By Jay Greeson
AUGUSTA, Ga. — And they’re off under a glorious day here at Augusta National Golf Club.
The much-hyped, much-anticipated pairing of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson got off to a less-than-glorious start.
Woods, who made double-bogey at No. 1 Saturday hooked his tee shot left into the trees to start the 1:35 p.m. group. Mickelson went right into the massive fairway bunker.
With both stars sitting seven shots behind the leaders, every shot will be crucial today — and it’s hardly the start either would have liked on a Masters Sunday that featured near-perfect conditions. Both players managed to save par on No. 1.
Defending champion Trevor Immelman, who will is 12 shots behind co-leaders Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera, teed off before noon and was 1 under through 10 holes Sunday.
Steve Flesch made the biggest jump early Sunday. Flesch went par-eagle-birdie on his first three, moving to 6 under for the tournament.
The co-leaders tee off at 2:35 p.m. today.
For more updates from Augusta check back to timesfreepress.com and read Monday’s Sports section.
Jay was named the Sports Editor of the Times Free Press in 2003 and started with the newspaper in May 2002 as the Deputy Sports Editor. He was born and raised in Smyrna, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University before starting his newspaper career in 1997 with the Newnan (Ga.) Times Herald. Stops in Clayton and Henry counties in Georgia and two years as the Sports Editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal preceded Jay’s ...
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