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TIGER SAND SAVE
But it’s for a five and he drops to +3. Couple of par 5s and he’ll no doubt pull it back..
JT ROLLING THEM IN
If Thomas putts well (bit of an obvious statement) then he’ll surely contend. His putting this year has been sporadic at best for a player of his skills.
Speaking of which Hovland, attired in a shambolic polo (there’s worse to come), drains one on the 11th and is now -6. With two par 5s to come he could go very low.
TIGER IN TROUBLE
You wouldn’t put it past him but Tiger is right of the sand at the 11th and seemingly has no shot. A bogey would look good from there…
Another former champ, Freddie Couples, has just holed from off the green at the 17th and will head to the final tee at -2 for the day. At the age of 63.
Fast Start For Koepka
A lot of people’s favourite – and a winner on the LIV Tour last week – Brooks Koepka has just had back-to-back birdies on the 2nd and 3rd holes.
Schauffele Converts
Alongisde Hovland today, Xander Schauffele has converted a birdie on the 9th to move to two-under par. That’s 34 shots out for Xander who is going along nicely in Hovland’s shadow.
Tiger Woods, also in this group, is out in 38 – two-over par.
Hovland’s In The Groove
This has become a Hovland-fest this morning. Sitting at four-under and one shot in the lead, he’s just stiffed a 9-iron to a few feet on the 9th hole. He’ll surely be five-under in a few moments time.
Birdie For Tiger
His first of the day! It comes at the par-5 8th hole and he’s followed it up with a driver down the middle of the fairway on the 9th. Tiger’s back to +2 for the day.
Hovland Continues His Charge
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Hold that thought, we’ve got our first man at four-under and it had to be Viktor Hovland. The way he’s played this morning, I’d be surprised if he doesn’t hold the clubhouse lead by the end of the day.
Leaderboard
As things stand with around two thirds of the field out on course, here’s out leaders:
-3 Lowry, Hovland
-2 Reed, Scott, Young
-1 Smith, Matsuyama, Thomas, Schauffele, Bradley, Power, Garcia, Meronk, Stallings
Weather Update
The sun is out and it’s around 90°…for now. Storms are in the area near Augusta National and they could hit at any…
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