Former U golfer finds success, learns acceptance at Masters

AUGUSTA, GA. – As a service to Minnesota golf fans, former Gopher Erik van Rooyen provided a tour of Augusta National Golf Course on Thursday, teeing off in the first pairing, popping his name onto the massive leaderboards and proving how charming yet diabolical a round at the Masters can be. The 34-year-old South African made an improbable birdie after hitting a 7-iron under a patron's chair ...