US Golf Masters Tournament Opening Matsuyama Provisional 5th November 13th 10:24
The Masters Tournament, an overseas major tournament for men's golf, opened at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA on the 12th, and Hideki Matsuyama started in 5th place, 3 strokes behind the lead with 4 unders.
The Masters Tournament, which is held every spring as the first round of the major tournament, has been postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the first round was held on the 12th without spectators. It was.
Nearly half of the players couldn't finish 18 holes due to bad weather on that day, but Matsuyama, who is aiming for his first major victory in his ninth appearance, has five birdies and one bogey under four. We got off to a good start with the provisional 5th place, which is 3 strokes behind the lead.
Matsuyama said, "Because the green was soft, even if I made a mistake, it turned into a plus. I wish I could be tenacious like today."
Shugo Imahira, another player from Japan, is in the provisional 64th place with 1 over, leaving 5 holes.
Britain's Paul Casey is in the provisional single lead with a 7-under, followed by US Webb Simpson, Zander Shafrey and Justin Thomas in the provisional second place by two strokes.
Tiger Woods of the United States, who won the championship for the fifth time in last year's tournament and is aiming for a consecutive victory, is provisionally in fifth place along with Matsuyama and others with 4 unders.