Fred Couples becomes oldest player to make the cut at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Earlier this week, Tiger Woods referred to Fred Couples as his dad out on the PGA Tour when he was a young professional.
On Saturday, the good friends both made Masters history.
Woods tied Couples and Gary Player for the most consecutive cuts made at Augusta National Golf Club with 23, and then Couples became the oldest competitor to make the weekend cut at 63 years, 184 days old.
Couples, winner of the 1992 Masters, beat the mark previously set by Bernhard Langer. The German finished T-29 at the 2020 Masters to set the previous record of 63 years, 80 days. Langer, winner of the 1985 and 1993 Masters, finished this year’s tournament at 5 over, two shots outside the cut.
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Couples shot a 1-under 71 in Thursday’s first round and signed for a 3-over 74 in the second round to sit two shot inside the cut. He’ll play the third round with Mackenzie Hughes and Seamus Power starting off the 10th tee at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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