The Masters 2018: first round – live!

Live updates on the first day’s action at Augusta NationalEmail scott.murray@theguardian.com with any thoughtsFinau may miss debut after hole-in-one celebration injuryEwan Murray: Tiger-mania leaves field with ‘intimidation factor’ 2.56pm BST We need a splash of red on that famous Augusta leaderboard. So right on cue, here comes Vijay Singh, the man who breezed to victory in 2000. An opening-hole birdie, and Fiji’s finest leads the Masters once more, even if it’s just for a while on Thursday morn. Not such a happy start for the two amateurs out there early doors: another bogey for Matt Parziale, this time at 3, and a double-bogey start for the 2017 British Amateur champion Harry Ellis. A three-putt did most of the damage for the 22-year-old from Southampton there. 2.49pm BST Well there’s how quickly things can go wrong at Augusta. Ryan Moore had flown out of the blocks, reaching -2 in short order, but now he’s crashed back to +1, following bogey at 3 with double at 4. He found the bunker guarding the front right of the par-three with his tee shot, then went over the back of the green with his splash out. A chip and a missed six-footer, and that’s how easy it is to make double bogey. There are 18 players out there right now, and nobody’s under par. Continue reading…
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