Thaiian golfer named Fifa Laopakdee, the first Thai player to compete in the Masters, will make his major championship debut at Augusta National in 2026. His father, a soccer fan, named his son after FIFA when he was born and his name will be on the tee sheet at the year's first major at Augusta. The tournament will also take place in the same year as the FIFA World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Laopkdee earned his Masters invitation by winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai in October. He was greeted by a locker in the club's new Player Services building alongside Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau.