Larry Mize keeps working after first-round 76 | 2022 Masters Skip to main content
Breaking news
 
R4   
2 Rory McIlroy   -7 F
T3 Cameron Smith   -5 F
T3 Shane Lowry   -5 F
    Full Leaderboard
Posted April 7, 2016, 8:33 pm
BY |

Larry Mize keeps working after first-round 76

  • Article Photos
    Larry Mize keeps working after first-round 76
    Photos description
    Larry Mize waves after making par on No. 2 during the first round of the Masters Tournament.

 

An adventurous back nine left Larry Mize looking toward the practice area after his first round Thursday.

Mize, the 1987 Masters Tournament champion and Augusta native, shot 4-over-par 76 to open his 33rd Masters.

Similar to last year, Mize found himself scrambling after the first day by carding five bogeys and one birdie, including four bogeys on the back nine. Ball-striking issues meant his day wasn’t done after the 18th hole.

“I didn’t hit it good,” Mize said. “I scrambled well to get a 76 out of it, because I hit it horrible. I’ll be working on the practice tee (Thursday) to try to find something a little better tomorrow.”

The positives centered on his wedge play and putting. He was left with a 54-yard approach on his third shot on No. 5, but he stopped it two feet from the hole and made par. An 85-yard approach to the par-5 13th was left six feet away, and he made it for his lone birdie.

“I hit some good wedges and I putted pretty well today, so that was good, because I think I only hit about seven greens,” he said. “It was a struggle, but you fight for everything and do the best you can.”

 

Hole By Hole Scores
Round 1
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTot
Par454343454364435453443672
Rnd455343454374544554443976
Tot00111111111232334444+4

 

Masters Record

YearPlaceScoreRoundMoney
1234
2015T80+77873  $ 10,000
201451+1674727979$ 22,680
2013T62+57376  $ 10,000
2012T65+77675  $ 10,000
2011T82+67377  $ 10,000
2010T49+47672  $ 10,000
2009T30-167767272$ 46,575
200891+147781  $ 10,000
200790+178378  $ 10,000
2006T42+875727772$ 25,900
2005T74+97875  $ 5,000
2004T58+67674  $ 5,000
2003T58+87874  $ 5,000
2002T46+47474  $ 5,000
2001T59+47474  $ 5,000
2000T25+478677374$ 37,567
199923+276707272$ 41,600
1998T58+87379  $ 5,000
1997T30+679697472$ 17,145
1996T23+375717768$ 25,000
1995T56+37671  $ 1,500
19943-668717271$ 136,000
1993T20E67747473$ 17,000
1992T6-773697168$ 43,829
1991T17-572716674$ 18,920
1990T14E70767171$ 20,650
1989T26+572776975$ 8,240
1988T45+1678717679$ 3,400
19871-370727271$ 162,000
1986T16-275747265$ 12,000
1985T47+1071757676$ 2,115
1984T11-471707172$ 13,200