Day 1, Dangerous Master Hole pops up competitor

Augusta National is full of complexity and demonic shots that must work perfectly if you plan to go on the rankings and compete for a green jacket.

On Tuesday, Viktor Hovland perfectly described the challenges of the iconic course, noting that if your “technology” is not in any way, you won’t have an interesting walking distance. There are countless shots – from approaching 11 greens to 12 tees – who decides who survives and collapses in Augusta’s country.

But in the first round of Thursday of the 2025 Masters, a dangerous shooting took several victims: a second entry of 550 yards and 15 shots.

Pushing the pins into the pins on the right, the players running toward the green in the two face the daunting task of trying to secure the rebuilt, solid green in medium or long iron, knowing that if the ball bounces over the green, they will leave a hillside chip that is difficult to compete in the hole and into the water.

“I had a 4-iron there today, I pulled it a little, landed in the middle of the green, and it bounced well – it was almost 10 steps up the green,” Viktor Hovland shot a guy. “It’s really hard. I played a really nice ball and I made sure to aim it at the distance, away from the pins because you can easily hit a nice court on that green green and it just rolls in the water, I’m sure a lot of people did it today.

“You don’t have to be out of reach, or hit it in the water.”

Hovland played a good bargaining chip to make birdies.

Others are not lucky.

Patrick Cantlay reached No. 15 at a speed below par. He shot the second shot into the green. It took a huge jump, 42 yards away from the pin. Cantlay bounced twice on the edge from the pitch of the green back and then drove through the hole and rolled into the water through the green hole. Cantlay reloads and finds the water grave again. He walked away with three bogeys and finished two.

After a few groups, Rory McIlroy ranked 15th in cruise control. He was four years old and was driving just in the middle of the fairway. McIlroy’s second pin was tall but clamped on the green, and his chip made two big bounces and quickly crossed the cup into the water.

He did twice and ended the day on the same card.

“It’s tricky,” said Ludvig Aberg, who shot in the 15th inning. “The green is new, so it’s harder than some of the others. I’m lucky to be able to drive far away from there. Holes.

Tyrrell Hatton, who has a history of not liking No. 15 (known as “Firethorn”, may not agree with Aberg’s “good golf” evaluation.

“The Wedge’s shot was very difficult. I think Green has been getting harder over the years. I really hope they haven’t extended it.” “…Jordan [Spieth]I think he hit 5 irons today, OK, he hits the iron, but he lowers it down the pin on the green and if it lands further two yards, it’s behind. He hits an amazing shot, but it just holds the green on the front pin. When you move that nail on the left it will be nearly impossible to hold the green because if we are not raining it will keep getting stronger. ”

Due to limited forecasts, this is a green color that may just keep going as the week goes on.

By Sunday’s approach, it’s very likely that the competitors will decide how to attack “Firethorn” will eventually decide who slips on the coat after saying it.