AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The third iteration of Bryson DeChambeau might be the most daunting at the Masters.
Once the mad scientist, then the incredible bulk, DeChambeau has entered what he called simply the “golf phase,” and it was enough to carry him to a 7-under 65 in a relentless wind Thursday for a one-shot lead over the same old Scottie Scheffler.
Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., was the best Canadian, tied for ninth with a 2-under 70 after the opening round. Mike Weird of Brights Grove, Ont., was 2 over, Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., was 3 over and Nick Taylor, also of Abbotsford, finished his round at 5 over. “It clipped the tree. I hit four pine needles rather than five, and it worked out perfectly,” said DeChambeau, not entirely rid of his precise calculations.
DeChambeau feels he got fortunate with his shot that grazed the tree. There was no doubting the break Scheffler got with his second shot on the par-5 13th, when he flinched upon hearing a shot hit from another fairway. Scheffler's ball came up short, and he assumed it would roll back into the tributary of Rae's Creek that winds in front of the green.“I've never seen a ball stay up there,” Scheffler said. “I don't know if that will happen again this week.
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