ince I last spoke to Eddie
Pepperell, it would be fair to say
that things have gone decidedly
well for the young Englishman.
Two European Tour victories
in 2018; a career-best 6th in
last year’s Open; a cut-
making Augusta debut and a
rise to 35th in the world as I
write. Add in another new family
dog, and no major disasters on
his Twitter account, and things
are looking considerably better
than that day in late 2016 when
he double-bogeyed his fi nal hole
in Portugal to not only miss the
cut but also lose his tour card.
His Twitter output may not be to
The outspoken Englishman talks Twitter, battling
back from losing his card to win on tour and why
he never looks too far ahead
Words Jeremy Ellwood • Photography Kevin Murray, Getty Images