golfer Martin Kaymer has had some problems with the challenging par 72 course again at the Masters in Augusta. The two-time major winner played at Augusta National Golf Club is a 74er opening round and thus remained two strokes over two rounds,. Kaymer posted three birdies, but needed in five holes each an extra kick. He is ranked 43. In the past eight years he was five times failed at Cut.
veteran Bernhard Langer, however, has a good start in his 33rd Masters Tournament laid. The 58-year-old played a 72er round and was thus initially in 21st place. The Masters champion from 1985 and 1993 reach four birdies. However long suffered the first major tournament of the year, four shock losses.One excellent starting caught defending champion Jordan Spieth. The 22-year-old US star began with a strong 66er round and took over for the time being the lead in the traditional event in the US state of Georgia. Spieth showed at the start of doped with ten million US dollars tournament in fine form. Last year’s winner from Texas made no mistakes and played six birdies.
The last golf pro who could defend the “Green Jacket” in Augusta successful was US superstar Tiger Woods (2001-2002). In addition to Woods, the only succeeded the Englishman Nick Faldo (1989/1999) and the American Jack Nicklaus (1965/1966). Woods this year after several back surgeries at the Masters did not start
a negative record in the traditional Masters history presented Ernie Els on. The 46-year-old South Africans needed on the first fairway nine strikes for 400 meters long par-4 hole. On the green four-time major winner lost his nerve – only the sixth putt landed in the hole. Els had been struggling in the past with the so-called yips – the muscle twitching sudden when putting
The second round starts at 15.30 (TV: Sky; live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE).
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