Were any course records set at the 2009 Augusta National Masters Tournament?”
AUGUSTA, Ga. — If the story on the first day of the 73rd Masters was how the roars returned to Augusta National because of benign conditions and a noticeably easier course setup, then part of the story in Friday’s second round was how the hallowed layout bit back. The wind kicked up, and the birdies weren’t as bountiful because of it. A day after playing to the second-lowest opening-day scoring average in tournament history, Augusta National played more than a full stroke harder in Round 2. A day after a first-round Masters record of 38 rounds under par were shot, a more modest 25 sub-par rounds were turned in. One of those was Anthony Kim’s 7-under 65 that featured 11 birdies, so the Green Jacket gods weren’t entirely angry about the sea of red that swept over the leaderboard in the opening round. But Gary Player didn’t break 80 on Friday, and Tiger Woods didn’t break par. Neither did Jim Furyk or Hunter Mahan, both of whom opened with 66s only to give a lot of those birdies back wit
If the story on the first day of the 73rd Masters was how the roars returned to Augusta National because of benign conditions and a noticeably easier course setup, then part of the story in Friday’s second round was how the hallowed layout bit back. The wind kicked up, and the birdies weren’t as bountiful because of it. A day after playing to the second-lowest opening-day scoring average in tournament history, Augusta National played more than a full stroke harder in Round 2. A day after a first-round Masters record of 38 rounds under par were shot, a more modest 25 sub-par rounds were turned in. One of those was Anthony Kim’s 7-under 65 that featured 11 birdies, so the Green Jacket gods weren’t entirely angry about the sea of red that swept over the leaderboard in the opening round. But Gary Player didn’t break 80 on Friday, and Tiger Woods didn’t break par.
