U.S. Amateur champ Mason Howell is missing school while he soaks up playing in his first Masters

There was the practice round he played Monday with Jacob Bridgeman, a winner on the PGA Tour earlier this year. At night, a climb up the clubhouse stairs to the Crow’s Nest, the sleeping quarters nestled beneath the cupola where only amateurs can stay the week of the Masters.

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Amateur champion Mason Howell is enjoying every minute of his first Masters. There was the practice round he played Monday with Jacob Bridgeman, a winner on the PGA Tour earlier this year. In the evening, an exclusive dinner for the amateurs playing in the tournament.

At night, a climb up the clubhouse stairs to the Crow’s Nest, the sleeping quarters nestled beneath the cupola where only amateurs can stay the week of the Masters . Oh, and the 18-year-old gets to miss some classwork. He’s a high school senior.