Bryson DeChambeau He posted a score of 65 strokes, seven under par, at the club, with 8 birdies and one bogey (he started with three consecutive birdies and finished the round with five in the last seven holes) to become the leader in first day of Masterswhose start was delayed by two and a half hours due to storms that hit the National Augusta in the early hours of Thursday.
With 66 strokes (immaculate round) entered the world number 1 and great favorite Scottie Scheffler with three hits the Englishman also entered the clubhouse Danny Willett, green jacket in 2016. Scheffler used his status as the leading candidate for success very well, the complete opposite of Rahm. In the first round you won’t win a tournament but you can lose it. In the end, another one of the candidates, Rory McIlroyhad to settle for a return of 71 (-1).
Jon Rahm, current champion, suffered ‘ups & downs’ in his round, very erratic especially with a few tee shots and ended the day with two bogeys on the 17th and 18th to finish with one over par (73 ). A card that included 4 birdies and 5 bogeys. Basque had a poor start, indeed. Just when he seemed to have control of the round he played the 9 second hole in three over par (39 strokes).
Sergio Garciawinner in 2017, became less and with five birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey (balls in the water on 11 and 12), he made 72, par, and at the end of the three Spaniards he became who showed the best result.
Txema Olazabalin his 35th Masters, was undefeated on the course with a 77 (five bogeys).
The truth is that DeChambeau nailed it and in the strong winds that afternoon at Augusta he waited in the clubhouse for his rivals to finish, but not all of them from the last matches (Tiger Woods among them) could not to finish their routes because of the lateness of the morning and consequently the lack of sunlight.
Bryson made his eighth Masters appearance. In his debut at Augusta National in 2016 he took Best Amateur honors and, at the 2019 Masters, the last won by Tiger Woods, he shared the opening round lead with Brooks Koepka, second last year, 4 strokes behind Jon Rahm. DeChambeau finished tied for 4th at last year’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill for his fourth top-10 finish at a major in the last four years. He won the 2020 US Open at Winged Foot by six strokes to join Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as winners of the US Open, US Amateur and NCAA Championship. With 8 victories on the PGA Tour, DeChambeau is one of the stars of that circuit moving to LIV.
Like Jon Rahm, No. 3 in the world ranking, in his eighth participation in the Masters. The Basque, who played four par 5s on Thursday in one under par (just one birdie on the 8th) and was irregular in his game, missing several fairways and struggling to get the ball into the hole with the putt (two greens to three ), He has been in the top-10 in five of the last six editions of the first Grand Slam on the calendar.
Victory in the 2023 Masters marks his second victory in a ‘Major’, joining Seve Ballesteros, Txema Olazábal and Sergio García as Spaniards to wear the Green Jacket. He won 40 years later – the day Seve turned 66 – the unlucky Cantabrian’s second Masters victory.
Rahm seeks to repeat the title and join the elite club that consists of Jack Nicklaus (1965-1966), Nick Faldo (1989-1990 and Tiger (2001-2002). But the Barrika native left behind a lot of work and pick has to row a lot to recover There are 8 shots that separate him from the leader and 7 from Scheffler.
Scheffler is participating in the Masters for the fifth time. He won in 2022 by three strokes ahead of Rory McIlroy and, like his compatriot Jordan Spieth in 2015, converted a five-stroke lead after 36 holes to victory. He has finished in the top 10 six times on the PGA Tour this 2024, including wins at both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship in March. In 2023 he was 2nd in the PGA Championship and 3rd in the US Open. He was PGA Tour ‘Player of the Year’ in 2022 and 2023.
Classification (clubhouse players):
65 Bryson DeChambeau
66 Scottie Scheffler
68 Danny Willett
69 Ryan Fox
70 Joaquín Niemann
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71 Rory McIlroy
72 Sergio García
73 Jon Rahman
77 Txema Olazabal
Source: La Verdad
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