By Simon Evans
AUGUSTA, Georgia Fri Apr 6, 2012 4:54pm EDT
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Americans Fred Couples plus Jason Dufner snapped up that clubhouse lead along at the Masters about Friday having several gamers just a heart stroke lurking behind over a tight leaderboard.
Spain's Sergio Garcia seemed collection to join the American duo atop the particular leaderboard although bogeyed this par-four eighteenth to complete during four-under 68, some sort of opportunity from the rate in addition to Lee Westwood (72), Louis Oosthuizen (72), Rory McIlroy (69) in addition to Bubba Watson (71).
The 52-year-old Couples put together eight birdies together with two bogeys for just a five-under-par 67, complementing the 2nd round rating he / she shot at Augusta National with 1992 when your dog won that Masters.
"I feel just like I recognize every single inch of the course. I've played 28 ages right here and today was seriously a mysterious day, a few way up and downs kept the particular round going," mentioned Couples. "I'm proceeding being proper there along with every person Saturday along with Sunday, well, Saturday pertaining to sure."
Overnight leader Westwood have parred his or her first 10 divots and also produced not one but two birdies around the back nine however undid many his / her focus on the next problem where by he / she three-putted.
World amount a couple McIlroy started out the day some shots heli-copter flight tempo nevertheless the Northern Irishman made powerful beging with several birdies on his / her first seven holes , which includes some sort of 35-foot birdie putt within the par-three fourth.
He in brief experienced a share from the lead, after a birdie for the 15th, but slipped to come back after they bogeyed your 17th hole.
South Africa's Oosthuizen, who begun the actual day time hooked for second, had some sort of rough will their circle which has a double-bogey seven on the next hole just before a substantial finish that bundled three birdies with his or her ultimate five holes.
But the actual astonish encounter involving the commanders seemed to be Couples, whom plays mostly within the elderly Champions Tour although confirmed includes substantial understanding in the course where your dog picked up his or her solely major.
The original globe number one, that started out the afternoon from a write about regarding 29th place, have two bogeys plus five birdies about the entry eleven and appeared to be flawless others in the industry belonging to the way, generating birdies along at the 15th and 16th to step to five-under.
Dufner offers recently designed a practice associated with getting into the steer from the first half of tournaments merely that will diminishes during vacations but he can be seeking to go a single superior than over the internet year's PGA Championship exactly where he / she missing within a playoff for you to Keegan Bradley.
Four-times Masters champion Tiger Woods produced two birdies and two bogeys around his initial eight holes.
Australian Jason Day, joint runner-up last year, withdrew through the occasion with an ankle pain soon after eleven holes of his next round.
(Editing by simply Frank Pingue)
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