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Kevin Tway has played eight holes now, and only parred two of them. Those came at 1 and 3, sandwiching birdie at 2. Since then, he’s gone birdie-bogey-birdie-bogey-birdie, and that latest one at 8 gives him a share of the lead at -2. Meanwhile a solid start by another debutant, Eddie Pepperell. The 28-year-old from Abingdon birdied 2, and is -1 through the first four holes. The carefree and immensely likeable Pepperell famously shot a final-day 67 at last year’s Open after a few pints the night before. Perhaps he was on the mint juleps last night.
Here’s how quickly things can change at Augusta. Lucas Bjerregaard sends his tee shot at the par-three 4th into the sand at the front, chips out to seven feet, then takes three putts from short range to record a double bogey. He tumbles out of the lead and back into the pack at level par in the blink of an eye. Meanwhile Stenson doesn’t play a particularly good approach into the short par-four 3rd, having taken care off the tee with an iron. He only finds the fringe. But in goes the chip, and he joins the group at -1! A third straight par for his partners Sergio and Finau.
-2: Harding (6), Grillo (4)
-1: Tway (7), Kanaya -a- (5), Grace (4), Pepperell (3), Stenson (3)
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/apr/11/the-masters-2019-first-round-live-golf-augusta under the title “The Masters 2019: first round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
