Matthieu Pavon could hardly hope for better for his first Masters at Augusta. At the end of a first round disrupted by the weather conditions, the 31-year-old Frenchman found himself in the Top 10 (-2), five shots from the lead occupied by Bryson DeChambeau.
The first French golfer in history to win on the PGA Tour launched his tournament perfectly this Thursday with three birdies on these first six holes, before calming down the pace. Matthieu Pavon finally returned to the clubhouse Thursday evening in -2 after 14 holes, the fault of a delay in lighting due to the weather and an interruption at the end of the day due to darkness.
DeChambeau in the lead, Woods present
Left this Friday morning, like 26 other participants, the 25th in the world did not tremble at the end of the game to keep his 8th place (card of 70, -2). The Frenchman will leave in 1 hour - around 4 p.m. French time - afterwards for his 2nd round, and above all try to make the cut for his first participation in the famous major tournament.
In front, DeChambeau, winner of the US Open in 2020 and player of the LIV, a parallel circuit created by Saudi Arabia, returned a card of 65, or seven shots under par, thanks in particular to 8 birdies.
Behind him and Scheffler, the Dane Nikolai Hojgaard (-5), completes the leading trio of this first Major of the golf season.
For his part, Tiger Woods, back for Augusta, left more wisely with a card in the total par, in 30th place.