Australian Goss secures low amateur title at Masters

By Julian Linden AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - A year after Adam Scott provided Australia with its first Masters champion, teenager Oliver Goss gave the country another success when he secured the silver cup as the low amateur. On the eve of his 20th birthday, Goss upstaged some of the sport's biggest names to shoot a one-under-par 71 in Friday's second round to reach the halfway stage at a respectable three-over. "Twentieth birthday tomorrow and that's the last thing I'm thinking of," Goss told reporters. "I'm just absolutely excited to be playing on the weekend." Goss, who qualified for the Masters by placing runner-up at the 2013 U.S. Amateur championship, faced a nervous finish before he was assured of his place on the weekend at Augusta National.

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