the masters 2011

When

the 2011 Masters

tee on Thursday, many golf fans in Michigan will have a hometown boy to root for the tournament.

Leo Kim, a student at the University of Michigan, is getting his shot to fame on the links! Kim is the third Wolverine to play in the Masters, but the former, while remaining a member of the golf team at UM.

"I'm excited for a very long time, " Kim said last week. "But now these days, I'm happy mentality of competition, competition and do well. I'm just more focused."

The 22 years will have to take his shot on the best golfers in the world on national television.