Georgia Tech's Hiroshi Tai leads amateurs at the Masters after round one
4/10/2025 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
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The 2024 NCAA Division I individual national champion made a birdie on the last hole to get in the clubhouse at 1-over and T37
Hiroshi Tai of Georgia Tech leads the five amateurs after the opening round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
Tai finished with a round of 1-over 73 and is T37 heading into Friday's round. He recorded two birdies, one bogey, and a double bogey. The double bogey came on the par-5 No. 13 after his third shot found the water, and he was forced to take a penalty.
According to DataGolf, there is a 19 percent chance the cutline will be 2-over, a 40 percent chance the cutline will be 3-over, and a 30 percent chance the cutline will be 4-over.
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U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester and 2025 Latin America Amateur champion Justin Hastings are 4-over and T73. 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Evan Beck is 5-over and T81, and the 2024 U.S. Amateur runner-up Noah Kent is 7-over and T90.
Ballester made the news on Thursday with his decision to relieve himself in Rae's Creek.
When you gotta go, you gotta go.
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U.S Am Champion Josele Ballester took a leak in Rae’s Creek. 😳 pic.twitter.com/ZxF5pZuf2z
Friday tee times
Jose Luis Ballester
Paired with Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas
Tee time: 1:23 p.m. ET
Justin Hastings
Paired with Nick Taylor and Dustin Johnson
Tee time: 9:03 a.m. ET
Evan Beck
Paired with Matthieu Pavon and Bubba Watson
Tee time: 8:13 a.m. ET
Noah Kent
Paired with Bernhard Langer and Will Zalatoris
Tee time: 11:49 a.m. ET
Hiroshi Tai
Paired with Charl Schwartzel and Denny McCarthy
Tee time: 8:35 a.m. ET
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One of Golf's four professional majors traditionally invites amateurs who have reached the finals of the US Amateur, or won the British Amateur or the US Mid Amateur. Also included are the winners of the relatively new Asia Pacific Amateur and Latin ...
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