Brooks Koepka tentatively took over the lead of the Augusta Masters this Friday with a cumulative score of 12 under par and with Spaniard Jon Rahm three strokes out before strong winds and rain forced Barrika’s round on the ninth hole to be interrupted and called out. set. the conclusion of this round to Saturday.
After moments of fear at Augusta National due to three trees being toppled by the wind, with no impact on those in attendance, the Masters reported in a published statement minutes before 5:45 p.m. local time that play would not resume on Friday.
Going into day two, Koepka, Rahm and Norwegian Viktor Hovland shared the lead with a seven under par, but only the former managed to complete his round this Friday.
He did it with a brilliant five-under-par for a cumulative twelve-under-par. He cleared three birdies and an eagle to maintain his fervent candidacy for the green jacket.
Rahm, who made history on Thursday by scoring his best-ever round in Augusta after starting with a double bogey, was forced out of the competition on the ninth hole.
Barrika’s didn’t make any mistakes and came off two consecutive birdies, in the eight and the nine. It is clear to him that the first six holes are the most problematic and he solved them with par, before accelerating afterwards.
Hovland suffered more and was one over par on the tenth hole for a cumulative -6 that dropped him to fourth.
The big revelation of this Masters is the amateur Sam Bennett, who plays a brilliant goal to take third place with a total of eight under par, four strokes from the leader.
On Thursday, he repeated the -4 with five birdies for a single bogey on the fifth hole. That is the only mistake made so far in an already unforgettable tournament for him.
The day was completely different for defending champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler, who delivered a 75-stroke card three over par after Thursday’s -4. He will have to come back in the last two days if he wants to have a shot at the victory.
Even worse was the day for Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, whose five-over-par run will prevent him from making the cut.
Chilean Joaquín Niemann continues to play great golf and with his three-under-par this Friday he finished tenth, with a cumulative of -4. His compatriot Mito Pereira draws the pair after two rounds.
Mexican Abraham Ancer has a cumulative one under par and had to abandon his round on the twelfth hole due to rain.
Spaniard Sergio García, 2017 Masters champion, was three over par on the fourteenth hole for a total of five over par that, like McIlroy, will prevent him from making the cut.
The conclusion of the second round and the entire third will take place in Augusta on Saturday.
Source: El heraldo

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