Oct 10th, 2015 Article
British Masters Day Two
Soren Kjeldsen set the early clubhouse target in the British Masters today with Matthew Fitzpatrick still out on the course, but Fitzpatrick hung on to share the lead with a -2 under 69.
Soren Kjeldsen set the early clubhouse target in the British Masters today with Matthew Fitzpatrick still out on the course, but Fitzpatrick hung on to share the lead with a -2 under 69.
Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he will miss the par-three competition at the Masters this year. He thinks the event is becoming too much of a hassle.
Hideki Matsuyama took advantage of a damped down Augusta to fire a bogey-free third round seven-under 75 to take a four-shot lead into Sunday. Following a rain delay of over an hour, the man from Japan produced an eagle and four birdies to cover the back nine in 30.
What a contrast to November. Augusta is baked hard and causing the world's top players all sorts of troubles, except for one Justin Rose, of course! Here are some of the main talking points from day one.
Matt Wallace of England retained his lead of the British Masters at a windy Hillside. However, he was looking over his shoulder as the tournament host, Tommy Fleetwood, closed to within three shots. Fleetwood, who at one point trailed Wallace by nine shots, played the last eight holes in five under to close the gap to just three.
Rory McIlroy shot a brilliant 64 to force himself into contention for a first win of the year in the British Masters.
The Masters (5th-8th April) has seen its fair share of shock winners down the years, with the likes of Danny Willet (2016) and Angel Cabrera (2009) embarrassing those setting odds for the tournament. While it has a decent record of delivering on the favourites, the bookmakers can often get it wrong.
The forecast suggested that Augusta might be battered by storms today, but in reality it was an assembly of world class players who took this course to task. With Augusta’s oleaginous defences somewhat neutered by the moisture, a select band of extraordinary talents took full advantage.
We had everything on Friday at The Masters: A stellar leaderboard; birdies galore; storm threats; unbelievable recovery shots; a marshall slide-tackling Tiger Woods on the 14th hole (he still made birdie) and some truly comical moments starring Zach Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Kiradech Aphibarnrat.
So three of our favorites won this weekend across the world, and here is what they used...
Jeunghun Wang has opened up a three–shot lead on moving day at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, so it's all change at the top after yesterday's nine–way tie.
Ernie Els had a nighmare moving day round at the Masters, shooting an 83 to end the day at at +14 and in last place.