Before the afternoon of April 10, Beijing time, the first round of the Masters Mobile Day was over. Schaeffler continued to make steady progress, shooting 6 birds and 5 bogeys in a single round, 71 (-1) and a total of -9, still leading alone. Cameron Smith is still in hot pursuit and is currently in second place with a 3-stroke difference. Tiger did not have a good hand today, playing 3 birds, 5 bogeys and 2 double bogeys in a single round, with a score of 78 (+6), and the total score came to +7, ranking T41.
After two match days, the difficulty of the course increased significantly. On the third match day, the course was again steeped in strong winds, and the greens were blown by the wind all day, and the venue became very hard. Therefore, at the end of the day's battle, only 7 players had a total score of red letters, and only 8 players with a total number of strokes not higher than the par were also only 8.
Tigers are in trouble
(Woods in the game)
The tiger didn't feel good today. He opened the door and met a bogey. The subsequent performance has always struggled. His highlights today were on the 12th and 13th holes, and catching two birds in a row eased his stress for a while. However, he was once again in trouble with three holes before the finale, barely completing with 2 bogeys and 1 double bogey. In the end, his single-day results were fixed at 3 birds, 5 bogeys, 2 double bogeys, 78 (+6); the overall result dropped to +7, ranking T41.
Schaeffler felt the rise and fall, still maintaining the lead
Schaeffler, who finished with a -8 yesterday, tied the Master's record of 36 holes with a five-stroke lead. There were five runners who had previously finished the half-course by a 5-stroke advantage, and four of them eventually won the championship.
(Schaeffler in the game)
With such an advantage, Scheffler started relatively smoothly in the first round of the mobile day. He handed over 4 birds and 1 bogey in the first nine holes. After the transition, his form oscillated, suffering bogey encounters on the 12th, 14th and 15th holes. He adjusted his form in time, first on the 16th hole, then on the 17th hole, and then caught the bird, which stabilized the situation for a while.
On the 18th hole, Chevler accidentally hit the ball into the bushes during the kick-off. Although his ball was successfully found after some searching, he also had to be punished. His ironclad bat then managed to send the ball to the edge of the green, but it was no longer possible to keep him alive. In the end he could only finish with a bogey on the 18th hole.
(Schaeffler, who studies ball paths)
The University of Texas finance graduate went on to take the lead with an overall score of -9.
Cameron Smith is catching up steadily
Australian Cameron Smith, who is currently in second place, once again opened a strong bird-catching mode today. He caught 8 birds in the first round. Today he has 6 more birds in the account.
(Cameron Smith in the game)
His bird-catching locations are more evenly distributed. He took three birds in each half, but he also had a bogey in each half, which made his pursuit of Scheffler less brisk.
When he finished the 18th hole with Paula, his single-day record was fixed at 6 birds, 2 bogeys, and 68 (-4); the overall score rose to -6 and is currently in second place.
The crowd is racing
(Ren Chengzai in the competition)
South Korea's Ren Sung-jae, who led alone at the end of his first matchday, went through a three-round round of ups and downs. He ate a double bogey on Hole 1. In the first nine holes, he only had a result of 1 bird, 2 bogeys and 1 double bogey. After the transition, his hand feels refreshed. After taking down four birds, he finished in a single day with 5 birds, 2 bogeys and 1 double bogey, 71 (-1), and the total result reached -4, and is currently ranked 3rd alone.
Ireland's Shaun Laurie and South Africa's Char Schwartzer both finished T4 with a total of -2.
(McIlroy in the game)
Northern Ireland star McIlroy today handed over 4 birds and 3 bogeys, a 71 (-1) result, the overall score rose to +1, and the ranking also came to T9.
This year's Masters will be prized $15 million, with the winner alone receiving $2.7 million and the runner-up receiving $1.6 million. On the final matchday, Schaeffler and Cameron Smith will have a final competition for the championship, can Ren Chengzai become a dark horse and stir up the title race? All the suspense will be revealed tomorrow morning.
Departure times for some runners
The night of April 10 and the early morning of April 11, Beijing time
22:50 Joan Ram/Tiger Woods
01:50 Rory McIlroy/Colin Morikawa
02:30 Ren Sung-jae / Sean Laurie
02:40 Scotty Schaeffler/Cameron Smith