Oman Daily Observer

DECHAMBEAU LEADS, WOODS LOOKS FOR AUGUSTA MAGIC

- Reuters

AUGUSTA: The Masters was poised for a second round thriller on Friday with LIV Golf standard bearer Bryson Dechambeau sitting one shot clear of top- )& *//$ # Ư - ) $" - ** . . - #$)" !*some of his old major magic.

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. '2 4. /# .+*/'$"#/ 2$'' *) ** . . # $ . for a record 24th consecutiv­e made cut at Augusta

/$*) 'Ǧ # 2$)) - *! Ƥ1 - ) & /.ǧ ** . # . produced a long list of magical Masters moments and 2$'' ) /* *)%0- 0+ *) (*- ƨ - Ƥ)$.#$)" #$. opening round on one-over 73.

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/ /# ƴʒ/#ǧ #$. Ƥ-./ #*' *! /# 4ǧ ) '*. *0/ #$. opening round with another bogey at 18.

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Dechambeau used a sizzling burst of late birdies to muscle his way to seven-under 65 on Thursday while

# Ư - '.* -* ' / $- $ '$/5 /* - *" 4ǽ free six-under-par 66.

Masters debutant Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark and world number 11 Max Homa sit two shots behind the leader with 2016 Masters champion Danny

$'' //ǧ ( &$)" #$. Ƥ-./ ./ -/ .$) .#*0' - .0-" -4 $) +/ ( -ǧ /#- *Ƣ /# + Ǧ *-' )0( - /2* *-4 '-*4ǧ $) #$"#ǽ+-*ƥ' "-*0+ 2$/# # Ư - ) '4(+$ # (+$*) ) - # 0Ƣ ' ǧ 2$'' '**& to build on his opening one-under 71 as the Northern Irishman makes a 10th attempt at completing a career Grand Slam of four majors.—

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— Reuters Bryson Dechambeau of the US hits his tee shot on the Ƥ-./#*' 0-$)"/# Ƥ-./-*0) *! # ./ -. //# Augusta National Golf Club.

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