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Posted April 8, 2014, 9:52 pm
BY
Meg Mirshak
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Staff Writer

Father thankful to fulfill Masters dream with son

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    Chris Thompson walks along the first fairway at Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday with his 9-year-old son, Christopher, who has been treated for a brain tumor for almost three years.
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    Father thankful to fulfill Masters dream with son
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    Chris Thompson walks along the first fairway at Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday with his 9-year-old son, Christopher, who has been treated for a brain tumor for almost three years.

Chris Thompson once feared his son’s brain tumor would dash his dream of a father-son trip to the Masters Tournament. His fears evaporated Tuesday.

Thompson walked hand-in-hand with his 9-year-old son, Christopher, across the first fairway of Augusta National Golf Club, enjoying a respite from a nearly three-year battle with the brain tumor.

“I thought I’d never get to come out here with my son,” said Thompson, of Augusta. “Most dads take their sons and start teaching them sports at 6, 7 years old. We were dealing with brain cancer.”

Christopher was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in July 2011. After an emergency surgery saved his life, the red-head, freckled boy has had three rounds of chemotherapy and additional brain surgeries. His most recent MRI showed the tumor was shrinking.

An Augusta man familiar with Christopher’s story donated the tickets to the Thompsons on Monday.

“I’ve never been here. It really wasn’t my dream. I just wanted to see them play,” Christopher said.

“Courageous Christo­pher,” as he is known to many supporters in Augusta, fought for energy to walk around the course. His dad pointed out the clubhouse and television camera stands before they rested on a small hill.

Christopher is an honorary member of the Georgia Regents baseball team, but the Masters visit is his introduction to golf. “What better place to start than right here,” Thompson said.

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