Pavon was at -2 after 14 holes when his first lap was interrupted by darkness. The 25th in the world experienced his first failure on the 9th green, missing a putt from less than two meters away.
He will still have four holes to play this Friday morning (from 7:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m. in France) to try to get a little closer to the leaders and position himself perfectly for the future in the tournament where he is clearly not not come to make up the numbers. The French number one is in provisional 9th place after his first round of the Masters in Georgia, U.S. He is playing his first tournament at Augusta and in delicate playing conditions, the French number 1 showed great promise and did not give in to the pressure of a first. His first visit to the legendary Amen Corner with a third consecutive par ended on hole 14, due to darkness. He was wise on the 13th (par 5) swept by the winds.