Who is Brandon Holtz? Meet 39-year-old real estate broker playing as an amateur at Augusta

As the field competes for the green jacket at the Masters, the amateurs are in a separate competition for the low-am at the end of the weekend. This year, amongst a field of young amateurs looking to make a career in golf, one of them is a 39-year-old father of two with a full-time job. Brandon Holtz enters Masters week as the unlikeliest member of the 91-person field, since the amateur golfer is older than many of the top competitors.

These kind of stories usually happen at the U. S. Open or PGA Championship, with the Masters using the smallest field of the four majors.

However, Holtz's victory at the Mid-Amateur Championship earned him a spot to compete at Augusta National this week, providing a story for the first few days. Get to know Brandon Holtz before his Masters debut. MORE MASTERS 2026 : Ranking the 30 best golfers in this year's Masters Odds, betting favorites, expert picks for the 2026 Masters Complete list of golfers playing in the Masters Who is Brandon Holtz?

Brandon Holtz is a 39-year-old real estate agent who is competing in the 2026 Masters as one of six amateurs in the field. Holtz is an unlikely participant, as he played basketball in college an attempted professional golf for four years over a decade ago. However, Holtz returned to competitive golf in 2024, which led to him winning the U.