The world No.2 was quick to let the rest of us know he was not a happy man, after an opening 74 left him seven shots off the early Masters pace.
At the reachable par-five 13th, Rahm's tee shot found Rae's Creek, and he would go on to make another bogey. He would go on to make a bogey after missing a short par attempt. It’s what it is, it’s bad luck and it’s what p****s me off.
Not since an opening 75 in the 2018 tournament has the Spaniard failed to match or beat the card at the iconic Augusta layout. However, his streak has now been ...
I think it would be a big difference more Sunday than a Thursday. But to be honest, it's not where my head's at right now." However, his streak has now been snapped at 15, just one shy of the record set by Tiger Woods from 1997 to 2001. It's bad luck, and that's what pisses me off.
Spanish golfer Jon Rahm could be heard letting his emotions out during Thursday's first round of the Masters as he failed to putt for par on the 11th hole ...
Having bogeyed the par five eighth, Woods got into further trouble on the ninth and was heard yelling "f*** off" before saving par. US Open champion Rahm went on to end his opening round on a two over par 74 and entered the clubhouse tied 41st overall ahead of day two of this year's tournament. The world No2 let his emotions get the better of him after he failed to putt for par on the 11th hole at Augusta National during Thursday's opening round.
Jon Rahm was unhappy with the number of mud balls that he had in the first round of The Masters and he made his feelings known after his round.
"I mean, to hear the cheers and the atmosphere is good. It's bad luck, and that's what p****s me off. That's what it is.
The projected cut line will change as Friday's action plays out, but Rahm and Spieth can ill-afford repeats of their opening rounds.
- 6.52pm Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), James Piot (a), Justin Thomas - 6.41pm Joaquin Niemann (Chi), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Tiger Woods - 4.18pm Austin Greaser (a), Padraig Harrington (Irl), Mike Weir (Can) - 6.30pm Paul Casey (Eng), Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith (Aus) - 2.06pm Lucas Herbert (Aus), Seamus Power (Irl), Patrick Reed - 1.33pm Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Laird Shepherd (Eng) (a) - 1.44pm Takumi Kanaya (Jpn), Justin Rose (Eng), Gary Woodland - 1.55pm Corey Conners (Can), Russell Henley, Lee Westwood (Eng) - 1.22pm Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Rsa), Cameron Davis (Aus), Bernhard Langer (Ger) In 2020, at a record low scoring Masters, three under par was required to make the cut. Any player one shot or more worse off will not be playing on Saturday. - 1pm Stewart Hagestad (a), Sandy Lyle (Sco)
JON RAHM once went viral for skimming a ball across the pond of the Augusta National to get a stunning hole-in-one while preparing for the Masters.
I’d like to see a better one.” Rahm has in the past admitted to idolising Woods growing up, while when the Spaniard beat the golfing legend in singles during the 2018 Ryder Cup, he said it was one of the best moments of his life. That year, Rahm said it would “mean a lot” to win a Masters due to Spain’s history of success in the tournament. It has become tradition for players to attempt to skim the ball across the pond in front of the par-three 16th during the Augusta practice rounds. Instead of placing the ball on the tee like any normal golfer, the Spaniard placed his ball a few steps forward towards the side of the lake. JON RAHM once went viral for skimming a ball across the pond of the Augusta National to get a stunning hole-in-one while preparing for the Masters.
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He’ll have a chance of a chip-in for eagle; more realistically an up and down for a third birdie in a row. In goes the birdie putt, and he signs for his second 71 of the week. Thomas meanwhile becomes the latest player to bother the flagstick at 14 with his approach, and he converts his birdie putt to return to +1. And up on 15, Tiger hits an uncharacteristically clumpish chip well past the flag. He’s let a couple of big chances go in the last couple of holes. He remains at +1, while his partner Niemann gets away with a sliced approach, avoiding the drink and ending up with a par that keeps him at -3. Not quite, but he’ll tap in for a third birdie in a row and will move into red figures for the first time in this tournament. He’ll have a putt for birdie and a round of 66. Having made his way up the leader board to -1 with those birdies at 13, 14 and 16, he finishes bogey-bogey for a 70 that’s slightly disappointing in context. It’s a 74, and he ends the day at -1. If he makes the putt, it’ll be his fifth birdie in the last seven holes, and he’ll have come back in 31 strokes for a 66. One heck of a back nine from Scottie Scheffler, and the world number one is in the box seat going into the weekend. Scheffler sends a big slice into the pines down the right of 18.
There are some absolutely stellar groups to follow at Augusta National on Thursday.
There are a number of strong groups set for the 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET hours. 11:15 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, James Piot (a) Up and down the tee sheet, there is a nice amalgamation of many different types of players at various stages of their careers. Watch live on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App and Paramount+. 11:15 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, James Piot (a) 10:53 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Paul Casey From start to finish, there is intrigue abound off the first tee at the first major championship of the year. Let's hope that's the only delay as the field of 91 golfers is aiming to complete Round 1 with a full set of 18 holes ensuring there are no further postponements as there have been earlier in the week. There was a tornado warning in the area on Tuesday during the practice rounds, and the course was again closed early Wednesday due to heavy thunderstorms in the area. 10:53 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Paul Casey Due to thunderstorms early in the morning, the entire day's schedule has been delayed 30 minutes. Augusta National spread the wealth around proportionately ahead of the first 36 holes of the most majestic tournament in the sport.