Author: Staff / Source: wrdw.com
AUGUSTA, GA (WRDW/WAGT) — Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, and Phil Mickelson were the men on top of the Masters leader board Friday morning.
By the end of their rounds Friday afternoon, only one man managed to stay afloat in the top of an extremely crowded leader board.
Oh, and Tiger Woods. He’s one off the lead after what many are calling a “masterful” second nine.
It’s Augusta National. It’s drama. It’s the Masters headed into what could be a very interesting weekend.
Let’s start with someone who had a rough day.
What happened with Bryson DeChambeau?
DeChambeau entered the day six-under at 66. He seemed to be carrying himself through the first nine, but came into trouble late.
DeChambeau’s day seemed to really unravel around hole No. 9 and hole No. 10, where the once leader went bogey-double bogey. He went bogey again on No. 12 and No. 16.
What happened?
“Well, I’ve got plenty of ideas, I don’t know if they’re right,” DeChambeau said. “I would say.”
Wrapping up his day, DeChambeau hit 75, good for +3 on the day.
The loss of momentum in the day was, DeChambeau said, “mind-blowing.”
“And so it’s shocking to me and I, it’s frustrating. But at the end of the day I still got a chance to win it, I’m obviously, what am I, four back right now? That’s not too bad going into the weekend, right? If you would have said, you would be four back you got a chance, so. Not terrible, but surely I could be 10-under right now,” DeChambeau said.
From middle to the top, Francesco Molinari shoots past his competition
Francesco Molinari finished his Thursday with a respectable -2 — good for a tie spot with Tiger Woods. In fact, Molinari went birdie or par on 17 of 18 holes on Thursday.
But Friday, the Italian pro really took off, going birdie on five holes and ending the day hitting 67 for a share of the lead with Jason Day and Brooks Koepka.
It’s a performance, so far, that’s not surprising at least to one journalist who asked Molinari if he felt overlooked heading into the Masters.
“No, I don’t think so,” Molinari said. “There’s obviously loads of great players in golf right now, and you know, I think I’m getting the attention that…
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