AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The newest on the first round of the Experts on Thursday (all times local):
2: 30 g. m.
Tiger Woods could have utilized a few prayers before taking on Amen Corner.
Woods strike three balls into the gallery plus another into the water at Augusta National’ s famed, three-hole trademark section. He finished with 2 bogeys and a par, and it might have been much worse.
Nevertheless, it left him 3 more than in the opening round at the Experts and seven shots behind chief and playing partner Marc Leishman .
The slippage started whenever Woods pushed his drive in the par-4 11th way right. This individual cleared hundreds of fans before trying to play through a spectator walking region. His second shot squirted correct and into the gallery he simply repositioned.
His 3rd shot landed past the hole plus left him with a downhill, 20-foot par putt that he missed remaining.
His tee photo at the par-3 12th came upward short and rolled into famous Rae’ s Creek. His 3rd shot stayed on the front edge, but he saved bogey by causing a 15-footer from there.
He seemed to be disgusted with themself as he walked to the 13th first tee. He pushed his tee photo right into the pine straw after which pushed his next shot in to another gallery. He flew the rear of the green from there and had the 12-footer to salvage a birdie on what has been the easiest hole within the course. He just missed the particular putt.
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Tony Finau is on the training course at Augusta National, playing on the badly sprained left ankle.
He dislocated his ankle joint celebrating a hole-in-one during the Par-3 Tournament on Wednesday and then jumped it back into place. X-rays had been negative, and Finau was identified as having a high ankle sprain.
He was planning to play with the pain.
” Insane day, ” he posted in the Twitter account. ” Thanks for ideas of concern, messages and prayers through all. I’ m optimistic. ”
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11: 55 a. m.
Tiger Woods has his very first birdie at the Masters in almost three years.
Woods nearly drove the green at the par-4 No . 3, pitched to regarding 10 feet and made the particular putt to set off a huge ” Tiger Roar” at Augusta Nationwide.
It was Woods’ very first competitive birdie at the famed program since April 12, 2015, on No . 15 in the final circular of the Masters. He finished linked for 17th.
Forest gave the stroke back in the next hole when his first tee shot found a greenside bunker. He chipped out and skipped a 20-footer for par.
Playing partner Marc Leishman was leading the event at two under.
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10: 25 a. mirielle.
Tony Finau states he is ” optimistic” after a ” crazy day” at the Masters.
Finau dislocated his remaining ankle celebrating a hole-in-one throughout the Par-3 Tournament on Wednesday then popped it back into place.
X-rays were negative. Finau was scheduled for more tests Thurs before teeing off (12: 43 p. m. ) in the very first round at Augusta National.
” Crazy day, ” he posted on his Twitter accounts. ” Thanks for thoughts of concern, communications and prayers from all. I’ m optimistic. ”
Finau flew the back of the 7th green on the Par-3 course plus spun it back into the hole to have an ace. He started running toward the particular hole to celebrate, then flipped and backpedaled before landing awkwardly on his left ankle. He fallen to one knee and ended up pressing the joint back into place.
Finau, ranked No . thirty four in the world, stuck around for the last two holes and then gingerly wandered to a golf cart and has been driven off the course.
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8: fifteen a. m.
The particular 82nd Masters has begun.
Jack Nicklaus and Gary Gamer officially got the tournament began Thursday morning with the ceremonial first tee shot.
Player, 82, took the first swing followed by the particular 78-year-old Nicklaus under a clear, sunlit sky with the temperature in the forties. It is expected to be in the high sixties by the afternoon.
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley informed the crowd crammed around the very first tee how privileged they were to get the duo with nine green spencer to start the tournament.
Wesley Bryan , Austin Prepare , Ted Potter Jr . were the very first group to tee off whenever play began.
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4: 45 the. m.
No matter where Ian Poulter turns, there’ s somebody with an outstretched hand and congratulatory words.
Certainly, nobody took a more harrowing path to the particular Masters.
The 42-year-old Englishman was the last player in order to qualify for the first major of the season, winning last weekend’ s Houston Open in a playoff after settling a 20-foot birdie on the 72nd hole.
” Fine putt, ” someone said because Poulter lingered under the mammoth walnut tree in front of the clubhouse at Augusta National.
He replied with a sly wink and a grin that signaled more relief compared to joy.
” To accomplish the way I did it, after all the particular disappointments, all the highs and levels, it’ s really nice, ” Poulter said on the eve of the Experts.
When the tournament starts Thursday, there will be no shortage of persuasive storyline’ s.
Padraig harrington is playing for the first time since 2015, healthy again and looking completely ready to contend for a fifth eco-friendly jacket. Phil Mickelson is arriving off a World Golf Championship triumph and trying to become the oldest Experts champion at age 47. Rory McIlroy is looking to complete the career Fantastic Slam. Sergio Garcia is the protecting champion. Dustin Johnson is the world’ s top-ranked player. Justin Jones has seven wins since the starting of 2017. Jordan Spieth currently has three major titles, such as the 2015 Masters.
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