And at 37, he was probably not going to get a better opportunity than the one he found himself with on the last day of the Masters. He became the Premier League’s first head of sports science and then their head of elite performance last October. Fellow Swiss Manuela Schar shattered the women’s mark by more than five minutes, winning in 1hr 28min 17sec. The Rapids remain rooted the bottom of the league table, albeit with a game in hand.