No golfer on record has ever double bogeyed the first hole of The Masters and gone on to don the green jacket. But Jon Rahm is a man on a mission to rewrite history at Augusta National.
After four-putting the opening hole, the Spaniard roared back to shoot seven-under 65 on Thursday and join Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka at the summit of the first-round leaderboard. Seven birdies and an eagle at the eighth hole saw Rahm card the lowest 18-hole score in Masters history among players to have opened with a double bogey or worse, a start 554 golfers had suffered previously, according to ESPN Stats and Info. The world No.
Being able to squat down normal, it’s been a huge, huge difference.” Amateur hour Cameron Young and Jason Day spearhead the chasing pack, two strokes behind the leading trio, while defending champion Scottie Scheffler sits within striking distance a further shot back. Six golfers sit level with the world No. 1 at four under, but one name stands out among them all: Sam Bennett. The 22-year-old amateur tore out of the blocks, following up a birdie at the opening hole with an eagle at the second.
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