Masters 2023 first round: Here’s how all 18 of the LIV golfers performed
Masters qualifications would be eligible to play in the 2023 Masters, the since the division of the tours started with the first LIV tournament in June 2022.
Many PGA Tour players like Rory McIlroy who had previously criticized the Saudi-funded LIV series eased tension this week by turning the conversation to the history and tradition of the Masters.
“Look, it’s a narrative and a storyline, but the Masters and the four major championships sit above all that noise, and that’s the way it should be this week,” McIlroy said.
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley further explained on Wednesday comments he made in December expressing disappointment in players opting for the LIV series instead of the PGA Tour.
“What I was trying to point out, and I alluded to it in my comments, the platform that these players have built their careers on were based on the blood, sweat and tears of their predecessors, people like Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods,” Ridley said.
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Joaquin Niemann | 1 under 71
Joaquin Niemann opened with four birdies on the first nine but ran into trouble after the turn. He carded bogeys on Nos. 12, 13, 15 and 18.
“I mean, I played unbelievable golf on the front nine, and I kind of kept it going on the back,” he said. “I think the only bad shot I hit was on 13 where I just hit a bad swing there. But then I hit a good shot on 14, good putt also. Then on 15, I thought I hit an unbelievable shot. I mean, it was a really good shot and I just probably needed two more yards and it was probably a tap-in eagle and ended up making bogey.
So I think that’s the way this course works. Yeah, I mean, it’s the way it is.”
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