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Friday 11 April 2014

Day One: Recap of the Masters...



Day one of the Masters has come and gone.  Some surprises, some confusion, some really nice long putts and our 2013 Champion in the running.  I would have to say that Thursday Round 1 was considered a success.  Surprisingly was the way the field took to the course on round one.  I was shocked at the number of players with 80+ scores.  Thursday proved to be a difficult test for all participates. 


Bill Haas fired an impressive opening round 68 to hold the first-round lead all by himself. Haas bogeyed the opening hole, but played his final 17 at 5-under to grab the clubhouse lead after day one.  The most exciting part of the day was when previous champions Adam Scott and Bubba Watson came in with a 3 under score.  



I was happy to see the following names: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Fred Couples and Rickie Fowler that were also able to post an opening round under par, getting themselves in a great spot with 54 holes remaining.  They have all been featured on my blog at some point.  I would really like to see Jordan and Rickie fire low rounds going into the weekend.


Hole # 12 the beautiful par 3 proved to be a challenge for the boys on Thursday.   Adam Scott found the water and made a double-bogey, Oosthuizen couldn't avoid the water on the par-3 and even McIlroy, who found the green, three-putted for a water-free bogey.


I can hardly wait what the next three days brings for us!  Look forward to taking it all in stride.


Enjoy your week of the Masters.

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