the biscayan jon rahm starred in the feat of this Thursday in the Augusta Masters after recovering from a first hole with a double bogey and end the day as leader with the Norwegian Victor Hovland already brooks koepka on a card of 65 strokes, seven under par.

did not start well jon rahmwith a double bogey (+2) in the first hole fought with his putt. He needed six shots to crown him, four of them from the greenbut everything quickly became an anecdote when completing two and three with each birdies.

From that moment on, the man from Barrika showed that he is one of the great favorites to put on the green jacket this Sunday. Five birdies more for a total of seven in the day, plus a eagle in the eight.

“I didn’t dramatize much either. putts they had rolled well, he had read the fall well. It had simply been a speed problem and that had thrown many putts in training. Is not a green easy the hole one and see what Justin Thomas It had remained a meter and a half short, it confused me”, explained the one from Barrika.

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Hovland he shone on the first day of the Masters and managed to be the sole provisional leader for much of the day, signing a card of seven strokes under par. The spectacular comeback of jon rahm deprived him of standing alone in the lead.

Two more golfers completed the top 5 in Augusta, both the North American Cameron Young like the aussie Jason Day they signed 67 hits on the first day.

After them, seven more golfers with -4, among which is the defending champion, scottie schefflerthe olympic champion xander schauffeleas well as an amateur sam bennettfirst non-professional to break into the top ten since he did Ryan Moore in the year 2005.

TO Scheffler he looked uncomfortable in the greens, with some inappropriate mistakes from him, but completing a good start with four under par, within shot of the leaders. A good Friday will put him back in the fight for the title.

For his part, the Hondarribiarra Txema Olazabal It was very difficult for him to start the day, with two bogeys and a double bogey on the first three holes. Since then, a very remarkable tour for the veteran, who closed his first tour with 77 strokes.

Txema Olazabal in the Augusta Masters. Photo: EFE

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