Masters: Meet the two golf stars who rejected 2025 Augusta invite after cruel ultimatum | Golf | Sport

Competing at the Masters is an opportunity most up-and-coming golfers would not dream of turning down - but two such players felt they had no choice. Five amateurs will tee it up with the world's best at Augusta this week as they bid to become the first non-pro in the history of the tournament to win it.US Amateur champion Josele Ballester, US Amateur runner-up Noah Kent, US Mid-Amateur champion Evan Beck, Latin America Amateur champion Justin Hastings, and NCAA D-1 individual champion Horishi Tai have all been given the call-up following their accomplishments last year. They could have been joined