Only four times since 2002 has a player won the Masters while ranking outside the top seven in greens in regulation, and Scheffler continued that trend, ranking T-5 while hitting 68.06 percent of his greens.
The first round of the Masters was all Tiger, all the time – but there was plenty of other action to take in producing some facts and figures that interested or outright wowed us. Here’s a look at five stats that stood out from round one.
Cameron Smith has a hilarious vision of himself at the Masters and it should only make you more excited for the August National golf major to kick off.
A Jacksonville Beach, Florida sandwich shop placed a funny tribute to adopted local Cameron Smith on its overhead sign, to celebrate his Players Championship win.
The 28-year-old Queenslander scored better than any other PGA Tour player ever has during the course of a golf tournament. At least in relation to Old Man Par.
With a five-shot buffer to the next-best player, American Daniel Berger, and a further shot back to Australian Matt Jones, it seems likely to be a two-man tete-a-tete again tomorrow.
Australian Golf Digest
