Neither injury nor illness keep golf's greats from playing in the Masters
Min Woo Lee broke his finger recently
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Min Woo Lee stared at the 20-pound dumbbell sitting in the corner of the gym with unbridled contempt.
Just days earlier, while performing the last rep in a series of side glute bridges, the Australian had thrown it down and somehow clipped his finger. Bad luck made even worse by the timing. The three-time winner on the European tour was due to fly out soon for the Masters, and the swelling in his damaged digit was bad enough to head to the doctor.
“I thought it was OK because I could move it. It was just red,” Lee said. “Then they came in and said, ‘You've broken it.'”
He recounted the story after a practice round at Augusta National this week, because even with a broken finger, there was no way the 25-year-old Lee would miss playing in the season's first major. And that's in many ways a testament to the reverential nature of the championship and the great lengths those fortunate enough to be invited will go through to play in it.
