Most days start the same at Palmetto Golf Club.
Scott Brown will arrive at the rolling layout’s modest practice tee just after sunrise. He’s a grinder – searching for answers in the rust-colored South Carolina clay.
“Scott’s always been like that, from 8 to 5 [p.m.] he’s out working,” says Brooks Blackburn, Palmetto’s head professional. “Kiz is a player, he wants to play golf.”
“Kiz” is Kevin Kisner – Aiken, S.C., native, Palmetto member and one of this week’s most unique Masters’ rookies.
After a PGA Tour season filled with near misses that included three runner-up finishes in 2015, Kisner pulled off his breakthrough last fall by winning the RSM Classic.