Both men have a chance to claim their second green jacket, with the other standing in the way. If that isn’t a recipe for must-see sports theatre, we don’t know what is.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy seized control of the 90th Masters as the leading Australian chance, Jason Day, dropped back into the chasing pack on Friday afternoon at Augusta National.
The five-time major champ shot a Friday 69 to play his way into contention at the Masters. Then revealed an equipment mishap that had played into his slow start on Thursday.
Australia’s Jason Day soared to a share of third place after the opening round of the 90th Masters and is determined to stay patient on what is threatening to become a very challenging firm and fast Augusta National over the next three days.
When McIlroy invited Li to play with him and they were joined by Brad Faxon, McIlroy’s putting coach, Haotong had no clue Faxon was also an eight-time PGA Tour winner (and the 1993 Australian Open champion).
If you’re in the market for arguably one of the most questionable pieces of Masters memorabilia imaginable, this might be your chance of owning a truly bizarre slice of golf history.
Xander Schauffele seems to have misunderstood the term, “He’s got it in the bag.” Or at the very least, he’s taking it a bit too literally at Augusta National.
Australian Golf Digest
