CARLOS ORTIZ, TORQUE GC
Score: 8-over 80
Tee times: Rd. 1, 7:50 a.m.; Rd. 2, 11:03 a.m.
Round 1: Carlos Ortiz got off to a difficult start in his second-ever Masters appearance. The Torque GC star opened with a bogey on the first hole, and it got worse from there. Ortiz made a bogey or worse on each of his first five holes, including double bogeys on the second and fifth holes.
After making the turn at 7 over, the Mexican settled down on the back nine. He shot 1 over on his final nine holes with two birdies and three bogeys. Ortiz finished with an 8-over 80 and will need a low round on Friday to make the cut.
CHARL SCHWARTZEL, SOUTHERN GUARDS GC
Score: 3-over 75
Tee times: Rd. 1, 8:26 a.m.; Rd. 2; 11:39 a.m.
Round 1: Charl Schwartzel opened his Masters bid with a bogey on the first hole and followed with four straight pars before notching his first birdie of the day on the par-3 sixth. The 2011 Masters champion then dropped back-to-back bogeys on the ninth and 10th holes. In the end, Schwartzel struggled to a 3-over 75 on a tough opening day at Augusta National.
“Yeah, course is tough. It’s firm,” Schwartzel said. “There was a few tough pin placements. Didn’t really feel like I played that badly. You know, didn’t make enough key 12-footers. I had a few opportunities on 12-footers and missed.”