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Amateur firefighter eyes Masters practice round with Tiger

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Matt Parziale’s week just keeps getting better and better.

The 30-year-old firefighter from Brockton, Mass., won last year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur to secure his first start at the Masters. In fact, it’s his first start in any major, or any PGA Tour event, so there’s a lot to soak in.

And now on top of all of that, he has a potential practice round tee time with Tiger Woods, who is making his first start at the Masters since 2015, on Wednesday morning.

“He's in high demand, so we'll see if that happens.