RORY McILROY was not the only Irish rookie at Augusta National. Michael McCumiskey, the long-time and hard-working general secretary of the Irish PGA, attended his first Masters, while PJ Collins, the president of the GUI, represented the oldest national governing body in the sport.
Another interested observer over the four rounds was Westlife’s Shane Filan, who divided his time between watching the Irish trio of players and his friend Lee Westwood.
Filan, who struck up a friendship with Westwood in a pro-am, was a guest of the Englishman in one of the ISM houses. Looking for all the world like a golfer, complete with Masters visor, Filan - a 14-handicapper at Strandhill Golf Club in his native Sligo - left Augusta with the intention of working on his game.
“I’d love to get down to 10,” said Filan.
Where he will find the time is anyone’s guess, as the band are working on their latest album.
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