Meet the Illinois realtor living out his ‘far-fetched’ Masters dream with dad by his side

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Every spring at Augusta National, remarkable Masters stories emerge.

Not the ones forever seared into your memories, like Tiger Woods’ explosion onto the scene in 1997 and his subsequent excellence that led to five green jackets, or Jack Nicklaus before him, winning six, including that indelible 1986 victory at age 46, or Arnold Palmer and other legends before that.

The stories that move me most in the 32 Masters I’ve covered for The Post are the unlikely journeys. Stories about guys whose chances of making the cut and playing the weekend are about as realistic as you scoring a Saturday tee time at Augusta National with your buddies. 

Brandon Holtz is that story this year.