Bryson DeChambeau set the spherical one tempo at The Masters because the LIV golfer topped the opening day leaderboard at Augusta Nationwide. The massive-hitting DeChambeau survived blustery circumstances on the first males’s main of the 12 months to shoot an excellent 65 at a course the place he has loved restricted success prior to now.
Main the chasers is Scottie Scheffler, persevering with his glorious kind with a clean 66 to complete six-under. The PGA Tour’s dominant participant and 2022 inexperienced jacket winner had arrived at Augusta because the favorite so as to add a second Masters crown to his assortment and produced a sometimes composed and assured spherical. Rory McIlroy signed for a 71 after bouncing again from a gradual begin, whereas bogeys on the final two holes left Jon Rahm, the defending champion, at one-over. The shock of the day, although, was Danny Willett — enjoying his first event since shoulder surgical procedure simply six months in the past, the 2016 Masters winner produced a stunning 68 to recommend one other fulfilling weekend on the stainless Georgia course.
Tiger Woods made a strong begin after the five-time winner stated that he’s focusing on “yet one more inexperienced jacket” to take him to 16 main titles, regardless of the ache he faces on the overwhelming majority of photographs at Augusta. He, and plenty of different gamers, will conclude their first spherical on Friday after fading gentle compelled a curtailment to Thursday’s play.
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Lucky break for Rory
Scheffler -7 (12), McIlroy +3 (12), Schauffele +1 (12)
His drive is lengthy and left into the par-3 twelfth however he catches a very good break as his chip clatters off the pin and involves a cease. That might have gone on for fairly some time longer.
A par, then, for Rory who must assault the upcoming par 5s.
Scheffler faucets in for his par additionally, whereas Schauffele will get up and down beautifully from the again bunker after an terrible stance. Properly executed.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:59
Chip in for An!
You’ll battle to see many birdies from that spot on 16 however Byeong Hun An someway finds the cup to maneuver into the purple with two holes to play.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:57
Double bogey for McIlroy
Scheffler -7 (11), McIlroy +3 (11), Schauffele +1 (11)
From the drop, McIlroy provides himself an opportunity of escaping with a bogey after a deft chip however the putt slides by once more. Not one putt of be aware has dropped for him at present and he drops again to +3 after a double-bogey six.
Schauffele drops a shot however Scheffler retains his solo lead with a par.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:47
Bogey on the final for Bryson
The in a single day chief pays the value for an overhit method into the ultimate inexperienced. He’s in an analogous spot to the place Willett was about quarter-hour in the past and, just like the Englishman, DeChambeau can’t keep away from a 3 putt.
His first effort comes up quick earlier than the par putt slides by the proper facet. A bogey on the final sees him end one over par for the day and drop again alongside Homa at -6. Within the circumstances, that’s not dangerous in any respect and he’ll be proper in amongst it tomorrow.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:44
McIlroy within the water
Scheffler -7 (10), McIlroy +1 (10), Schauffele E (10)
An actual tough process, judging the wind in these circumstances however Scheffler beautifully cuts a low draw below the wind to the entrance of 11 inexperienced.
McIlroy, in the meantime, takes a surprisingly aerial route along with his iron and his ball will get caught within the wind and promptly dumped within the water left of the inexperienced. He was already eight again earlier than the outlet however the wheels are quickly falling off his quest for this 12 months’s inexperienced jacket.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:35
Rahm in peril
Fitzpatrick -2 (11), Rahm +4 (11)
These greens are getting torturous because the wind continues to howl all through the property. Rahm has a mammoth putt to line up on the eleventh and leaves his first effort nicely quick.
It’s a very good roll on the second time of asking but it surely simply dies to the left on the essential second. The defending champ is on the cutline proper now and is in actual hazard of lacking the weekend right here.
Alongside him, Fitzpatrick does nicely with a equally prolonged putt to get down in two and preserve his bogey-free card.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:29
Birdie probability goes begging for Bryson
The wind is howling on the market proper now and Bryson will likely be wanting ahead to getting within the clubhouse now. There’s an opportunity for yet one more birdie, although, after a stellar drive and chip on the par-4 seventeenth however his putt simply hangs out on the excessive facet and doesn’t drop.
Nonetheless a very good par and just one gap remaining.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:23
Nightmare on the final for Willett
Oh, Danny. Only one extra good swing off the tee was wanted however he’s sliced that a technique left into the timber down the proper facet. He punches out into the sand however from there it goes from dangerous to worse.
An excessive amount of sand with the primary effort and the ball stays within the bunker. Too little sand with the second try and it flies lengthy off the pin. The primary putt rolls previous the pin and the 2016 champion can’t make the come-backer.
He faucets in for a gutwrenching triple bogey to drop again to -1 for the event. It’s nonetheless a outstanding first two days for the Englishman however that may go away a bitter style within the mouth.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:21
Tremendous save from Bryson
Wind? Fallacious membership? Who is aware of however Bryson airmails the sixteenth inexperienced and lands amongst the patrons. Hopefully, no person was harm however the American responds in excellent fashion to rise up and down to avoid wasting his par.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:10
Scheffler joins DeChambeau on the high
Scheffler -7 (10), McIlroy +1 (10), Schauffele E (10)
Scottie Scheffler at his brutal greatest. Driver, wedge, tap-in birdie on one among Augusta’s hardest holes. Merely magical from the world no.1 who ties DeChambeau on the high.
McIlroy has an equally good alternative from barely additional again however leaves his putt on the excessive facet. One other missed putt and the frustration is obvious to see. Schauffele saves his par beautifully after a wild second shot.
Ben Fleming12 April 2024 22:02