Gary Woodland Gets Emotional as He Plays with His Kids at First Masters Par 3 Contest Since Brain Surgery
The golfer earned an invitation to play at Augusta after winning the Texas Children's Houston Open on March 29
Gary Woodland and family Credit: ESPN/X; Andrew Redington/Getty NEED TO KNOW Gary Woodland got choked up in his return to Augusta The golfer spoke to ESPN about coming back to the iconic Masters tournament, where he played the Par 3 Contest with his family on Wednesday Woodland, 41, underwent brain surgery in September 2023 Gary Woodland is savoring the special moments at the Masters! The golfer, 41, who played the tournament’s Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, April 8 alongside his three children and wife Gabby, shared his perspective on being at Augusta National just two and a half years after he underwent brain surgery. “This is what the fight’s for, today, right now,” Woodland told ESPN’s Marty Smith .
“Yeah, it’s hard, the fight, it’s real every day but this is it right here. ” Woodland and his family — he and Gabby are parents to son Jaxon, 8, and identical twin girls Maddox and Lennox, 5 — were full of smiles during the event, but the golfer got emotional when he tried to describe his feelings about how far he’s come. “To share this moment with my kids is everything,” he said as his voice broke, speaking about his three young children.
Woodland earned an invitation to the Masters less than two weeks ago after he nabbed his fifth career win on the tour at the Texas Children’s Houston Open on March 29. "This is what the fight's for. ...
Share this moment with my kids, this is everything. " Gary Woodland, who underwent brain surgery in 2023 to remove a lesion and has been diagnosed with PTSD, describes to @MartySmithESPN what the Masters Par 3 Contest means to him ❤️ pic. twitter.