta. He bogeyed 1. He tripled 2, via two penalties. He doubled 4. He bogeyed 5. He birdied 13, but then bogeyed 14. He was six over. He was squarely on the cut line.
Then on the 550-yard, par-5 15th, Hovland disastrously fell off. After four strokes found him 5 feet from the hole, it took him three more to get in the cup. A quick rundown:
— On the par putt, he missed to the left. It happens. His ball finished about 3 inches away. He took three steps to his right.
— On the bogey putt, Hovland just brushed the ball with just his right hand. It missed to the right. Someone in the background shouts: “Oh s**t.” Indeed.
— On the double-bogey putt, Hovland took five steps to the right. He made it, for a 7.
From there, he took six more steps and heaved his ball into the water ahead of the green. He looked down. He parred out. No weekend.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The 10th annual Juneteenth Augusta Festival brought families to the Augusta Fairgrounds on Friday despite the muggy heat.
Cultural and community-focused events, live music performances and food trucks were available at the celebration.
Tonia Hill, attending the Juneteenth celebration, said she loves the holiday and is supporting the community, though she acknowledged the weather conditions.
“I love Juneteenth. And I’m supporting everybody. It’s hot. It’s hot. It’s hot,” Hill said.
The festival runs until 10 p.m.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta Dream Center is seeing more families turn to its food pantry this summer as children lose access to school lunches.
Organizations like the Augusta Dream Center see a surge in families who relied on school lunches during the academic year, according to Hallie Kohan, assistant director.
“We see a lot more families that have young kids who are in need that simply don’t have those meals they are normally getting,” Kohan said. “We see an influx of families that come through.”
Demand is up, but the food supply is not keeping pace.
“Right now we are having some food distribution issues so while we are seeing an increase in families, we are seeing a decrease in the amount of food coming through our doors,” Kohan said.
The center is asking the community to host food drives or donate kid-friendly items such as mac and cheese and oatmeal.
Every Sunday the Dream Center opens its doors for a hot meal, serving as many as 120 people.
“Families can come in and get their hot meal. They sit down, it’s dignified, it’s a diner,” Kohan said. “It’s a welcoming experience for kids to come in and not feel like they are in need.”
No paperwork is required to receive help.
“Just because you think someone is in a great situation, in today’s economy you never know,” Kohan said. “It could be your neighbor, mom, or best friend.”
The Augusta Dream Center food pantry is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon and Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m. Hot meals are served Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m.
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