Pongsapak Laopakdee, a 21-year-old Thai golfer better known as Fifa, is ready for a historic start Thursday at the 90th Masters.
Fifa, a junior at Arizona State University, will become the first Thai amateur to compete at Augusta National when he tees off in the opening round at the famed course.
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