The first round of a major championship is underway, which means Miguel Angel Jimenez is in the hunt. Jimenez has shot in the 60s in the first round of a major in six of his last eight appearances, according to Justin Ray of ESPN, and he is well on his way to making it seven of nine. Jimenez is currently 4-under and alone in first place.
Masters leaderboard 2014: Miguel Angel Jimenez in the lead
The most interesting man in golf is once again thriving in the first round of the Masters.
Masters 2014
The Mechanic played the front nine as well as any player thus far, notching four birdies to make the turn in 32. That included a stretch of three birdies in four holes to close the front nine. With a par at No. 10, Jimenez heads into Amen Corner one stroke ahead of the field.
The top of the leaderboard is loaded with big names, including defending champion Adam Scott. Scott is 3-under through eight holes, tied for second place with Brandt Snedeker and Steve Stricker. Scott got his round off to an excellent start with a birdie at No. 1. He added another birdie at No. 6 and moved to 3-under with a birdie at No. 8.
Jonas Blixt was in the lead at 4-under at one point, but bogeys at No. 15 and No. 18 dropped him to 2-under. He’s currently tied with Kevin Stadler in the clubhouse. Rory McIlroy is among a host of players tied for ninth place at 1-under. McIlroy birdied two holes early, but dropped a shot with a bogey on the par-5 eighth hole.
Place | Player | Score | Through |
1 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | -4 | 10 |
T2 | Adam Scott | -3 | 8 |
T2 | Brandt Snedeker | -3 | 9 |
T2 | Steve Stricker | -3 | 10 |
T5 | Jonas Blixt | -2 | F |
T5 | Bill Haas | -2 | 10 |
T5 | Matteo Manassero | -2 | 10 |
T5 | Kevin Stadler | -2 | F |
T9 | Fred Couples | -1 | 12 |
T9 | Stephen Gallacher | -1 | 4 |
T9 | Matt Kuchar | -1 | 2 |
T9 | Sandy Lyle | -1 | 6 |
T9 | Rory McIlroy | -1 | 8 |
T9 | Jose Maria Olazabal | -1 | 5 |
T9 | Patrick Reed | -1 | 8 |
T9 | Vijay Singh | -1 | 3 |
T9 | Gary Woodland | -1 | 13 |
T18 | Sang-Moon Bae | E | 1 |
T18 | Thomas Bjorn | E | 3 |
T18 | K.J. Choi | E | 10 |
T18 | Jason Dufner | E | 8 |
T18 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | E | 1 |
T18 | Rickie Fowler | E | 12 |
T18 | Lucas Glover | E | 5 |
T18 | Thongchai Jaidee | E | 2 |
T18 | Bernhard Langer | E | 1 |
T18 | Larry Mize | E | 7 |
T18 | Francesco Molinari | E | 1 |
T18 | Thorbjorn Olesen | E | 9 |
T18 | Louis Oosthuizen | E | 2 |
T18 | John Senden | E | 17 |
T18 | Webb Simpson | E | 12 |
T18 | Jordan Spieth | E | 8 |
T34 | Stewart Cink | 1 | F |
T34 | Darren Clarke | 1 | 4 |
T34 | Brandon de Jonge | 1 | 15 |
T34 | Graham DeLaet | 1 | 1 |
T34 | Jamie Donaldson | 1 | 9 |
T34 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 1 | 8 |
T34 | Jim Furyk | 1 | 9 |
T34 | Oliver Goss | 1 | 1 |
T34 | Trevor Immelman | 1 | 1 |
T34 | Matt Jones | 1 | 6 |
T34 | Michael McCoy | 1 | 7 |
T34 | Ryan Moore | 1 | 3 |
T34 | Charl Schwartzel | 1 | 8 |
T34 | Scott Stallings | 1 | 16 |
T34 | Kevin Streelman | 1 | 7 |
T34 | Jimmy Walker | 1 | 12 |
T34 | Boo Weekley | 1 | 17 |
T34 | Mike Weir | 1 | 14 |
T52 | Steven Bowditch | 2 | 17 |
T52 | Roberto Castro | 2 | 14 |
T52 | Ken Duke | 2 | 6 |
T52 | Derek Ernst | 2 | 1 |
T52 | Billy Horschel | 2 | 15 |
T52 | Graeme McDowell | 2 | 12 |
T52 | Mark O'Meara | 2 | 17 |
T52 | D.A. Points | 2 | 7 |
T52 | Garrick Porteous | 2 | 5 |
T52 | Nick Watney | 2 | 4 |
T62 | Matt Every | 3 | 14 |
T62 | John Huh | 3 | F |
T62 | Ian Poulter | 3 | 13 |
T62 | Tom Watson | 3 | 15 |
T66 | Zach Johnson | 4 | 10 |
T66 | Martin Kaymer | 4 | 16 |
T66 | Chang-Woo Lee | 4 | 12 |
T66 | Hideki Matsuyama | 4 | 9 |
T70 | Angel Cabrera | 5 | 13 |
T70 | Branden Grace | 5 | 7 |
T70 | David Lynn | 5 | 17 |
T70 | Ian Woosnam | 5 | F |
T70 | Y.E. Yang | 5 | F |
75 | Tim Clark | 7 | F |
T76 | Jordan Niebrugge | 9 | F |
T76 | Craig Stadler | 9 | 16 |
78 | Ben Crenshaw | 11 | F |
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