Italian brothers make the Masters
December 20, 2009
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP)—Francesco and Edoardo Molinari of Italy will finish the yearin the top 50 in the world and become the first set of brothers in 10 years tocompete in the same Masters.
The Masters invites the top 50 in the final world ranking of the year, whichwas finalized Sunday after the South African Open, the last official tournamentof 2009.
Franceso Molinari will finish at No. 38, while Edoardo Molinari will be No.48. The World Cup winners in China last month, they will be the first brothersat Augusta National since Jumbo and Joe Ozaki in 2000.
Also qualifying is Michael Sim of Australia, who won three times on theNationwide Tour and won its money title.
Ben Curtis will finish at No. 50 by one-thousandth of a point over RyanMoore, who already is eligible from winning a PGA Tour event.
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