Augusta’s Nasty Side on Display as Rory McIlroy, Jason Day Falter at the Masters

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Published: April 8, 2016

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The first day of the Masters easily could have ended with a dream scenario, with Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy bunched tightly at the top of the leaderboard. How great would that have been? The game’s three sensational young guns, setting the stage for a four-day shootout.

That fantasy didn’t come true for golf fans, however, as robust winds made Augusta National even more temperamental than normal, and they ultimately blew Day and McIlroy well behind Spieth’s opening-round 66.

And there will be plenty more where that came from. According to AccuWeather.com, winds will gust at more than 20 mph through Saturday’s third round.

That’s the biggest takeaway from Day 1 at Augusta—that the course won’t be anywhere near as friendly as it was a year ago, when the victorious Spieth tied Tiger Woods’ all-time best total score of 270 and 11 players finished at eight-under or better.

No, this time around Augusta National clearly intends to show its demonic side, and Mother Nature is offering her help.  

Day learned that lesson after playing the front nine in a sizzling five-under, leaving him just one stroke behind Spieth. Surely Day, the world No. 1 and a winner of his previous two tournaments, would finish the job of reeling in Spieth.

Uh-uh. Three bad shots with irons ruined his round and all of that work. He dropped five shots on three holes, and the worst of it came when he went into the water on 16 en route to his first triple-bogey in 322 holes played at Augusta National.

That shoved Day back among the mortals, headed for an even-par finish and a lot of work to do just to get back into contention.



McIlroy’s day didn’t get hijacked quite as miserably, but he too had Spieth in sight until Augusta National ambushed him. McIlroy was at four-under after an eagle on No. 13 and a birdie on No. 15...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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