Tony Finau to play in Masters despite high ankle sprain

Опубликовано: 29 Июнь 2026
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Tony Finau isn't letting an ankle sprain crush his dreams of a green jacket.The 28-year-old's status for the tournament didn't look great on Wednesday after he injured his left ankle while celebrating a hole in one in the Par 3 contest, but his agent confirmedThursday that he's going to play.Finau had an MRI Thursday morning that showed no significant damage, the Golf Channel reports.He was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain.The golfer's ankle reportedly popped out after he was backpedaling on the course while celebrating his hole-in-one shot.Finau fell to the ground and appeared to pop his ankle back into place.He ended up withdrawing from the Par 3 contest.Going into the Masters, Finau was believed to be a potential sleeper to win the whole tournament.This will be the first Masters of his career.He's expected to begin play at 12:43 p.