December 2025: Ryan Gerard flew across two oceans and two seas. The payoff was a Masters invitation

"Ryan Gerard left his home in south Florida at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 13, for a trip he never imagined taking this year, and one he certainly didn't regret.

He returned nine days and 20,000 miles later after stops that included Italy on his way to a small island off the coast of Africa, and an eight-hour layover in Paris on the way back that gave him enough time to see the Arc de Triomphe and the Notre-Dame Cathedral."

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January 2026: Ryan Gerard making a name for himself on the PGA Tour

“Ryan Gerard has three-straight runner-up finishes, and he is currently in third place in the FedEx Cup standings. The UNC alum is turning into a breakout star on the PGA Tour."

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December 2025: How Ryan Gerard's 10,000-mile journey punched his ticket to the Masters  

"Ryan Gerard wasn't in the Masters field coming into the week, but more than 10,000 miles later he has his ticket to Augusta National in April.

As Ryan French of Monday Q Info pointed out early this week, Gerard entered the week at No. 57 in the Official World Golf Ranking. At the end of the calendar year, the top-50 players in the OWGR earn spots in the field at Augusta National for the 2026 Masters. Wanting a shot at getting in the field of the first major in 2026, Gerard hopped on a plane, crossed two oceans to go to Mauritius, a small island east of Africa and Madagascar. Just to get to the small nation takes more than 24 hours from the U.S."

Read the article by Cameron Jourdan