Even at Augusta, Oliver Goss has to do his homework.

The 19-year-old West Australian, who will celebrate his 20th birthday during Saturday’s third round this week, has revealed he took the opportunity of a washed out practise day today to work on some college assignments.

Goss has been filing regular diary updates of his first Masters experience via the news section of the tournament website at www.masters.com.

In today’s installment he wrote that the halting of practise on the course meant he would be able to get some homework done.

"I have some political science work to do and also some things in anthropology and computer science, and I need to take advantage of the extra time I suddenly have to do that," he said.

"I am still in college, when means I still have to do homework. Even at the Masters."

Goss has already contributed four pieces to the website revealing several things including a practice round with Jason Day.

"I got in Friday afternoon and then went over to Augusta National for lunch with Jason Day, after which we played nine holes," Goss says.

"We played the first nine because that is the nine with which I am least comfortable, and I wanted to get Jason’s input as to the best way to play it.

"He had lots of good advice and really helped me out."

Goss first played the course last November but a planned second visit in February was cancelled because of the severe ice storms that hit the area.

However, having spent some time on site during mid March he says he now feels ready for the coming week.

He has employed the services of local caddie Brian Tam, who has carried his bag for his previous two visits, and has studied the course in detail in readiness for Thursday’s first round.

"What I have tried to do more than anything else during my visits is develop a game plan for each hole, and an understanding for how it is going to play once the tournament starts," Goss wrote last week.

"On No. 11, for example, I know that it is definitely a driver hole, and typically a 5- or 6-iron coming into the green.

"It’s an interesting green with two different grains, and the best place to leave your approach is middle-right.

"As for those mounds to the right of the putting surface, they are not a bad bailout area, but I know that any balls hit into them can sometimes kick into the water guarding the green on the left."

Goss will join Adam Scott, Jason Day, John Senden, Marc Leishman, Steven Bowditch and last week’s winner Matt Jones in the field this week.