Jonathan Byrd
2011
Byrds feel absence of late father
There was high emotion inside and outside the ropes Thursday as former Clemson golfer Jonathan Byrd played his first Masters Tournament round without his father in the gallery. Jim Byrd, who loved to watch his son play in the Masters, died in July 2009 at age 65.
Masters return is feather in Byrd's cap
Jonathan Byrd was one of those young players who thought he'd be in the Masters Tournament every year.The former Clemson University All-American missed the cut in 2004. Then came a three-year dry spell before a return in 2008. He is back this year. "I definitely made the false assumption," Byrd said.
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