Fresno State Alumni Nick Watney and Stockton native Ricky Barnes were the few Bay Area boys who made the cut at the 2011 Masters, and both had respectful finishes in the most illustrious golf tournament in the world.
Nick Watney just barely made the cut at even par on Friday, but finished the weekend wih scores of +3 75 and +1 73 to finish the tournament at +4 292, sitting in 46th place by himself. As for Ricky Barnes, he was all in the mix up until a +3 par 75 dropped him down the leaderboard on Friday, but he had a nice finish for the tournament with a -1 par 71 on Sunday, leaving him at -3 par for the tournament, tied for 24th place.
David Chung, the amateur golfer from Stanford University did not make the cut, finishing with a score of +4 par for the tournament after Friday’s round of play.