Garcia & Leishman lead Masters at Augusta
A year after claiming he was not good enough to win a major and needed to "play for second or third place", Sergio Garcia today claimed a share of the lead on the opening day of the 77th Masters.
A year after claiming he was not good enough to win a major and needed to "play for second or third place", Sergio Garcia today claimed a share of the lead on the opening day of the 77th Masters.
Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus got the 77th Masters under way at Augusta National today, with Player again hitting a drive which the rest of the field would be more than happy with.
More players will make the halfway cut in the Masters this year - the top 50 players will now make the cut, up from 44 in previous years.
Padraig Harrington missed out on a fourth victory in the traditional par-three contest on the eve of the Masters, but was unlikely to be too disappointed.
He has won the Masters three times and only finished outside the top 10 twice in his last 14 appearances, but Phil Mickelson will share the feelings of every Augusta rookie when the first round gets under way tomorrow.
For many, the 1986 Masters is the greatest victory in the history golf, and Jack Nicklaus' tee shot on the par-three 16th hole the greatest shot.
Padraig Harrington insists he is under no stress, but will focus on improving his putting ahead of the start of the US Masters on Thursday.
Rory McIlroy will have to wait until the penultimate match of the day before getting his US Masters challenge under way on Thursday at Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy has said he will be disappointed with anything but a win this weekend in the US Masters.
He is back as a short-priced favourite for the Masters, but all is not lost for those out to prevent Tiger Woods from winning a fifth Green Jacket.