The first Grand Slam Masters of the year started last night in Beijing time, and due to the weather, the first round of kick-off was collectively postponed by half an hour. Three honored players — Jack Nicklaus the Golden Bears, Grey Pleier and Tom Watson kicked off the game on a rainy day.
Pictured: Masters
The tiger, who had been away from the official arena for 508 days due to a serious car accident, did not disappoint everyone and appeared on the tee in a bright purple top. The start was steady – five straight holes were pared, the first birdie was grabbed on the 6th hole and a bogey was swallowed on the 8th hole before the transition. After 913 holes, another bird was caught, but a bogey was swallowed in 14 holes, and another bird was caught in the 16th hole, and the iconic "Tiger Fist" reappeared! In the end, he finished with 3 birds and 2 bogeys, and the scorecard was fixed at 71 (-1), ranking 10th in a tie.
24-year-old South Korean player Ren Sung-jae caught 5 birds and 1 eagle, swallowed 2 bogeys, and shot 67 (-5) in a single round, leading alone with a 1-stroke advantage. Australian player Cameron Smith 8-bird 2 bogey 68 (-4) alone second.
Ren Sung-jae scorecard (Photo: Masters)
"World Brother" Scotty Schaeffler, Tigers' Chilean teenager Joaquin Nieman, Danny Willett and DJ all finished with a 69 (-3) and are tied for third.
Defending champions Hideki Matsuyama are tied for 19th place, Wheat, Colin Morikawa and Baba Watson are +1 in a tie for 31st, and Adam Scott, Red, Joan Ram, Sheophile and Spieth are +2 in a tie for 43rd. Koepka+3 is tied for 60th place, and de Chambord, Urschuren and Justin Thomas are +4 in tied for 70th place.
The second round of tigers will depart at 1:41 a.m. Beijing time on the 9th.