Chugging along
Jason Day, ranked No. 12 in the world, had a less-than-stellar second golf shot on the opening hole in the first round of the 82nd Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday.
His shot hit a tree, bounced off a fan and into his beer cup. After he chugged the beer, the fan gave the ball back to Day.
“Thanks, mate,” Day replied. He eventually shot a 3-over 75.
Dogs and Jackets
Former Georgia and Georgia Tech golfers kept themselves within reach after one round with good back-nine performances.
For Georgia Tech, Matt Kuchar made five birdies during a back-nine 31 and put himself strongly in contention with a 68. Former champ Larry Mize was at 76. A year ago, Kuchar was one of four golfers to finish in the top 25 in all four majors.
For Georgia, Kevin Kisner shot an even-par 72 despite a bogey on No. 18, and two-time champ Bubba Watson, Brian Harman and Russell Henley all had good comebacks to shoot 73s. Henley shot a 33 on the final nine holes. Harman was 4 over after seven holes with two double bogeys.
Tiger trap
Tiger Woods shot a 1-over 73 with four bogeys and two pars Thursday on his six toughest career holes at Augusta National (aggregate relation to par) in 79 rounds.
Hole; Career; Thursday
No. 4; 18 over; Bogey
No. 1; 15 over; Par
No. 11; 13 over; Bogey
No. 10; 10 over; Par
No. 12; 10 over; Bogey
No. 5; 9 over; Bogey
Numerology
13
Defending champion Sergio Garcia’s score on the 15th hole, matching the highest score ever on a Masters hole. Tom Weiskopf had a 13 on No. 12 in 1980 and Tommy Nakajima had a 13 on No. 13 in 1978. Garcia shot an 81.
He said it
"Nothing, nothing can prepare you for that moment. Doesn't matter who it is, what anyone has told you, I had plenty of time to prepare, nothing compares to that feeling of being on that (first) tee. … It's days like today where I had a poor round and I'm disappointed, but I also know that I've learned so much from that. And until you're in that position you'll never know how you'll react. Today I was pretty nervous, I'm not going to lie, but I also was very excited as well." – Harry Ellis, of Florida State, who is in the field as the English Amateur champ, after his round of 14-over-par 86.
Forecast
Sunny. Warmer, with a high of 79 with a few clouds. But winds will reach 10-15 mph and make for an interesting afternoon for those beginning later in the day.
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