Woods has fallen five shots behind leader Cameron Young, who leads the field at 3 under. The 47-year-old five-time champion is 2 over after five holes following bogeys at the par 4 third and fifth holes. Tiger Woods is off to a rough start at the Masters. Hovland is playing in the same threesome with Tiger Woods, who is seven shots back at 2 over. 6, 8 and 9 to record a 31 on the front nine.
He has seven career wins but has never won at major, eagled the par-5 second hole to gain some early momentum and followed with birdies at Nos. Hovland is one of 16 golfers under par with the afternoon groups set to tee off. Norway’s Viktor Hovland has raced to the early first round lead at the Masters at 5-under par through nine holes on an 81-degree day at Augusta National. The 26-year-old Zalatoris finished tied for sixth last year at the Masters, seven shots behind Scheffler. However, the following week at the BMW Championship, he suffered two herniated disks during a tee shot, ending his season. Open last year went on to win his first PGA Tour win at the FedEx St.
He was the runner-up at the PGA Championship and U.S. 8 ranked player in the world, has struggled with back issues in the past. 1 player, won last year’s tournament by three strokes over Rory McIlroy. Garcia shot 74 on Thursday and is nine shots behind leader Viktor Hovland.ĭefending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has teed off at Augusta National, while Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from the tournament before ever stepping on the course. So please stop it and talk about the Masters.” I’ve had nothing but great things from every single player I talk to. When challenged that it is not, Garcia doubled down, saying, “Yes, it is. (The media) are making a big deal out of this.” Garcia, now a member of the LIV Tour, said things have been “totally normal” between the players from the two tours this week at Augusta National, before adding “You guys need to stop it. The former champion says it doesn’t exist. Sergio Garcia is tired of hearing about the tension between LIV and PGA Tour players at the Masters. However, the five-time Masters champion bogeyed the final hole and finished with a 74, leaving him nine shots behind Hovland. The 47-year-old Woods struggled all day with his iron play but got back to 1 over after birdies at No. Xander Schauffele, the other member of the Woods, Hovland threesome, also played well and is tied for sixth after an opening round 68. The Norwegian shot 35 on the front nine and played a bogey-free round. 9 player in the world, is the early leader in the clubhouse after shooting a 7-under 65, just two shots off the tournament record shared by Nick Price (1986) and Greg Norman (1996). Tiger Woods struggled in the first round at the Masters, but his playing partners on Thursday sure didn’t.
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