Masters 2022 live updates: Louis Oosthuizen withdraws, Tiger Woods looks to build on solid opening round at Augusta
Sungjae Im of South Korea set the pace on Thursday by firing a 5-under-par 67. Australian Cameron Smith is alone in second place, one stroke back.
However, all eyes were on Woods and his return to action on the hallowed grounds of Augusta National. Now, the question is whether the five-time Masters champion can continue his momentum into Round 2, and make the cut.
Oosthuizen withdraws due to injury
South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the Masters due to an injury, chairman of the competition committees James B. Hyler Jr. said Friday in a statement.
Oosthuizen, 39, struggled through his opening round Thursday, shooting 4-over par. Oosthuizen was competing in his 14th Masters. His highest finish at the tournament was in 2012, when he lost to eventual champion Bubba Watson in a playoff.
Dustin Johnson, others making charge
Few have gotten off to good starts on the second day of the Masters, but Charl Schwartzel and Bubba Watson are moving closer to the leaders.
Both former champions are at 2-under for the round, while Dustin Johnson, the 2020 Masters winner, is at 4-under for the tournament after his birdie on the par 3 4th hole. Jon Rahm, ranked No. 2 in the world is also off to a fast start, as he birdied his first two holes and sits at even par.
First round leader tees off, bogeys first hole
Sungjae Kim, who entered the clubhouse as the first round leader at the Masters after shooting a 5-under 67, began his second round within the last hour.
On the first hole, Kim bogeyed and is now tied for the lead at 4-under par with Cameron Smith, who starts his round at 1:30 p.m. ET.
What is the cut line at the Masters?
All eyes will be on the leaderboard as the top 50 and ties make the cut at the Masters. According to the PGA Tour’s DataGolf analysis, the cutline was projected at 2-over. After the first round, there were 59 players at +2 or better (T43).
Last year, Dustin Johnson failed to make the cut (74-75) after winning the Masters with a record 20-under-par in November 2020.
only one conclusion to draw from this remarkable sports moment: Tiger is just so good at this and cares so much about it that he can do it, and do it very well, on a rebuilt right leg.
— Christine Brennan
had to have scared the bejeezus out of Sungjae Im, Cameron Smith and everyone else on the leaderboard.Woods is lurking after his first round of the Masters. Credit him, certainly. He made impressive par saves on Nos. 1, 9 and 18, as well as a nice up-and-down on 11, to finish the day at 1-under.
But those ahead of him opened the door for Woods, too. Im had a chance to get to 6 under, but his shot out of a greenside bunker on 18 hit the back of the cup and caromed off. Smith double-bogeyed 18, going from 6 under for the day to 4.
— Nancy Armour