Jimmy Walker wins Masters Par-3 event
The Oklahoma City native set a Par-3 record with an 8-under 19 on Wednesday at Augusta National.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s not often, if ever, that a Masters champion gets booed on the grounds of Augusta National.
knew he had it coming. He was the unlucky third man up on the fourth hole of the par-3 contest Wednesday. The first two players,
and former OSU star each made holes-in-one.
Spieth missed his shot and took a fair amount of gentle jeering from the crowd.
“It might have been the hardest shot I ever had to hit, trying to follow them,” Spieth said. “It was fun being the spectator in the group.”
“OKIES” AT THE MASTERS
Here is a look at golfers with Oklahoma ties playing in the Masters this week at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga: • Fowler’s best finish at the Masters was a tie for fifth in 2014. Fowler has five Top 10 finishes in 2016, including a second-place finish at the Waste Management Open in Phoenix. • Mahan’s best Masters finish was a tie for eighth in 2010. Mahan has four top-12 finishes at the Masters over the past seven years, but he’s struggled lately. He has not finished in the top 15 this season. • Streb missed the cut at last year’s Masters after firing rounds of 80 and 76. He finished tied for 10th at last year’s PGA Championship.
Walker won the par-3 contest on Wednesday, setting a record by completing the nine holes in 19 strokes. He finished tied for eighth at the Masters in 2014 and tied for 38th in 2015. • 7:20 a.m.-10:16 a.m. — Jim Herman, Steven Bowditch • 7:31 a.m.-10:27 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, a-Derek Bard • 7:42 a.m.-10:38 a.m. — Larry Mize, Victor Dubuisson, Kevin Streelman • 7:53 a.m.-10:49 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Bernd Wiesberger, Vaughn Taylor • 8:04 a.m.-11 a.m. — Webb Simpson, Chris Wood, Thongchai Jaidee • 8:15 a.m.-11:22 a.m. — Tom Watson, Charley Hoffman, Lee Westwood • 8:26 a.m.-11:33 a.m. — Zach Johnson, a-Cheng Jin • 8:37 a.m.-11:44 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Dufner, Patrick Reed • 8:48 a.m.-11:55 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey, a-Bryson DeChambeau • 8:59 a.m.-12:06 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Emiliano Grillo, Dustin Johnson • 9:21 a.m.-12:17 p.m. — Vijay Singh, Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Kirk • 9:32 a.m.-12:28 p.m. — Harris English, Andy Sullivan, Kevin Na • 9:43 a.m.-12:39 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Marc Leishman, Henrik Stenson • 9:54 a.m.-12:50 p.m. — Justin Rose, Jamie Donaldson, Daniel Berger
THE KING RETURNS
Arnold Palmer
will be on the first tee for the ceremonial opening shot of the Masters. He just won’t be swinging a club. “We are looking forward to having Arnold ... for many, many years to come,” Payne said.
The 86-year-old Palmer said his health wasn’t good enough to join and when they hit tee shots at the first hole to open the first major of the year.
With two-time Masters champion playing the event for the final time this year, there have been questions that he might take over the duties for Palmer.
“I suspect that’s premature,” Payne said. “We will deal with that when the time comes.” • 10:05 a.m.-1:01 p.m. — Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner, Brooks Koepka • 10:16 a.m.-7:20 a.m. — Mike Weir, Cameron Smith, a-Sammy Schmitz • 10:27 a.m.-7:31 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, Troy Merritt, Byeong-Hun An • 10:38 a.m.-7:42 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Billy Horschel, Matthew Fitzpatrick • 10:49 a.m.-7:53 a.m. — Mark O'Meara, David Lingmerth, a-Paul Chaplet • 12 p.m.-7:04 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphinbarnrat • 11:22 p.m.-8:15 p.m. — Charl Schwarzel, Davis Love III, Rafael Cabrera-Bello • 11:33 p.m.-8:26 p.m. — Danny Lee, Russell Knox, Smylie Kaufman • 11:44 p.m.-8:37 p.m. — Bubba Watson, Branden Grace, Ian Poulter • 11:55 p.m.-8:48 p.m. — Bernhard Langer, a-Romain Langasque • 12:06 p.m.-8:59 a.m. — Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Ernie Els • 12:17 p.m.-9:21 a.m. — Graeme McDowell, Fabian Gomez, Scott Piercy • 12:28 p.m.-9:32 a.m. — Jimmy Walker, Soren Kjeldsen, Anirban Lahiri • 12:39 p.m.-9:43 a.m. — Danny Willett, Sergio Garcia, Ryan Moore • 12:50 p.m.-9:54 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Shane Lowry, J.B. Holmes • 1:01 p.m.-10:05 a.m. — Martin Kaymer, Bill Haas, Rory McIlroy