AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Max Homa played the most beautifully boring round of golf amid raging wind and endless calamity Friday in the Masters, giving him a share of the lead with Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau going into a weekend for the survivors.
Homa made 15 pars — they all felt so much better than that — for a 1-under 71.
Scheffler finally made his first bogey of the Masters and then a few more, but he was rock solid down the stretch for a 72, his highest score of the year. DeChambeau played the 13th hole from the 14th fairway — at one point hoisting a wooden directional sign over his shoulder as he plotted his move — and finished with a 73.
For some 12 hours, the wind roared through the pines, scattered magnolia leaves across pristine Augusta National, and blew sand out of the white bunkers and into the faces of the players as they tried to handle a beast of a course.
'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
Xinhua Headlines: Shanghai boosts supply of necessities amid COVID
Xinhua Headlines: Xi Attends SCO Summit, Calls for Unity, Coordination
Xi's Article Calls on Young Officials to Shoulder Mission of the Times
Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
People visit exhibitions at Times Art Museum in Beijing
Xinhua Headlines: Report on CPC's 'Second Integration' Theory Unlocks Understanding of China
Xi to Attend SCO Summit via Video Link
What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
Xi Sends Congratulatory Letter to Event Marking 70th Anniversary of 'Icebreaking Mission' in China