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Danny Willett on his dream start to 2016 and the prospect of missing the Masters

Danny Willett defended his decision to miss the Masters to attend the birth of his first child
Image: Danny Willett defended his decision to miss the Masters to attend the birth of his first child

Danny Willett combined practice for the Valspar Championship with speaking to Sky Sports commentator Wayne Riley about his "dream start" to the year and the prospect of missing the Masters next month.

Willett was quizzed by Radar about rising "under the radar" to 11th in the world rankings, and the Sheffield star expressed his delight that all his hard work off the course is paying handsome dividends.

As the 28-year-old played the 11th at Innisbrook during the pro-am, he also defended his decision to miss the first major of the year unless his wife has already delivered their first child.

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Wayne Riley walks the Valspar Championship course with Danny Willett

Nicole Willett is due to give birth during the week of the Masters, and Danny is happy to give the event top priority over treading the hallowed fairways of Augusta National.

"People are very small-minded to think that a golf tournament is bigger than the birth of your first child," said the Ryder Cup hopeful, who collected his fourth European Tour title at the Dubai Desert Classic last month.

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