THE MASTERS – FIRST ROUND

THURSDAY APRIL 6 FIRST ROUND                                                        

This is the 87th Masters with a field of 88.  Par 72, 7,545 yds.

FIRST ROUND LEADERS

PGA PLAYERS (Opening ODDS not in top 5)

#1 Victor Hovland(25/1)-7 65 Eagled #2 followed by 5 birdies and 0 bogies.

#1 John Rahm-7 65 Four putted DB 6 on first hole, then shot -9 for next 17.  Sam Snead only player with a double bogie start to win in1952.  Rahm’s lowest round in Masters history.

#4 Cameron Young(25/1)-5 67 Birdied 1st 3 holes, then 3 more birdies and  2 bogies.

#4 Jason Day-5(25/1) 67 Five birdies  including 13, no bogies.

#6 Xander Schauffele(18/1)-4 68 Birdied 12, 2 bogies, 6 birdies rest of round.

#6 Shane Lowry(35/1)-4 68 Five birdies& 1 bogie.

#6 Adam Scott-4(100/1) 68 Bogie on 18, finished strong with birdie on #14 & eagle on #15.

#6 Gary Woodland(100/1)-4 68 Four birdies on last 6 holes, 2 top 10s out of 12 in 2023.

#6 Sam Burns(35/1 ) Shoots 31 for first 9, 1 over on back 9.

#6 Scottie Scheffler-4 68 Played well enough to stay in contention.

#6 Sam Bennett(100/1)-4 68 Amateur, sophomore from Texas A&M bogie free round.

Tiger +2 may not make the cut.  Rory may not have played well enough to win, bogies 11.

Will Zalatoris withdraws due to injury.

LIV PLAYERS

#1 Brooks Koepka-7 65 Birdied 3 of last 4 holes.  Only 1 bogie on 13.

#17 Cameron Smith -2 70 Four birdies 2 bogies including #12.

#T25 Phil Mickelson-1 71, Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson.

#78 Bubba Watson 2X winner shoots 77.

#74 Kevin Na withdraws after playing poorly on first 9 holes, due to back injury???

Looks like Koepka or Smith have only chance to be LIV winners.

The Crows Nest at Augusta National’s Clubhouse

The Crows Nest is located on the 2nd floor of the clubhouse above the Champion’s LockerRoom.  There are 4 bedrooms and a game room providing accommodations for the amateurs participating in the Masters.  While not the most luxurious, they provide a memorable experience.  Although no amateur has ever won The Masters, 8 who have stayed there have won as pros. – Jack Nicklaus, Tommy Aaron, Tom Watson, Ben Crenshaw, Craig Stadler, Mark O’Meara, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. 

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