The Masters!

[canefan]

@KiwiPie said in The Masters!:

The problem with Rory in recent years is that the higher the expectation, the more chance that he will shoot 79 in the first round.

If he doesn't have a good first round it's just not going to happen for him

[sparky]

Joaquin Niemann of Chile and Aaron Rai of England are the early leaders on 3 Under.

[sparky]

Aaron Rai on 4 under through 9.

[sparky]

Strong start by Scheffler. Scottie laying down a marker for the rest of the pack.

[sparky]

Some world class talents at the top of leaderboard already. This is hotting up very nicely.

[JK]

Some pretty good scoring so far. Rose leading at -6 thru 12.

At the other end of the field, poor Nick Dunlap (2024 rookie of the year), has s shot a 90!

[sparky]

A shootout over the weekend between Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Scottie Scheffler would be .

[KiwiPie]

@JK said in The Masters!:

Some pretty good scoring so far. Rose leading at -6 thru 12.

At the other end of the field, poor Nick Dunlap (2024 rookie of the year), has s shot a 90!

How does a top player do that? Even Langer in his final ever Masters managed a 74!

Dunlap with not a single birdie - a triple bogey, 4 double bogeys and 7 regular bogeys - just 6 pars. My golfing insight helps me predict that he won't make the weekend

[sparky]

This is some round by Justin Rose.

[barbarian]

What a meltdown by Rory. Misses a short putt to get to -5, then makes two doubles from the fairway on 15 and 17. Might have played himself out of it, needs to get in under par.

[sparky]

All fallen apart for McIlroy. Again!

[antipodean]

@sparky said in The Masters!:

This is some round by Justin Rose.

Certainly a good opening round! Scheffler nicely placed too. Rory with it all to do with a meltdown of a back nine finishing even.

[canefan]

How did Fox go?

[barbarian]

He didn't qualify

[canefan]

Ugh

[sparky]

Justin Rose hits 71 and is the club house leader on 8 under at the half way stage.

De Chambeau -7
Im -6
McIlroy -5
Scheffler -5.
Hovland -5

All eyeing the lead. A young Dane I have never heard of before is on a charge too.

[sparky]

Shane Lowry now -5. Lots of the big dogs of the golfing world have come to play.

[sparky]

Jason Day on -5.

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiPie then rocks up today and shoots 71...that takes some resilience.

[sparky]

McIlroy races to the top of the leader board in the first three holes of round 3.