AUGUSTA, Ga. For two days, William McGirt has defied the odds.Fuzzy Zoeller, in 1979, was the last Masters rookie to put on a green jacket, which shows that first-timers dont normally stand much of a chance at the years first major.But for two windswept days, McGirt has been the outlier. Hes avoided trouble in the swirling winds, connected on key putts when hes needed to and sidestepped the normal pitfalls of playing your first Masters on his way to a 2-under 142 total and spot near the top the leaderboard.
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I'm pulling for more of this [wind]. Maybe a little warmer, but more wind, McGirt said when asked of weekend conditions.But just because hes found himself in an unfamiliar place, that doesnt mean hes not making the most of the experience. He joked on Thursday that he would have liked to have joined Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who hit the ceremonial tee shots to begin the week, down the first fairway, and conceded he already has Sunday plans.Even if Im not involved, I think Im going to hang around for the jacket ceremony, smiled McGirt. Win or not Ill be here.
Only 11 players break par in Masters 1st round McGirt is two shots ahead of anyone in the clubhouse and hardly looking like a Masters rookie. He birdied four holes and had only one bogey
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McGirt admits that if officials at Augusta National would have let him he would have spent the three weeks leading up to the Masters playing the course every day, learning every mound and subtle
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"It's pretty cool to get to play the weekend in your first Masters," said McGirt, also trying to become the first Masters rookie to win the tournament since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.
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