Tune in to Nine's coverage of The Masters, resuming 5am Saturday on 9Gem and 9Now – with 9Now also featuring three extra feeds, showing Amen Corner (holes 11, 12 and 13), Featured Groups, and Holes 15 and 16 live.
Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus calls it "the toughest tournament hole in golf" while US Open winner Lloyd Mangrum once described it as "the meanest little par-three in the world."
The 12th hole at Augusta National might be the hardest place in the world to hit your first tee shot of the morning, but that's exactly the assignment that faces Adam Scott when play resumes on day two of The Masters.
Bad light put an end to Scott's first round charge with the Australian moving into a tie for fifth when play was suspended for the day.
Scott is at four-under through 10 holes, three behind Paul Casey, who opened with a round of 65.
The Australian will resume tomorrow morning with an eight-metre birdie putt at the 11th, before his first tee shot of the day at the par-three 12th, a treacherous shot over Rae's Creek to a small green.
The 40-year-old was in red-hot form during his opening round, which will have to be finished tomorrow morning after a weather delay of nearly three hours earlier in the day.
With the tournament being played in November for the first time ever, daylight is at a premium in Augusta, and the delay meant there was no hope of completing the opening round as scheduled.
It means Scott is in for a long day tomorrow, but one where he feels he can take advantage of ideal scoring conditions.
"That's the thing; it's going to be one of those days," he said.
"I know they're going to work very hard on firming up the greens a little bit. Hopefully no more rain to come. But with the course this soft, you can see it's attack mode and you want to get it going, and it's nice if you're out there for 27 holes in that kind of mindset.
"Hopefully I can take advantage of that. I'm sure no one is slowing up tomorrow and I can keep pace with the leaders."
It was a solid day for the rest of the Australian contingent, with Jason Day and Marc Leishman both finishing their rounds at minus two.
Cameron Smith is even par through 10 holes, while amateur Lukas Michel shot a round of 76.
Day's round was up-and-down. Three bogeys, including a six at the 15th, bookended a run of five birdies in seven holes in the middle of his round.
The Australian was particularly upset with the bogey at 15, a hole where an eagle isn't out of the question, however the Australian's second shot found the pond guarding the front of the green.
"Unfortunately, that was just a mental error," he said.
"Sometimes it just doesn't work out. I should have learned that from, I think, last year or the year before that, especially with the soft conditions.
"Just knock it off the back and you chip down the green."
The opening round also marked Day's 33rd birthday, although the celebrations may have to wait until after the tournament.
"I'm going to go to the pro shop and buy some clothes, I think," he said.
"I'll probably try and see if there's a nice sweater in there or something like that because it's nice and warm out."
from WWOS https://ift.tt/3pqgQZF
No comments:
Post a Comment