Masters 2016: Leaderboard Scores, Analysis, Highlights and More from Thursday

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Published: April 7, 2016

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The 2016 Masters Tournament began much as last year's was throughout—with Jordan Spieth perched atop a star-studded leaderboard.  

Spieth fired a bogey-free six-under 66 at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Danny Lee and Shane Lowry. Only one shot further back are Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter, among others.



The Masters Tournament's official Twitter feed provided highlights of Spieth's day:



Spieth, who went wire-to-wire to win the 2015 green jacket, put together a flawless round with six birdies and no dropped shots. He remained patient and capitalized on a close approach to the par-four third for his first birdie of the round.

Then, Spieth's tee shot to the par-three sixth was below the hole, setting up an uphill left-to-right birdie that he hit dead center. A pitch-and-putt routine birdie followed at the par-five No. 8 to allow Spieth to turn in 33.

That wound up being the number the 22-year-old posted on the homeward nine as well thanks to birdies at Nos. 10, 13 and 18 and end the day.

Shane Bacon of Fox Sports highlighted how brilliant Spieth has been in the biggest events of late:



Golf Channel's Justin Ray added more to emphasize Spieth's prowess at Augusta:



Setting the tone with a birdie right ahead of Amen Corner was key for Spieth keeping his momentum going on the back. Of course, it also helped to have won the green jacket last year and to have finished second in his prior outing in Augusta, Georgia.

While Lowry and Lee deserve credit for how well they played—Lowry was as low as five under through eight—most fans will be focused on the possibility of a duel between Spieth and Rory McIlroy, which is still alive thanks to the latter's own stellar showing.

McIlroy finished fourth at the 2015 Masters in his first attempt ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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