The Masters Tournament is underway, and many golfers were fighting to make the cut Friday at Augusta National. Brooks Koepka stole the early headlines of...
The second round was eventually suspended just after 4:30 p.m., and will resume Saturday at 7:00 a.m., the tournament announced.
The 23-year-old Bennett flirted with the Masters’ 36-hole amateur record of 9-under set by Ken Venturi in 1956. Bennett opened with a first round 68 on Thursday and has continued to stay hot. The Texas A&M star has shown impressive accuracy, particularly hitting fairways. Koepka, a four-time major champion and one of the most prominent players from the upstart LIV Golf Tour, is looking to score a huge victory for the Saudi-backed league.
The Masters is the first major clash between the established PGA Tour and LIV, which has 17 of its players remaining in the field after Kevin Na withdrew.The world’s No. 1 golfer and last year’s champion, Scheffler got off to a slow start Friday, with a bogey on hole No. 1. A birdie on No. 8 was quickly followed by a double-bogey on No. 9. He also hit a bogey on No. 18. He currently sits at 1-under for the tournament.Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, is one of two locals in the top 10.
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