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Masters low amateur Andy Ogletree to miss several months after hip surgery

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Five months ago Andy Ogletree was sitting alongside Dustin Johnson in Butler Cabin as low amateur of the Masters Tournament.

On Tuesday, two days before the start of another Masters, Ogletree, now professional, announced that he recently underwent hip surgery. He is expected to miss several months, according to his surgeon, Dr. Benton Emblom of The Hip Center at Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama.

“Andy had hip impingement and a labrum tear that was treated and repaired arthroscopically,” Emblom said. “Expect a full recovery over the next four to six months.”

Ogletree, who graduated last year from Georgia Tech and won the 2019 U.