The first day of the 75th Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, was a beautiful and entertaining one in terms of the pleasant weather and low scores.
The 21-year-old Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland completed his par-smashing round of 65 earlier in the day, and the 28-year-old Spaniard Alvaro Quiros matched McIlroy’s 65 with a birdie at the 18th in the last group of the day.
“I feel like…I’ve practiced and prepared myself for this week…it’s just been working towards Augusta. And it’s paid off today and hopefully it can pay off for the next three,” said McIlroy.
The long-hitting Quiroz shot 10 strokes better than his best 18-hole score ever at Augusta in his previous two showings. “The key was the putter, there’s no doubt. I mean, I holed out, one-putt on 17...I holed many good putts, so obviously that was the best club,” said Quiroz.
Tied in second position are two Koreans, K.J. Choi and Y.E. Yang at 5-under. Americans Ricky Barnes and Matt Kuchar are tied in 5th position with 4-under 68s.
Phil “The Thrill” Mickelson, the winner of last week’s Shell Houston Open and with sparkling rounds of 63 and 65 for the weekend, is at 2-under 70, tied with nine other players in 14th position.
The 21-year-old Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland completed his par-smashing round of 65 earlier in the day, and the 28-year-old Spaniard Alvaro Quiros matched McIlroy’s 65 with a birdie at the 18th in the last group of the day.
“I feel like…I’ve practiced and prepared myself for this week…it’s just been working towards Augusta. And it’s paid off today and hopefully it can pay off for the next three,” said McIlroy.
The long-hitting Quiroz shot 10 strokes better than his best 18-hole score ever at Augusta in his previous two showings. “The key was the putter, there’s no doubt. I mean, I holed out, one-putt on 17...I holed many good putts, so obviously that was the best club,” said Quiroz.
Tied in second position are two Koreans, K.J. Choi and Y.E. Yang at 5-under. Americans Ricky Barnes and Matt Kuchar are tied in 5th position with 4-under 68s.
Phil “The Thrill” Mickelson, the winner of last week’s Shell Houston Open and with sparkling rounds of 63 and 65 for the weekend, is at 2-under 70, tied with nine other players in 14th position.
