AUGUSTA, Ga. — Taylor Pendrith’s mom, Jill, was walking past the sixth green at Augusta National as her son was practising alongside his childhood golfing hero, Mike Weir. She couldn’t believe it, of course. Pendrith grew up playing hockey and baseball at an extremely high level and nearly went to college to play the latter. So, to be here, at this place, wasn’t even a dream.
“Honestly, even the first few years playing college golf — I didn’t really know I was going to play professionally, so obviously I watched the Masters and I followed golf, but never really thought I would be here until probably the last few years,” Pendrith said Tuesday from Augusta National, where he is making his Masters debut this…